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End of newspaper

This article will be my last blog article this school year–so, it will probably be the last one ever because I’m going back to Germany this summer. I am not…

Ten Ten Chinese and sushi bar rolled into one

Ten Ten Chinese and sushi bar rolled into one

Last Saturday, I went out to dinner at Ten Ten. For the people who don’t know Ten Ten, it’s a Chinese all you can eat Buffet with Sushi bar on…

Sno Court

Last Saturday was the Sno Court dance. The Friday before was of course a basketball game. The girls won but the boys lost by one point. It was still a…

Skiing in Austria and Bittersweet compared

Video above taken at Bitter Sweet, January, 2013 by Shaun Smeltzer and John Ferguson Most Gull Lake High School students know how it is to ski on Bittersweet. Bittersweet is…

Comparing sports in United States to my country’s

In one of the first e-mails from my host dad, he asked me if I would like to participate in one of the offered fall sports. He wrote all the…

Snow days

A lot of people think that we get a lot of snow in Germany. We get a lot of snow in Germany, in south Germany. I don’t life in south…

Driving in the USA

“Are you allowed to drive here in America?’’ I’ve heard this question a lot since I’m here. To answer it, no I’m unfortunately not. A few years ago, exchange students…

Christmas break experiences

Christmas break experiences

I really have to say, I enjoyed having two weeks out of school. Actually, we had two weeks and one day out of school because the Friday before break was…

Difference between school systems

All of you know how the Gull Lake High School system works. In summer break, before school starts, you choose your classes. School starts at 7: 30 every morning and…

New experiences

Last week I did two new things that I have never done before in my life. I went wassailing, and I made a gingerbread house. There was wassailing in Richland…

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