Senior Cassandra Naife delivered a fascinating presentation about her native country of Mozambique to about 18 students in Government & Politics class on November 15. Naife is an exchange student at Woodstock through the U.S. Department of State’s Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program.

In 13-slides, and through a student question period, Naife shared information about Mozambique’s history, government, economy, language, culture, and cuisine. Naife emphasized that her country is ethnically diverse, and heavily influenced by Portugal, which first colonized Mozambique in the early 1500s. Link to the presentation.

Naife also shared her first impressions of the United States, including her amazement at the size of food portions at restaurants. -Steve Smith