“They don’t watch TV until after the evening meal. The meals are always eaten as a family. Nearly every time we ate lunch and supper as a family.”
“It is a very beautiful town. It seems like a really nice place to live. I think the best part about Überlingen is being right next to the Bodensee [Lake Constance].”
“All of the [field] trips were special.”
[What are your strongest impressions?] “Getting an idea of what it is like in another part of the world.”
“With a little encouragement from [my classmates], I finally decided to host, and I am very glad that I did.”
“I am very happy I chose to come on this trip. I had a blast.”
[What are your impressions of your partner city?] “Old-fashioned with a touch of modern age.”
“It was a good experience and I have a week [yet to stay] in Germany and I’ve made many new friends.”
“The people are very nice and like to walk a lot. It was a lot of fun.”
“I’ll especially miss the new friends I made and the hospitality I received.”
“I’ll never forget the people I met.”
“The exchange was a lot of fun and worth it.”
“My exchange partner and I are great friends.”
“I strongly recommend it to other kids.”
“The city is so beautiful. The road system is a little weird.”
“It was a lot of fun living there. I learned to understand German better. They made me feel like family.”
“The family always eat together. You didn’t start eating until everyone had their food.”
“I will never forget the people and the beautiful city.”
“I am very proud that I participated in this exchange. It showed me a different part of the world and I got to see Germany.”
“It was great and they were all really nice. I wouldn’t want to have any other host family.”
[What are your strongest impressions?] “They always stop and eat together.”
“It is a great experience. I would tell everyone to do it.”
“They eat every meal together.”
“The food is very good!”
[What do you like about Überlingen?] Peaceful to walk about.”
[What are your strongest impressions?] “culture and feeling at home; one big laid back city”
[What will you especially miss?] “Luisa”
[What will you especially miss?] “Sitting as a family”
[What will you especially miss?] “Hearing German”
[What will you especially miss?] “Hanging together with Germans and Americans”
[What will you especially miss?] “Talking back and forth between German and English”
[What will you especially miss?] “Good homemade food and eating together”
[What will you especially miss?] “Seeing the Alps”
[What will you never forget?] “Feeling at home and being a part of the family”
[What will you never forget?] “Being in the land of my ancestors and 3 countries in Europe”
“My German has improved but I don’t feel as confident as I’d like to be.”
“I learned and got to see another culture and my heritage.”
“My exchange partner and I talked back and forth skipping to both German and English; we laughed and understood each other more.”
[What was life like with your host family?] “Eat as a family most of the time”
[What was life like with your host family?] “Helpful and relaxing”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “Being together as a family”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “Laid back”
“It is amazing and I recommend it!”
[What will you never forget?] “All was so interesting and amazing.”
“I feel that I can communicate very well after a few days of German life. My German has definitely improved.”
[What are you especially proud of?] “We had many firsts: Pfänder and the boat trip.”
“My exchange partner and I are very good friends here in Germany. I feel that if we lived in the same country, we would be best friends.”
“It was great! I found my time in Germany very comfortable and fun because of such a great matching with Johannes and I. It feels as though if Johannes and I lived in the same place, we would be very good friends.”
“The food was amazing. The culture was so much different than our own.”
[What were your first impressions in Germany?] “Excited to see my German friends after 7 months.”
“Everyone eats together at the table and talks about their day.”
“Überlingen was a very nice, quiet, little town.”
“I need some more practice in German, but I think I got better.”
“It was a very good experience.”
“We got along good and I hope to see him again someday.”
“They were nice to me and we asked each other lots of questions about each other.”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “Very nice people!”
“Continuing German would allow me to go to Germany many other times.”
“It was great, a lot of fun. I am definitely going back.”
“The land was very beautiful. The people are more relaxed.”
“The Skadell family was so kind and welcoming. I had a wonderful time staying with them. They have a beautiful Swedish home.”
“An amazing place. Very beautiful. Great people.”
“I can now understand a little more of the German language.”
[How did the relationship between you and your exchange partner develop?] “Great. Fantastic.”
“My family has all been to Überlingen and had wonderful experiences there. I was very excited to live in a different culture and learn so much.”
“Life with the host family was great. I would not have one bad thing to say. Laura’s mother is a fantastic cook and always packed lunches for me and Laura.
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “Much more laid back than the USA.”
[Why would you continue German?] “Because I want to improve my German so I can go back to Germany.”
“Amazing experience! Kebaps are delicious!”
“It was very good. I met many new people and was able to develop friendships which will hopefully last. It was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.”
[What were your first impressions in Germany?] “All the drivers are crazy. Many old buildings.”
[What will you never forget about your trip?] “Everything.”
“My speaking skills have improved and so has my understanding.”
“I will never forget the experiences and it was incredible.”
[What was life like with your host family?] “It was nice; they took me on some very nice trips. We had good food and talked during meals.”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “The drivers are crazy. They’re very efficient.”
[Why would you continue German?] “I like the language and want to be able to speak it well.”
“It was a great time. All I wish is we had some more time.”
“Before the trip I was nervous but very excited. I thought it would be one of the best times of my life and I was right.”
“It was beautiful with the Bodensee and the Alps in the background.”
“My family didn’t watch much TV. They love ice cream, cakes and strawberries. They also walk quite a bit more than we do.”
“I will never forget how beautiful the view of the Bodensee with the Alps in the background; also all of our trips: München…”
“I think I can understand and speak in German so much better than before. Even in the first couple days, I noticed that I could understand it a lot better.”
“It was so much fun. Can’t wait to go back.”
“We acted like sisters right from the beginning; got along all the time.”
[What made you decide to participate in the German exchange?] “Our teacher”
[How did you prepare for your exchange experience?] “Spoke German as much as possible.”
[What was life like with your host family?] “Fun. We’d get up in the morning and have bread with jam, Nutella, meat with cheese; then we’d go on our trip and always eat supper together that the mom cooked.”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “More laid back, not as much to worry.”
“More than likely I will continue German in college.”
“I want to go back.”
“The weather here is amazing. It’s so beautiful here. I would love to live here.”
[How did you prepare for your exchange experience?] “Studied my German to build confidence.”
[What was life like with your host family?] “It was pretty cool.”
[What are your strongest impressions of life in Germany?] “Lots to do; people stay busy.”
[Do you intend to continue German?] “Yes, I would like to come back or maybe work and live in Germany.”