By Clara Milech, Konstantin Path and Jessica Winkler

The trip began with the long flight across the Atlantic Ocean. We took on the 20 hour journey to get an impression of how Americans live and to learn something about the difference between America and Germany.

The big cars and the huge buildings were very impressive. The bigger dimension of everything especially the high school caught our eyes at first. The high school was a big topic for us because of the different school system. We were very surprised that the students at LHS are able to choose between so many classes, including so much creative work. We thought it was too bad that we could only choose seven classes. There were so many classes that we would have tried. In class, teaching is different than in Germany. In Germany the class has one room and the teachers have to walk to the right class, so that the students don’t have to change their rooms.

The football and soccer games were a big experience because we don’t have school events like that in Germany. The big marching band and the cheerleaders were something we only knew from movies.

Sports are a high priority at school and most of the students are in clubs. We think that’s very cool because that’s the reason why the team spirit in the whole school and in the city of Lawrence is much bigger than it is in Germany. Everyone wears KU T-shirts or other clothes of his favorite team.

Besides our school experience we were very glad to see the lifestyles of our host families. They accommodated us friendly and politely.

Three weeks at LHS is not a long time but long enough to get an insight into American life.

Thank you for our happy time in Lawrence, Kan.