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My first surprise in the city was the day l worship- ped at the Church of the Holy Saviour at Allen Street. The chorus consisted of people who were mostly married and middle-aged. Back home this group in Anglican churches are us- ually teenagers. This experience is not confined to the "Holy Saviour. I have been to some other churches here and discovered the same thing also the very attire of the people is as to be expected quite different from ours. Instead of the colourful traditional cos- tumes worn by the people I see attractive business suits. The writer, Eugene Agn- 0nwnn|ene In a - at WLU and has hen living h Waterloo In: the anal year. In this piece he pan forth a few of " Mean an “at it In like being an African un- dent in Waterloo as well as Canada. To me Waterloo is radical- ly different from all that I have been seeing in West Africa and it might be in- teresting to relate some of these features. Variations in technology are always of interest. In West Africa, the cost of washing and drying clothes at washing machine centres is fairly reasonable, but over here, it is consider- ably cheaper. Getting fa- miliar with these machines was another lesson in itself. . With food items I see my- self spending my money on things I wouldn't have " Wmloo Chronicle, Mama”, June 6, 1913 tuo 6AL5 6CA4 12ALE 35C3 35W4 Westinghouse J.M.S.' 28 LINWOOD AVE. KITCHENER 576-3763 6 Pm to 10 pm ELECTRONICS LTD. African finds Canadian youth permhisinhii 3CB6 GATE 6AU6A 6AV6 6BA6 6Cb6A 6FOW6CG7 (iiri' 8Ft27/8CGi 12AT6 uzAue 12AU7A 12AV6 128A6 12BE6 'hT0 1V2 3AL5 3826 5Y3GT 6A05A 6AX4GTB 6826 6C4 60k6 GDTGA 6JH6 684A 6XSGT 7AU7 12AT7 35C5 EEE Despite my heavy aca- demic load, I still don't feel myself if I do not go to church on Sunday or watch Another interesting com- parison is the extent of per- missiveness amongst the youths here, in contrast to their West African counter- parts. I have friends here who do not bother going to church on Sunday. At home compulsory church atten- dance for youth is rather'the rule. Those who tend to de- viate are considered social failures. l have had the privilege of visiting at nights pubs and dancing places, but after awhile I began to feel very uneasy. It is hard to get used to the rythm in music which is different, In West Africa, we At this stage, I often ask myself if I could dance rock and roll if I tried I know for a fact that my friends in West Africa will ask me when I get home to show them how Canadians dance. bothered to pay for if I was at home. Items such as bananas. pineapple. oranges and vegetable leaves are common products in West Africa, but in Waterloo they are the fruits that I find my- self willing to pay a lot for. run crazy for traditional dance, high life and soul music of Afro-Americans. IG3GTHK3 2AV2 3AU6 3DK6 3DT6A 4AV6 14826 4CB6 5A05 5U4GB/5AS4A (6AS5 'lsr?) 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For in- stant the agencies of public enlightenment such as the library is something well developed in the Twin Cities in my own observations. a sermon on TAI. These are the values and standards that have been inculcated to me from my family-and despite my eneounter with secular philosophy, I still hold these values rather zealously. Waterloo Kitchener JESSIIP'S cleaners 024A 6CY5 IBC2 60A4 135 60E7 2BN4A 6DL5 2CYS 60X8 ZGKS 6FG7 3A3A 6GK5 3GK5 6GK6 304 6GM6 354 GGVVB 3v4 6HA5 4AU6 GHZG 4827/4BQ7A 6JW8 4CS6 6K28 4DK6 6LT8 4EH7 GVGGT 4EJ7 6W6GT 4HM6 8AW8A 5CG8 838 sue/sue 8GJ7 SGJ7 8LT8 SGM6 9JW8 SGS? 1284A 5H26 12FX5 5J6 12L6GT 6AB4 125N761 6AM8A 15098 6A08 17BR3 6AW8A ‘17BS3A 6BJ6 17EVV8 6BL8 17J28 6BM8 1723 ' 6BN6 18GV8 6BN8 25EH5. 6827/6807A 30AE3 6CG3 35L66T 6CU5r SOLBGT KITCHENERMAIERLOO mu Ontario & Duke Sts. For one thing, the student will succumb to the old say- ing that when a foreigner enters a new society he finds himself in a lost position. From the political point of view, Canada is a country that has had past associa- tions with Africa through the commonwealth and the international image of Canada as a peaceful and non-violent country prevails. These factors in my estima- tion strongly appeal to Africans who also are peace 1oyintpeople. __.. q To face the Canadian so- ciety is an education itself. The whole concept of cul- student realizes the sacri- fices toward such a com- mittment. At this stage, one is confronted with the real question-where do you go and where is the best place so get what you want in terms of quality education. Aswii goes, settling in an alien country for a higher education is a problem. It is in what we consider problems that African stu- dents would individually ar- rive at different judgments and conclusions. 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