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Independent Italian teen travels to United States for exchange program
Gainesville family hosts high schooler in home for 10 months
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Italian Giorgio Viano, right, sits with his host family, the Leeuwenburgs, in their Gainesville home. Giorgio, right, is a foreign exchange student attending Gainesville High School. He moved in with the Leeuwenburgs —from left, Drew, Preston, Penny and Blake — last Labor Day. - photo by NAT GURLEY
Andrew Akers
Updated: May 5, 2014, 5:00 AM
Published: May 2, 2014, 10:46 PM
When most people think of study abroad programs, they think of spending a few months studying a second language in a foreign country in college. Few consider committing to live with a host family for 10 months. Fewer still consider doing it while in high school.
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Rock Creek Vietnam Veteran Johnny Hulsey attends the Rotary Club of Hall County's weekly meeting Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at the Gainesville Civic Center along with other veterans for the donation of $17,000 toward the club's Salute to Veterans service project. - photo by Scott Rogers
Greg Finan Jr.
The Times
Updated: May 15, 2024, 6:48 PM
Published: May 15, 2024, 6:03 PM
Losing three of his high school friends along with others he served with in the Ninth Infantry Division during his tour in Vietnam from 1966-1967 is something that still haunts Johnny Hulsey.
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