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Amerikanische Gäste
am ESG
Austauschschüler
aus Ossian/Indiana zu Gast
vom 12. Juni bis 5. Juli 2007 |
| Besuch aus unserer Partnerschule in Ossian/Indiana Interkulturelles Lernen ist viel mehr als nur
Spracherwerb und Sightseeing im Ausland. Interkulturelles Lernen heißt auch eine andere
Kultur zu begreifen, indem man sie im entsprechenden Land eine geraume Zeit lebt. Dieses
Erleben durften 35 Teilnehmer des German American Partnership Program erfahren, das wir
zum sechsten Mal mit unserer Partnerschule Norwell High School in Ossian /Indiana
durchführten. Im Oktober besuchten unsere Schüler die Schule in Ossian, im Juni kam der
Gegenbesuch in die Filderstädter Familien.
Wie sehr es den jungen Amerikanern
in Filderstadt gefallen hat, kann man am besten an den „testimonials“ der
amerikanischen Programmteilnehmer ablesen: |
| "This trip to Germany has changed my life. Not only has
it been fun, I actually learned a lot about German culture and life. I really appreciate
this chance to be able to make this journey and be able to come home with not only
memories but with a comprehensive smile on my face. If I would have another chance to see
my Germans one more time I would not have to think twice. I want to thank everyone who
took part in providing me with this once-in-a-lifetime-chance." (Matthew Becker) |
| “ I would like to thank the entire community of
Filderstadt for all their hospitality. I had a wonderful time here in Germany and I would
love to come back some day. Fildorado was very cool; I really enjoyed the water slides and
the wave pool. Thanks again.” (Kevin Smith) |
| “Germany was an excellent experience for me! I
am so thankful to have had this experience. I enjoyed getting to live life differently
than normal. It was interesting seeing all the differences. Driving was a big difference
for me. It was interesting riding the busses, S-Bahn and trains. Overall the trip was
amazing! I suggest it for everyone.” (Kierstin Imel) |
| “Germany was amazing! Thanks to everyone I met and my
host family fo being so nice to me and my friends. Germany was very welcoming to us. Also
the food, music and histoy was great. Neuschwanstein was one of the most amazing things I
have ever seen. Thanks again, ESG, Mrs. Illi, Mr. Titz and all of Germany.” (Logan
Souder) |
| “ I wan to say thank you to the Eduard
Spranger Gymnasium for planning and taking care of our trip. The thing I enjoyed most is
riding in my host’s uncle’s Porsche 911 turbo on the Autobahn. I have always
wanted to be on he Autobahn with a really fast car.” (Ryan Kleppinger) |
| “ Thank you for organizing a great exchange. The
experiences I have had here in Germany have been great. One thing I especially enjoyed was
the chocolate factory because I love chocolate and it was cheap too. Once again I want to
thank you for everything that you have done for us in the last 3 ½ weeks.” (Ethan
Reed) |
| First off, I really appreciate all the work you did
to organize the group trips. Although I enjoyed everything, I really liked the climbing
garden in Immenstaad. I just kept thinking to myself “Why don’t we do this in
the U.S. I also really enjoyed seeing what German culture is like.” (Jon Dettmer) |
| “Thank you for all that you have done to us over the
last few weeks. I had a great time going to all the different cities and seeing all the
sights. I will never forget your hospitality you showed us while we were here. Also one
event I will never forget was the visit to the Ulmer Münster. The Cathedral spire we
climbed was huge. Thanks again for the time and effort you have put into this trip. I
truly appreciate what you have done.” (Ethan Roebuck) |
| “I just wanted to thank for allowing us come
to Germany on this exchange. I had so much fun while I was here. I loved being around
everybody and all the different places we went. I am planning on coming back and visiting
everybody again.” (Adam Harris) |
| “ I thank you all for making this an excellent
experience. I really enjoyed the slides at Fildorado, the fieldtrips and the welcoming
party. I really hope ou continue this program because it helps your German and provides a
new view of Germany. I want to thank all the teachers for their hard work and
planning.” (Jordan Flesh) |
| “ Thanks for showing us your beautiful
country! My host family was amazingly nice and much fun to be with. My favourite trip I
went on with them was the castles of Linderhof and Neuschwanstein. My favourite castle was
Linderhof and its surrounding mountains. I will always remember this wonderful adventure.
It’s a once in a lifetime opportunity.” (Kara Dettmer) |
| “Thank you for everything you have done for me. The
trips were really fun. I enjoyed going to Heidelberg, Tübingen and making Bretzels at
Frasch´s bakery. I also liked going to school a lot better than going to my school. Of
course it helped that I wasn´t graded here.The breaks were the best part. Evertything we
did was fun and I thank you for putting it all together.” (Chase Weikel) |
| "I would like to thank everyone that made this
trip possible! It was the best time of my life! And I am sure to come back soon! I loved
meeting the very nice Germans at the school and making such wonderful friends. I will
forever keep in touch with them! I also want to thank my host family for their hospitality
and their gracious generosity for letting me stay with them. The food was so great! I also
loved sight seeing in Germany, it is so different than America, and I'm so glad I got the
opportunity to see the culture and experience everything! It was a real eye-opener to me.
Experiencing the German teenage life style was also a good learning experience. The GAP
program allowed me to participate in this exchange in order to really improve my German in
which I feel was improved a great deal, and that's the most important part. It was part of
the reason I wanted to come to Germany. Now as I graduate, I plan to continue my study in
German and I will come back soon to visit all my friends and to continue learning the
language! Once again THANK YOU so much to everyone who has helped me on this trip in any
way!" (Darik Boutsaboualoy) |
