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Today was the day we have all been dreading, the day we had to say “see you later” to our German family. Lena does not believe in goodbyes, when she left America three years ago, she would not say goodbye, … Continue reading →

Today we celebrated Lena and Sarah’s 21st birthdays. We shared lots of laughter and spent time with friends and extended family. Tomorrow we travel back to Aarau, Switzerland before Flying home on Friday. We will be sad to leave, but … Continue reading →

Today, we slept in a little, then we had the famous “Anja pancakes,” which we call “Lena pancakes” when we’re at home in the U.S. Yum!   Next, the girls went shopping and the boys hung out at home. It was … Continue reading →

Today we traveled to Cuxhaven, to see the North Sea. It may have been the craziest thing we have witnessed on this trip! The tide goes out so far you cannot see the ocean and you can walk on the … Continue reading →

This is Jennica, my phone is not posting right now so I am using my mom’s phone.  Today Carson and I got up with Sarah and Lena to deliver newspapers. They’ve been doing it for over 6 years and we … Continue reading →

Today we got to sleep in. Of course I, Andy, woke up at 7:30am and got to spend a couple of hours visiting with Lena’s parents. Thank goodness for Google Translate!  Lena braided Jennica’s hair, and then we went for … Continue reading →

Today, we went to Hamburg, Germany with Lena and her parents. We went to a place called Miniature Wonderland. They’ve spent more than 760,000 hours creating these little villages that highlight various countries around the world. We saw the US … Continue reading →

Today we came to the point of our entire trip, we were reunited with our Lena! It was so good to see her and meet her Germany family. (Except for Sarah, whom we will meet this weekend).  We had a … Continue reading →

We started the day off with going to Hellbrunn Palace and to its water games. Basically, the Arch Bishop (in the 1600’s: the ruler of the palace and city) he wanted to trick his friends and visitors by making trick … Continue reading →

This is Carson. Today, we went on Austria’s steepest cog railway in St. Wolfgang. It was very awesome. It had awesome views. It was cool to be on the train. Then, we went into town and walked. There was a … Continue reading →