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Finding new home in Idaho
For the Journal
POCATELLO -- Reinet Behncke, a music performance major at ISU, has seen her fair share of the world. Born in Johannesburg, South Africa, Behncke then moved to London at age of four. At nine years old, Behncke and her family moved to Buenos Aires, Argentina. A year later she moved back to London, and when she was 12 years old, her family made the final move to Sun Valley. Behncke said her family ended up in Idaho because of her father's job.
"[My dad] is a structural engineer," she said. "He designs electricity towers, and there are very few people in the profession." The headquarters for his profession is in Sun Valley. The first time he was offered the job there he refused, saying the area was too small and cold.
When a second offer for the job came along he decided to accept it. Her mother also found work in Idaho, becoming an elementary school teacher. Behncke 's father is Argentinean, but his grandparents are German.
Behncke's mother was born in South Africa, but her family is Greek. Ergo, Reinet is no stranger to converging cultures and speaks both Spanish and German in addition to English. Every other summer Behncke flies to Europe and spends time with a childhood friend who lives in Switzerland. During the summers she makes that trip, Behncke and her friend pick a location and head off to explore.
"It's cheap to travel in Europe," she said. "It's so easy to just pick a city or country and go." Salzburg, Austria and Paris are her two favorite places in Europe.
"I first went to Paris when I was five," she said. "I used to go there every summer. There's nothing like Paris in the world ... The movies and films don't do it justice." Behncke said she chose ISU for the music program and to work with Diana Friedley, who she calls an excellent teacher.
"I miss Europe all the time, but this isn't a bad place to just get my education," she said. For graduate school she plans on going back to Europe or maybe even to the place she calls home -- England. Behncke has British citizenship and loves England dearly.
Behncke said she misses the culture. "There is so much access to art and history," she said. "And every country has such a different tradition. You can never get bored."
By Tiara Stout
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