44 ShAKerONLINE.COM | SUMMER 2015 being an exchange student at Shaker high is a family tradition. by JennIFer PrOe Nothing can make a teen’s eyes glaze over like hearing this from a parent: “Back when I was in school....” Except, perhaps, when the sentence ends: “I participated in this amazing study abroad program that changed my life.” And thus the seed is planted for the next generation of world travelers. That was the case for these three families, whose children followed in their parents’ footsteps, across the ocean and halfway around the world. Fashion trends, music, technology, and political landscapes may have shifted greatly during the decades between their travels, but the enduring benefits of studying abroad remained the same: to broaden one’s horizons, to see things from another point of view, and to experience new foods.
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