by Lara
About a month ago I went on a class trip that lasted for five days. In Germany, classes stay together for several years with the same teacher. One way that they form class togetherness is by going on class trips each year. This year we went to a camp called Werbellinsee, which was right near a large lake. The bus trip there was supposed to take an hour and a half, but the bus driver got lost so it ended up taking over four hours! [So much for those speedy German drivers and autobahns! -Ed.] When we finally got there it was really hot so we all went swimming in the ice-cold lake.
Here's the beach with the icy water
The rooms we stayed in had three bunk beds, a table, and a big wardrobe for our clothes. My roommates were Verena, Nora, Sophie, and Saskia. They’re also my best friends here. We had a lot of fun giving each other chocolate facials and eating lots of candy. [Wait a second--did you eat the facials? -Ed.] We also won the award for the neatest room!
Here I am with Sophie, Saskia, and Verena
(this was actually taken at our house after they had raided
all of Hannes's Reedsport/Blazers stuff!)
During the days we usually went down to the beach and played beach volleyball with all our other classmates. We also went on long hikes, sometimes in the rain. One day we even went on a boat trip on the lake. The only work we had to do was writing about each day in our journals. [And writing letters home! -Ed.]
Beach volleyball!
Fortunately on the trip back we had a different bus driver who knew the way so we got home exactly on time! We had a great time, and I think it would be fun to do this with our class back in Reedsport some time! [Lara will be available for professional tour guiding and class trip planning as early as next summer! -Ed.]
