We met up with the Hamburg delegation that attended Allister’s Children’s International Summer Village (CISV) summer camp in Brandy Wine Valley (Pennsylvania) along with their families in a park in mid-town Hamburg. From left to right in the picture below, the delegation included Lena, [Allister], [Charlotte], Vanessa (delegation leader), Lianna, and Anton.
Here is another picture of the girls of the delegation, Vanessa, Lena, [Charlotte], and Lianna.
Vanessa was an example of a trend we observed in Germany – young people who had spent extended periods in other English-speaking countries (i.e. Canada, United States), presumably for an experience but also to gain fluency in English. Daniel, son of Wolfgang and Heinke, was on a home stay in Whistler, BC while Nicholas’ (shown below) older brother is currently on a home stay in Banff, Alberta.
It was a Sunday and the park where we met the Hamburg delegation was enjoyed by a large number of Hamburg residents. It was also equipped with a number of really neat attractions, one of which was this water soccer game, the object of which was to use these jets of water to advance a ball into the other team’s net.
Allister also enjoyed a sleep over at Anton’s house. Here he is with Anton and his Mom when we came to pick him up.
Finally, here is a picture of Nicholas, the other boy in the Hamburg delegation (along with Anton). Allister also had a sleep over and spent a day at school wit Nicholas and when we picked up Allister we joined Nicholas and his mother, Monika, at a very nice Hamburg restaurant that served excellent pizza. Laura-Lyn and I both wish our German was as good as Monika’s English and dinner was great opportunity to learn more about their family’s life in Hamburg.
Allister and Nicholas saying their final goodbyes as Nicholas prepares to board his bus home.
