By Delaney Dine

Eva Papp goes to school Vetési Albert High School in Hungary. Papp gave insight into the experience of a foreign exchange student at Bellbrook High School.

“The school system is different in Hungary,” Papp said. “After you finish primary school, which is eight years, you can choose from three types of secondary education.”

Papp had to be very academically minded to get into her school. “To get into the school I am attending, I had to write an entrance exam and my points had to be pretty high,” said Papp. “My grade average also had to be 4.8 or 5 which is the highest grade in Hungary.”

Papp’s home is about an hour away from her school; therefore, on the weekdays she lives in the dorms.

Her school runs differently than at Bellbrook. “My schedule is different every week since you have to take all school subjects,” Papp said. “Although the first year of school was a language preparatory year where we only learned English, Spanish, and a little bit of Maths and Literature.”

When asked to compare Bellbrook to Vetési Albert, Papp said that socially they are fairly similar because there are many different school events you can go to.

One of the biggest culture shocks she had was that public transportation is less popular here. “In my country, we use public transportation a lot,” Papp said.

“I also noticed that schools here are way more focused on sports than in my country.”

Papp is enjoying Bellbrook and says she likes it a lot, adding how people have been very kind and friendly.

 “I am glad I got the chance to spend this semester here,” Papp said. “I hope to make a lot of friends and a lot of good memories and I am happy to share my culture with people. I would also like to thank my host family for hosting me. They are really amazing and kind.”