Colombian exchange students try curling for the first time on P.E.I.

A group of high school exchange students from Colombia had a chance to try curling for the first time at the Crapaud Curling Club in Crapaud, P.E.I., Wednesday.

The students are on the Island for four weeks with Study Abroad Canada. 

"It's easier than I thought," said 15-year-old Anna Heredi. "It looked really difficult, but it's really fun."

Heredi said the hardest part of the curling experience was sweeping the rock. 

"Because you kind of have to run on ice and you don't want to fall, so, and also the rock goes a lot faster than you think," she said. 

David Baez, 15, said he didn't even know curling was a sport before trying it. 

"At the beginning I fell down. But after a few attempts, I could throw the rock all the way," said Baez. 

Baez said he felt cold at first. 

"When you play a couple of times, you start to get warm and get used to it."

The students have only been on P.E.I. for one week, but have already taken in a Charlottetown Islanders' hockey game, and also have plans to try skating. 

"It's very cold. People are really nice. And I like the culture a lot," said Heredi. 

"It's fun to do this, to do this new experience, to have this opportunity at such a young age," said Baez. 

It was an honour to have the students at the club, said Jamie Stride, vice-president of the board of the Crapaud Curling Club. 

"They may or may not ever try this again, but the fact is, they're able to try it today," said Stride.