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Mohamed Serghini With Cook Family “Eyes that sh Pt be attending the selectas, 18-year old Mo~ hamed Serghini joked, “To pred whty Red just Mee as freemen again”. 7 A native of Tanger, Morocco, Mo hamed is the first foreign exchange student to attend the Coming about ! | pnder @ program sponsored by the Corning chapter of the American Field Services. His American home is with the Joe Coot family here which he re ares up the “biggest thrill since ‘ve been in this country . Here, Sparkee about the every-day con veniencies in our Corning homes that only “rich people have in my fount”, Mohamed flew on a commercial airline from his home to New York and then traveled by bus to Bes Moines. A meal has been one of Moham ed's biggest experiences due to the different way of eating from his ‘native style and the variety of foods. at home my family eats out of one large pot on the table with our fihngers , he remarked. It is quite etiquette to use the three fingers, but no inmate , he added. Mrs. Cooz pointed out that he Vary good eater, but not a big stier. ‘Actusily, I asn't most a favorite that he does like, for he enjoys everything at the meal , Mrs. Cook said. Mohamed's family consists of a 13-year old sister and his mother. His father, a professional schiler, was killed in Spain during a 1947 uprising. The young man who has a quick command of the English language readily offers fill impression of Cor ning. “in my home, you see a lot of faces, but never have 2 chance tol mess the people behind the faces”, he explained, “and there in Coralie. 1 people are so friendly and interested in me that it's 2 welcome change” Me extended 15 explanation re garding Mereccs that it is not 2 wid amd daeperews coeniny, but jest worder developed compared to est slamgards. “Some google think that my country is like = jungie, bet it core isn’t’. A co-captain on his basketball team back home. Mohamed was anxiously looking forward to seeing his firs. football game her “Time everything and “want em ee So many things here”, he com mented.
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Adams County Free Press
Corning, Iowa, US
Thu, Sep 20, 1962
Page 6
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