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Why is The Thinker thinking and the Mona Lisa smiling?
Bonjour! Today we began our first full day of adventures in Paris and what a full day we had! We hit the bus and visited the Dome de Invalides where Napoleon was to be buried, but unfortunately was not. Next, we departed for the Louvre, the home of the Mona Lisa. On our way, we […]
Clear Skies All Day
Throughout our week spent in Ostfriesland,we have been noticing a similar pattern in the weather….rain. Although every day so far has had its fair share of rain, today we had a pleasant surprise, blue skies! Along with this surprise came a fun filled day of windmills, traditions, and a brewery. We started our day by […]
Arrival to Paris
The Gusties got up and early for the third day in a row to make their way to Paris, France. The group was able to keep up high spirits for the arrival even after some required patience figuring out the Airfrance baggage check situation. There was some miscommunication with the airline about whether a free checked […]
The Power of Wind
Today, we were able to visit a traditional windmill. One of the only mills still in production of flour in Osfriesland. This mill was built in the mid 1800’s and is still in working order which we all found pretty impressive. After that, we were able to visit one of the many modern wind turbines […]
School in Grossefehn
Today our group had the opportunity to visit one of the schools in Grossefehn that houses the grades 5-10. Upon arrival one could tell that we were expected guests as we drew much attention from the students. We were greeted by Ellen, one of the English teachers at the school who directed us over most […]
German School Visit
Today We spent the entire morning in a German high school that had children from fifth to tenth grade. Harley, Dane, Dan and I arrived half an hour early so we got to hang out with the students before school began. What that entailed was kids just staring at us for twenty minutes. If that […]
“We’re sort of rockstars here”
16 GUEST STUDENTS VISIT THE COMMUNITY Here, is a picture of Gustavus students with Mayor Olaf and their instructors in Fehntjer Mansion, Ostfrieslend. January 13, 2015
Adventures in Iringa with Hannah and Abby!
Hello! Hannah Olson and Abby Simms here from Iringa, Tanzania We arrived at night on Tuesday night after a long 13 hour bus ride. We drove through Mukina National Reserve and saw herds of elephants, giraffes, zebras, water buffalo, impala, baboon, and wilda beast! We screamed like a bunch of little girls when […]
From Wittenberg to Nuremberg
To start off our morning in Wittenberg, we decided to lace up our tennis shoes and use them for something other than just walking tours. After waking up a minute before we were to leave the hotel the first morning, and not sleeping at all the second night, going for a run seemed to be […]
Enjoying Emden and the Leaning Tower of Suurhusen
Today we had the opportunity to experience the architecture and history of the beautiful port city of Emden. We arrived with dry jackets and the smiling sun on our backs for the first time during our stay here in Ostfriesland. We set off to explore the town and quickly found ourselves in an old church […]