New Zealander GainsConfidence

By Ruth Gutierrez

Carlene Baird is a natural when it comes to internationalexposure. Shewasbornin Nelson,New Zealand, in1967and described her home country asbeing an "absolutelygorgeous"place.Shehasalso livedin the Philippines and Australia with her parents on their missionaryventures. No w sheis studyingin the U.S.

Carlene, a senior elementary education major, is workingonher studentteaching.Herfirstimpression of the U.S. wasexciting."Ihadn'tseenstores,likewith cerealboxes,"shesaid. "I'mused to seeingonlythree orfourcereals,becausetheydon'teat alot of cerealin New Zealand."

Americans liketosocializewhile studying hard in school,butitisnotsoin the"Kiwi"country.Students donot normallyenterauniversityafterhighschool,as highschoolgraduatesdo in the U.S "Eitheryou have to be exceedinglyrichto goto auniversity,or you have tobe extremely intelligent,"Carlene said. "Most go out intotheworld,and thatis the norm."

Carlene likes the social and personal contacts the teachershave with theirstudents. She givescredit to her teachers in the Philippines formotivating herto become anelementary schoolteacher.Her familyhas alsoplayed abig partinher life.

Carlene attributes her international exposure to making her the person she istoday - confident and culturallyoriented "I loved itand I wouldn'ttradeit for theworld,"shesaid. "It has opened up my mind toso many things."

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