angels baseball game

	To learn something about Americas favorite sport, we went to a Baseball Game in Anaheim, the home of the L.A. Angels.
	The Angels lost, but it was interesting to witness a great American sport.
	After this amazing game, we knew the basics of baseball. MAKE SOME NOISE!!

Karl and Daniel

beach day

On Thursday afternoon, we went to a beach in San Clemente called T-Street and had a fun day.

	The beach was very nice. We relaxed and tried to get tan, but it was too overcast.
The water was very cold so only some of us tried to ride the boogie boards. The ones who did had a lot of fun!
	After swimming, we were hungry. We bought something to eat at the little snack shack.

Seraphina and Annik

los angeles tour

	Everyone was excited for the trip to LA. On the way to the Walk of Fame, we saw the famous Hollywood sign.
On the Walk of Fame, there were a lot of stars. Winnie the Pooh, Tom Cruise, Bugs Bunny, Alfred Hitchcock, Morgan Freeman, Sandra Bullock, and Eddie Murphy—just to name a few!
	Our next stop was Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills.
Our last stop was Venice Beach. It was very relaxing after our exhausting city tour. After this stop, we returned home.

Sina and Sonja J.

bowling

When school was finished on the second day, we went to Arroyo Vista Park and had pizza.

After lunch, we played some games like “Honey I f you love me, just give me a smile.” We all sat in a circle and asked this. Some had to laugh, but some stayed serious. It was a lot of fun! Then we went to the bowling center.

Every group had a bowling lane and played games.

Some groups put the bumpers up to make the game easier. We all enjoyed it very much!

carina and andrea

welcome to the usa party

To kick off our program, we had a party so that the families and
students could get to know each other. We had a classic American cookout,
complete with hamburgers, hot dogs, and lots of dessert!

	We decorated the Park in red, white and blue. Everyone had name tags on and made lots of new friends. Here is Rachel, Mrs. DuMont, and Sina getting their name tags.
We took pictures of all of the students with their host families. Julia N. had two host families, so we took a picture with both!
After dinner, we played soccer, volleyball, and got to know each other!

kat and anna

getting ready for arrival

for a little preview of what is to come, check out the map of our students! we have a total of 22 students, 1 german teacher, and 2 american coordinators. our students are coming from all over germany, all between the ages of 14 and 18. we are so excited for this four-week travel and study program!

...see you in sunny california...

anna