October 10th, 2024 Thursday, October 10th, marks our fourth day at Guyer High School in Denton, Texas, and the place is starting to feel more familiar. My day begins with a ride on a classic American school bus, which feels straight out of a movie! Two days ago, we selected our individual courses, and now we’re following our own schedules. The course…
October 8th and 9th, 2024 Wednesday, October 9th marked our third day at Guyer High School, and it was the first day we didn’t spend entirely with our exchange partners. The day before, we had created our own schedules, so today we attended the classes we had chosen ourselves. At first, being in a school of over 2,500 students on my own…
October 7th, 2024 Our first day at Guyer High School kicked off with a warm and welcoming breakfast in the library. As everyone had arrived and settled in, we enjoyed a delicious spread of bagels with schmear, yogurt, muesli, and fresh fruit, while listening to speeches from Dr. Perry, the principal, along with the German and American staff who organized the exchange.…
On October 6th our three-week exchange to Texas, USA began at the BBR airport. At the airport the students and our families gathered at around 4 am. A little while later we checked in and handed our suitcases over. That meant it was time to say goodbye to our families. After passing through security, we boarded and landed a couple of hours…