Monday, 29. December 2008
Carmen will leave us
oboehm, 18:57h

This evening Carmen will try to phone with France. She is very excited.
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Thursday, 18. December 2008
Driver's Exam Part III
oboehm, 23:37h
It is not so easy to get our car into our gateway. And this week our car had a rendezvous with the post on the right side. I think we will wait some years before we will buy a new car...
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Monday, 1. September 2008
First Practical Driving Lesson
oboehm, 23:48h
Last Saturday Manuel and Philip had their first practical driving lesson. In the afternoon I went with them with our car to the next public training area. First Manuel started driving. We have no automatic gear so it was not so easy for him to start the car. Several times we hoped more than we cruised but Philip had the same problem. We were not the only beginners on the training area and as I remember I had also problems at my first driving lessen to start the car.
A special challenge was the first turn ,because I ait on the front seat and did not know if Manuel or Philip would get the curve correct. You know you can't do anything. I'm happy that I'm not a driving instructor - I would loose my nerves.
On Thursday Manuel and Philip will have their next practical driving lesson .
A special challenge was the first turn ,because I ait on the front seat and did not know if Manuel or Philip would get the curve correct. You know you can't do anything. I'm happy that I'm not a driving instructor - I would loose my nerves.
On Thursday Manuel and Philip will have their next practical driving lesson .
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Wednesday, 2. July 2008
Manuel is back home
oboehm, 18:24h

He seems to be now half an American. He is not used to speak German and on way back to Gerlingen most the time he spoke English and we answered in German.
When we are at home again Philip just waked up. We went with Manuel through our house. It seems to be smaller now for him as one year before.
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Wednesday, 2. July 2008
Philip is back home
oboehm, 00:24h

Now we are waiting for Manuel's arrival which is scheduled for 6:55 AM what means we have to start at 4:30 in Gerlingen. Fortunately for us the flight will have a delay of 3 hours. Perhaps a result of the strike of the ground personal which started today...
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Tuesday, 1. July 2008
...time to say goodbye
oboehm, 00:25h

gathering point of AFS. Then it was time to say goodbye and for both sides it was a teary farewell as Jeff wrote me. Especially Philips sister Elene was very sad.
From Truckee the entire AFS group boarded a bus for an overnight trip to Los Angeles. At about 16:30 o'clock Philip will leave California and has a flight of about 11 hours. Tomorrow we will go to Frankfurt to receive him. I guess he will be very tired from the journey and farewell.
Manuel will leave Wisconsin tomorrow. For him and his family it also will not be an easy farewell. Manuel will arrive Germany on Wednesday early in the morning.
We are waiting to embrace them and see them reunited...
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Sunday, 29. June 2008
...and then there was graduation
oboehm, 15:29h

Philip will leave today his host family while Manuel has time till tomorrow to pack his bags. It is not so easy to get all the things from the last 11 months into the bag because space and weight is limited.

Here in Germany everybody is excited about the finals of the European Soccer Championship where Germany plays against Spain.
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Thursday, 26. June 2008
Last Week in America
oboehm, 23:26h

I guess the last week will be hard for them and their host families. Time flies and shortly it is time to say goodbye. I can remember how hard my heart felt after the leave at the airport.
CUL8R...
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Sunday, 8. June 2008
And the Winner is...
oboehm, 16:15h

School is now over for Philip and this event is the end of a successful and eventfully year. In the subjects Calculus, English and Comparative Politics he was the best in his class and he learned a lot about the American way of life.
School is also over for Manuel but he will have his graduation next week.
The streets here will be empty this evening – the European Soccer Championship has started yesterday and today Germany has its first match (against Poland).
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Saturday, 10. May 2008
Happy Mother's Day!
oboehm, 23:44h

We will be absent tomorrow and go for a week to Mallorca. For Carmen it will be the first flight in her life. Our last common flight was 20 years ago (to Los Angelos). At the moment it rains at Mallorca although on average there are only 7 rainy days in May. I fear these 7 days will be the next week.
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