Date/Time: 5.26.16 @ 1pm
Location: Cultural exchange in Candace’s class
Topic discussed: I spoke with Nicholas from Germany and he was only 18
years old, he hasn’t even graduated high school yet. He goes back at the end of
the session to graduate. He had a list of questions he was given by his teacher
to ask me and that I could ask him too. The questions were mostly family
centered and focused on how I lived my life growing up and whom I lived with
etc. I think he kind of thought the questions were silly because he kept
expressing how this was mainly for the other students because living in America
is a lot like living in Germany according to him. He said the main difference is the education
system. It is a lot stricter in Germany. He mentioned how he was applying to
Stanford and I asked him where else he would go if he didn’t get in and he said
if he didn’t get in there then he would stay in Germany for college because if
he couldn’t get into a really good school here then he would stay since the
universities in Germany are free and a lot better than some here.
Cultural and/or linguistic topics you and your partner learned: As far
as family life goes it seems to be the same in Germany. He had the same
lifestyle and grew up the same way as I did, minus the extreme school load.
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