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Archive Home > 2006 > March > 19 > Peruvians take home memories

Peruvians take home memories

College students worked at Mt. Bachelor through an exchange program. As they prepared to leave, they shared what they saw and learned.

By Anna Sowa / The Bulletin
March 19, 2006

It took Lucia Matos, 21, a few weeks to get used to handshakes.

The formal American greeting seemed awkward and impersonal compared to a kiss on the cheek, which is customary in her native Peru. But living in Bend, Matos said she adapted. Just as she adapted to getting around here with no....

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