Jen in Deutschland

A year abroad…

Mailing #3

So yesterday I received mailing #3 and the package from the embassy.  So exciting.
The embassy sent a whole bunch of books and magazines to introduce the German culture and current events.  I want to start reading “Facts about Germany” in English so I can check out the German copy soon.  It should be good practice/learning.
The [...]

100 Days

So this past weekend I got a letter from CBYX.  That was exciting.  Mailing #2.
It was all on culture shock and the differences between German culture and American culture.  Interesting, but I haven’t read the largest packets yet.  I was supposed to be studying a lot, but I did a fair bit less than I [...]

Letter to Host Family and Other Fun Stuff

Today I received three fun emails relevant to Germany.  Two were from William Maier and one from Mr. Yeager.  Starting with the later, my dad gave me his email address, he is the president of one of the companies my dad works with.  I checked out the website of the German company they are associated [...]

Mailing #1

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Servus! I am Jen and I am in Germany as a participant with the 09/10 Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals.

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