German exchange student says she’s ‘mesmerized’ by U.S. education

Exchange student will miss new friends made in Aurora

  • German exchange student Emma Heckmann said she appreciates the array of science classes offered at AHS. She hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a surgeon back home in Germany.
    German exchange student Emma Heckmann said she appreciates the array of science classes offered at AHS. She hopes to follow in her father’s footsteps and become a surgeon back home in Germany.
    Having an unforgettable cultural exchange was a paramount goal for German foreign exchange student, Emma    Heckmann when she arrived in Aurora from Hanover, Germany last summer. Now, as she approaches the end of her adventure the Aurora High School senior says she has achieved that goal. “It’s kind of between Berlin and Hamburg in the middle line of it,”  Heckmann...

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