USA students intrigued by Inverness - Yanks to HN

A GROUP of students across the Atlantic have been keeping up to date with the Highland News as part of their college course.

The English class at MiraCosta College, California, USA, have been reading about the latest happenings in Inverness and the surrounding area as part of an internet assignment.

Class teacher Kimberly Davis said: "They were asked a variety of things. One question was, What is the most current headline for a newspaper in Inverness, Scotland? Some students chose the

Highland News.

"While I constructed the assignment to be about research, I deliberately chose Inverness. First, because so many of my students have done very minimal travel. Only one has been to Scotland where she got engaged, but she only spent a few hours in Stirling and a day or two in Edinburgh.

"I am always hopeful students will see some of the amazing pictures from Inverness and decide that they will go there one day.

"I also feel most Americans who travel internationally don’t allow themselves to try new places. I wanted to give them a snapshot of daily life in Inverness so they can visualise being comfortable there.

"If I can get them to feel like that, then they may consider it as a travel destination.

"Inverness is reachable without too much effort and money, we speak the same language and the area holds so much natural beauty.

"Many of my students are looking for just such a place."

The students in San Diego have recently had to deal with major wildfires in their county, which has seen many people housebound, but they have taken time out to tell us what they think of the Highland News.

Sumer Mark, (18), said: "A class assignment we had introduced me to the Highland News in Inverness. The front page stories are always very interesting. Seeing a newspaper from another country is very exciting."

Karisa Jaime, (21) said: "I found the Highland News to be extremely compelling, because unlike in the United States, the articles are more focused, and straight to the point. Also it seems that the news in Inverness is more good than bad!"

Noemi Saldierna, (25) said: "I most recently read about two break-ins at the Inverness bakeries. Hope they find whoever is causing all the havoc."

Whisper Tennis, (24), said: "After two days of dealing with the stress from the wildfires in our area, with our college closed and the pre-school I work at closed, I was able to look over the Highland News, Inverness. I was surprised to see the gun articles.

"I really enjoy the photos from the beautiful landscape. I find it fascinating to look on the internet and find local news from areas all over the world."

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