Germany---At Last

Alright, happier times.
As mentioned earlier we had opportunity to hang out with some high school age kids from Germany and their 3 leaders. It was sooo much fun and such a learning experience. The Deutsch (German) group actually stayed in New York City for 3 days before coming to Roswell. I know, how can we compete; but they all seemed to have liked our little town. There were families around the community that offered to host the German kids, mostly the families that have students taking German in high school. They arrived here on Sunday night and met their families. Monday night there was a welcome dinner for them at a local restaurant. There wasn't enough room for extra people so we didn't get to participate in that one. Tuesday night was a picnic at a local park. We attended that one and the kids got a chance to start the mingling process. It was fun. The teachers had arranged an egg toss for them to do. The Ami (what the American kids were called) and the Deutsch (what the German kids are called) each formed a partnership to toss the egg between. It was all fun and games until someone ended up yolked. I think they all had fun though.
Wednesday bright and early we met at the school to make a trek to Carlsbad Caverns. From here it is about a 3 hour drive. There was a tour arranged for them but we arrived too late so we just made the main loop and called it good. This picture was taken outside of the caverns. The gentleman in the red jacket on the left hand side by the sign is Heir Volkmuth. The lady in the red shirt under the "V" is Frau Schubert and the blond lady to her right, under the "N" is Frau Pikula. The Ami and the Deutsch are innermixed.
For lunch the local Calsbad Subway arranged a "good deal" for the kids so that is where we ate. Afterward we went to The Living Desert which is like a nature walk/zoo type place. Unfortunately the camera didn't get pulled out much here, but the picture of the caverns gives you a good idea of how many attended.
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