Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2008 Page: 5 of 12
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Hilltop Views | Wednesday, October 8, 2008
FEATURES | Page 5
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Name: Rachel Simpson
Home Country: England
Age: 18
Major/Minor: Communi-
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United States in England?
People in England think
Americans eat more fatten-
ing food. Also, my friends
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What are the most impor-
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between England and St. Ed-
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I definitely have more day, which is an 18 and up was pretty good.
homework here, and the uni- club, and it was really differ- How do you experience Aus-
versity itself is stricter than ent than going out in Eng- tin? such things because I have Ilk I 7 A
English universities are. land. Austin is pretty, busy and been here before to visit my .
Why did you choose to go to I think England is an ex- The walls weren’t decorated full of music. That is what I family in Austin. VAGA A
St. Edward’s? ception for European schools at all, and they only played need; I couldn’t live in a quiet What, in your opinion, is ™ Eloise Montemayor
My uncle lives here. Every because my former high one kind of music. place. I need people around the most incorrect presump- Freshman Rachel Simpson
holiday we went to Aus- school was a quite personal I have to say people here me. I need to be busy tion from Americans about
tin to visit him. I somehow school and everybody knew are really friendly; it was What aspect of England do England? have blue eyes.
liked Austin very much, so each other. easy to make new friends you miss the most? I tell people I am from Are you planning on living
I decided to study here after Besides that, I think the here and to get in contact The people, going out, and England, and they start ask- in Austin your whole life?
high school. workload here is higher, but with a lot of people even in my friends. I miss doing my ing me about David Beck- I will certainly live in Aus-
That is why I will be study- the classes are easier. the first week. daily things there—and, the ham immediately. Actually, I tin for the next couple of
ing here for the full four I am taking graphic design The sense of humor is dif- chocolate here is certainly don’t even have to tell them years, maybe even longer,
years; I am not an exchange this semester, but we are ferent here. Sometimes I not as good as chocolate in I am from England because Probably I will look for an-
student, but a foreign fresh- learning a lot of things I al- make a joke and people don't England. they hear my accent. other busy, lively place with
man. ready learned in England. understand it. Do you ever get homesick? I think that the presump- a lot of nice people around
As soon as I decided to What are the most important In England we tease each Before everybody moved tion about English people me.
study in Austin, I had to cultural differences between other a lot by starting to ar- in the dorms it was too quiet here is that they are stuck-
choose between the Uni- England and America? gue about nothing. People on campus. up. People also start to mim-
versity of Texas and St. At home I always wanted don’t really get that here. Now that there are a lot ic my accent in that way.
Edward’s University. That to be 18, and now that I am, The food, of course, is more of people around me, I feel Besides that, Americans
choice was made pretty eas- I need to be 21 here. fattening here. I tried Mexi- much better. I don’t think I probably think that all Eng-
ily; I like small and personal I went to Paradox the other can food last week, which will get homesick anymore. lish people are blond and
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Hilltop Views (Austin, Tex.), Vol. 25, No. 5, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 8, 2008, newspaper, October 8, 2008; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1523359/m1/5/?q=music: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting St. Edward’s University.