Welcome to our Family Interest Page! We all have different interests, but kind of the same, too. Becky likes gardening and painting while I like gardening and photography. With our two boys and yet another on the way soon, we are growing closer together as one big happy family that loves to spend time with each other. In addition to our exchange student Acel, we are well rounded, I think. We both enjoy working as area reps for a high school foreign exchange program that promotes international understanding of each of our different "cultures" in hopes to bring the world as a whole closer together.
However, I know that the recent events of September 11, 2001 will always be in our mind as an attack on our country by foreigners. But they were terrorists with a unimaginable way of linking themselves with a certain religion, Islam. The Islamic fundamentalists are the extremists and are by far a minority in their home countries and we pray that those countries will send those responsible for justice to be served out! From our personal experience, we have found that most of the high school students we have overseen (35 at last count during the past five years) have been a joy to have in our community. We hope the events of this Fall will not have our community turn totally against all foreigners in our country, as our country is a huge "melting pot" of society from the world over. Enjoy the rest of our pages and God Bless America and all of our friends worldwide!
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