| Greifswald, Germany
JULY, 2008–Ten students along with their sponsors departed for Greifswald, Germany flying from Houston to Berlin. In Berlin the group boarded a train for the Baltic region of Greifswald. Trips that the group experienced included the University of Greifswald, a World War II prison, the Wooded Wieck Bascule Bridge, the Pommerschesi Landes Museum, a yacht building business, and ruins of an ancient Cistercian Monestery.
Additionally, the group watched an exciting World Cup Soccer match between Germany and Spain while enjoying wonderful German cuisine. Another highlight was swimming in the Cold waters of the Baltic, unlike the warm water of the Gulf of Mexico.
While visiting Berlin the students transited historic Check Point Charlie, the former gate linking the United States area with Former East Germany. Another highlight was seeing remnants of the Berlin Wall and the Memorial to Murdered Jews of Europe by sculptor Peter Eisenman.
JULY 2000–In July, 2000 students from College Station and Bryan had an opportunity to spend two weeks in Greifswald, Germany, where the cool weather of the Baltic Sea coast formed a sharp contrast with the record high temperatures in Texas.
Adults from Greifswald visited College Station and Bryan in the early spring, 2000. For pictures of this visit go here.
Another group of students visited Greifswald in June 2002. To see pictures of this visit go here. In April 2003 the students from Greifswald visited B/CS.
A different group of Bryan/College Station students and their adult chaperones travelled to Greifswald in June, 2004. To see pictures of this visit go here.
The Germans came for a visit in March, 2005. To see pictures of this visit go here. A lisiting of their activities and their Texas travels follows:
- Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
- Galveston
- Bush Library and Museum
- A working cattle ranch
- San Antonio
- Creative activities with the Arts Council
Nine high school students and two sponsors from Greifswald, Germany, toured Brayton Fire Training Field and Disaster City this week as part of a 10-day visit to Texas. Tour guides included Laura Shehan, Ron Peddy and Jim Yeager of TEEX. The students were participating in a student exchange through the Bryan-College Station Sister Cities program. The German visitors hosted 10 local high school students and two sponsors who visited Greifswald in 2008.
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