Washington DC teenagers get to visit the original Washington and the ancestral home of their first president

Sunderland Echo

Pupils from Washington DC and Monkwearmouth Academy talk about their exchange visit.

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00:00Okay then Nolan, how have you found your visit here to Sunderland so far then?

00:04My visit to Sunderland has been great so far. It's been great to see a lot of like cool things that are very similar to home.

00:10It's very similar like to have a lot of old buildings and a lot of connections. It's been really nice.

00:15And were you aware of the connection between George Washington and your place Washington DC back in the States?

00:20Were you aware of that connection?

00:22Now I am aware of the Washington Hall and his ancestral family being from the Sunderland area.

00:27Okay then. And Sabrina, how have you found your visit so far?

00:30I found it to be really eye-opening and exhilarating. I love seeing the architecture, old and the new.

00:39And connecting history from one event to another.

00:43Were you aware of the connection between the two Washingtons?

00:46I was not.

00:47And so did you enjoy your visit to Washington Old Hall?

00:49I did.

00:50And were you aware of Sunderland as a place before that?

00:53Yes.

00:54How did you find out about Sunderland? You were telling me earlier.

00:56Football.

00:57And was it the Sunderland's Lie Die series?

01:00A little bit of it.

01:01Okay. And Sam, how have you found the visit so far?

01:04I found the visit really fun. It's really interesting to see different historical sites as well as cultural and social differences between us and the other students.

01:13And Jessica, what's it been like for you having the students from the US come to visit?

01:17It's been really cool because we've had a chance to meet new people and make new friends.

01:23And Tom, are you looking forward to going out there and doing the exchange in the other direction?

01:27Yeah, since I've never been abroad it's a good first experience to go abroad. Just meeting up with new people and seeing how other people live.

01:35And do you all plan to stay in touch?

01:36Yeah.

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