American' English, problem for visiting German
By Rex Seline
Traveling through Nebraska and living on
four different farms may not sound like the
most exciting way to spend a summer, but
22-year-old Michael Houk will return to his
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Houk spent time this summer In Nebraska
as an exchange student under the auspices of
the International Farm Youth Exchange
program, (I.F.Y.E.) a 4-H program. Houk.
also said he received aid from the German
government to come to Nebraska. ,
He visited Lincoln last week as a guest of
the AgMen Cooperative at the invitation of
AgMen President Don Wellensiek. VVellen
siek is involved in 4-H, according to Houk,
and extended the invitation through Dr. John
D. Orr, professor of the Agricultural
Extension Service and associate state 4-H
leader.
Houk said he visited California first when
ho arrived in t fie United States in April, and
traveled that state before reaching Nebraska)
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in July. The travel nronram allows Herman
students who qualify to study on foreign
farms before returning to Germany to farm
and teach prospective farmers, he said.
Houk said he was impressed with
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men, more flexible than Germans." But, he
added, "Americans seem to waste a lot
more."
Brought up on a farm in southwestern
Germany near Heidelberg, Houk said the
area he is from is similar to Nebraska. He will
take over his father's farm next year.
According to Houk, farms are much
smaller in Germany.
"You couldn't go two miles in my area
without hitting another town or farm, but
here you could go for twenty miles and not
reach one," Houk said.
"There are still too many farmers in
Germany although it is changing now," h
said.
The smaller farms mean that farmers
spend more time per acre in their fields and
the "work on the fields is much more
intensive," according to Houk.
Houk lived with four different families
during his stay here and said they were more
active in outside affairs than their German
He planned to leave Lincoln for Haisey,
Nebraska and then spend two weeks
traveling the country before going to
Washington, D.C. In Washington he will
report on his trip to national 4-H and IFYE
leaders.
Although Houk said he is going to return to
Germany and "get married and have some
kids," he said he someday hopes to return to
Nebraska because he likes the people and the
area.
Outside of adjusting to living with four
different families, Houk said his most
difficult problem was the English language.
Even though he had learned English in
school, before he got used to speaking
"American" English, it seemed to him that
"Americans talked like they have a hot
potato in their mouth."
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