PAGE 22, WEDNESDAY. J UNE' 12, 1985, Wl ITBY F GOSPEL SING Sunday, June 23, 6:30 p.m. WHITBY SENIOR PUBLIC SCHOOL WITH "The Phillips Family" Corne and enjoy some good gospel music l AIR CONDITIONIED COMFORT AL.L SEATS FREE -Sponsored by Whtby Christian Assembly- FREE PRESS Exchange student from India says her visit has broadened her understanding By SARITHA KRISHNASWAMI Anderson C.V.l. 1 come from the south of India, which is very different from the north. The city 1 come from, Coimbatore, is locatecl HONEY BEAR DAY CARE CENTRE (Government Licensed Governmeflt Approved) NURSERY SCi-OOL For chiîdrefl 2 to 5 years oîd OPEN FROM 6:30 A.M. - 6 P.M. MON.-FRI. 52 Weeks a Year Except Canadian Statutory Holidays FULL DAY, HALF DAY & HOURLY Minutes f rom downtowfl Whitby, just behinci Stokley Van Camp TUIE NEW OWNERS HAVE PROVIDED * A brand new, total ly renovated Goverflment Approved Day Care Centre * An abundance of new toys and equipment * Government approved staff and Iearning programs * 3 meals a day prepared by a nutritionally aware cook * Learning themes and outings FEW SPACES AVAILABLE FOR ENROLMENT AND INFORMATION CALL 668-6200 i i in the south-west of In- dia, in the province of Tamilnadu. There are over 14 dif- ferent regional languages spoken in In- dia, and almost every province has its own language. In Tamilnadu, Tamil is the main language that is spoken. Tamil is a very ancient language and the Tamilians are very proud of their language heritage. Coimbatore is an in- dustrial city with a number of textile milîs and other industries. t is one of the major cot- ton-textile manufac- turing cities in India where cotton and sugar- cane are grown. The district of Coimbatore consists of a number of towns and villages besides the city. Coim- batore is about 40-60 miles from high moun- tain ranges called the Eastern and Western Ghats which surround it on three sides. Some of the high peaks here are over 2,000 metres in height. Coimbatore is a very beautiful city. Being much smaller than other cities like Bombay and New Delhi, it is not polluted as much. t is less than haîf the size of Toronto, but it has a population of over one million. In India, as a resuit of the heavy population, even small towns and cities are heavily peopled. Com- pared to other cities in India, my city is not heavily populated. My city has a univer- sity called Bharathiar medical college, four engineering colleges, and a law school. Besides, it has an agricultural university for which it is quite renowed. Therefore, a number of students corne to Coimbatore from dif- ferent cities in order to study. t has over 10 dif- ferent colleges (af- filiated to the univer- sity) that of fer a variety of courses. The main form of en- tertainment to numerous people in In- dia is going to the movies. In my city there are at least 15 cinemas. These are very luxurious and each one can seat from a thousand to two thousand people. People *go to the movies at least once a week in India and in general people do not watch TV as much as the people do in Canada. Popular forms of sport are cricket and soccer and when a cricket test match is being played, people sometimes even take a day off work to watch these matches over the TV. The houses in India are very different from those in North America. As there is no snow in most areas, the roofs are fiat and gray houses are buiît on one level only. Most of the houses are made of cement and bricks with very little wood. The climate in Coimbatore is very hot in summer and ranges from warm to cool in winter. In sumnier, tem- peratures can clîmb up to a high of 39 degrees. This is, however, only during the month of summer in the south of India starts very early and April, May and June are the real mon- ths of summer in mny City. By the end of June, the summer monsoons start and they bring down the temperature to a reasonable level. Coimbatore, which is very close to the moun- tains, has a much milder temperature than many other places in India. On the whole, the city i corne from is very dif- ferent from those in Canada. One cannot know how differentit is, unless one really lives in a place. Physically, Canada is very different fromn In- dia, but although the religions, languages, and cultures differ, people are the same the world over. People in Canada are as friendly and warm as perience as an exchange student 1 have learned that it doesn't matter where a person lives as long as he or she has friends. I have made a lot of friends in Canada and 1 have grown to love the people and the coun- try. In addition, 1 have learned to be more broadrninded and un- derstanding about dif- ferent people and their lives. I shahl take back with me the wonderful ex- periences that I have had and the things 1 have learned about Canada. I hope I will prove to be a hospitable host to foreigners who visit my country. Now that 1 have seen Canada, I hope that people here will come to visit India and see how different, yet how similar any two coun- tries can be. YMCA holding 'Friends Camp' i Ashburn Durham Region Family YMCA will be having "Friends Together Camp" at the local Ash- burn Community Cen- tre. The morning camp for children 2½/ to 4 years of age of fers the little ones the opportunity to play with others their own age, participate in pain- ting and creative pasting activities. As welI, they enjoy a time of songs, finger-plays, mm m --VALUABLE COUPON 0 - MM-n ~<~7 STANDARD SIZE N PICTURE FRAMES * IS 16 20X24 THIS WEEK ONLYI I L'M MM - LIMIT ONE COUPON PERCUSTOMERB M snack each morning. This camp is being held Monday to Friday mor- nings from 9:30 to 11:30 ar.. For children ages 5 to 8 years, the 'Y' has planned a separate af- ternoon program from 1:15 to 3:15 p.m., Mon- day to Thursday. At this camp the children will participate in kite- making, puppet- making, popsicle crafts, etc., as well as outdoor activities, and a daily snack is included. The cost for "Friends Together Camp" is $30 monthly and $1 per morning/afternoon per child as they attend. There are two sessions from which to choose - July 2 (o July 26 or July 29 to August 23. Caîl the 'Y' at 668-686 for further information, or register at the 'Y' of- fice at 416 Centre St. S. -HNE63-9 &Ofic supes