About Destiny Smith
I'm an exchange student from Zimbabwe, 17 year old girl who got to Durango in September. I never thought I would start travelling this early in life: let alone I didn't know I was going to end up in America. For a girl that's never been outside of Zimbabwe this was a big step for me. Going on exchange is very scary; I mean, I'm miles away from home which is not always easing, but it gets better when you get to your destination. Its been an amazing experience for sure. Animas has definitely made my experience more exciting, I cant imagine a better place for me to be attending school in Durango. Its very different here; from my school in Zimbabwe, there we have a more traditional approach of being taught and learning. Here at Animas we have a more modern way of being taught, we are a project based school. Most of the time we are working on our computers, which is not something we do often in Zimbabwe, we are more text book and write-it-down dependent. This curriculum is more rational as the world is more technology than man power dependent.The projects we work on sharpen our articulacy and build on the skills we already posses, with the aid of internships we take junior year.
Here at Animas we hold a very unique culture, unlike most high schools we are a more mature and thoughtful group of students. When you here an argument around here 100% of the time its about a thought provoking issue that would leave you with food for thought. As for Durango this is a beautiful place, I cant imagine anything else like it, you know... before my exchange I kept imagining what Colorado would be like, it's been 3 months I tell you but it's like living a different life everyday, its an adventure. I never know what I'm going to be doing until i'm doing it. I'ts spontaneous, living here is like being in a fairy-tale, because its magic. ↫↫COLORADO↬↬
Here at Animas we hold a very unique culture, unlike most high schools we are a more mature and thoughtful group of students. When you here an argument around here 100% of the time its about a thought provoking issue that would leave you with food for thought. As for Durango this is a beautiful place, I cant imagine anything else like it, you know... before my exchange I kept imagining what Colorado would be like, it's been 3 months I tell you but it's like living a different life everyday, its an adventure. I never know what I'm going to be doing until i'm doing it. I'ts spontaneous, living here is like being in a fairy-tale, because its magic. ↫↫COLORADO↬↬