Trip to Germany :)

Jenna Henry Start Date: Nov 14, 2017 - End Date: May 13, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
  • Zürich, Switzerland
  • Singen, Germany

My Travel Story

by: Jenna Henry Start Date: Nov 14, 2017 - End Date: May 13, 2018
  • Cultural Exchange
  • Educational/Research Trip
  • Vacation/Personal Trip
Nyna and I (Jenna) go to Spring Lake Park high school in a small town north of Minneapolis, Minnesota. We are currently enrolled in German 2 at our school and we have been practicing on the side. A family friend of mine is from Singen, Germany and he has invited there for our summer vacation. While we are there we will attend a German high school until their break starts and we will travel to ETH Zürich and learn about their programs while we visit museums in the area. This trip will help us further with our language studies and it'll help further our interests in topics that we might want to pursue in college. We would be able to share our experiences there with our classmates back home and we would recommend others who'll be travelling there in the future. I am passionate about going there because I've always wanted to travel out of the United States. My family hasn't had any opportunities like this and it's a once in a life time kind of trip. I want to hopefully become fluent in the language and maybe one day live in Germany. Nyna is passionate about this because she has heard others experiences about them leaving the country but she hasn't had the option to until now. We both have been interested in German culture for a long time and we wouldn't want to miss this trip because we can't make the funds in time for it. We have a place to stay near Singen, Germany and we are going to ETH Zürich because we know someone who teaches there. We are extremely grateful for this opportunity and we think it'll shape our lives in ways that a screen won't be able to. This trip will forever be one of the most exciting things to happen in our lives and it'll make us closer to people who live in Germany/Switzerland (ex. Making friends, getting connections for school, etc.)
  • Zürich, Switzerland
  • Singen, Germany