Gruppe von etwa 40 Personen, die auf einer Wiese im Freien steht, umgeben von Bäumen. Die Teilnehmer sind unterschiedlich gekleidet und posieren für das Foto. Es ist ein sonniger Tag mit blauem Himmel.

Franco-German exchange –

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Directly after Easter, on 22.04, it finally began: Our group, mixed with eighth and ninth graders, was now allowed to embark on the trip to southern France to their exchange partners whom they had met last winter. After a long journey by ICE and TGV we arrived late in the evening in Aix-en-Provence.
The landscape is beautiful and everyone was looking forward to the upcoming days. Already on the first day things became exciting: Many of us gathered our first real impressions of southern France and a classic French school, which is different in many ways compared to German schools. There are far more rules and even an entry control, which surprised us but was interesting to experience. We were able to dip directly into the classic lessons in France and afterwards we continued with our project work on the topic “Famous Women in Germany and France.” In the afternoon many of us went to the sea to play beach volleyball. In the following days we visited, among other things, the Vasarely Museum, a climbing garden, and did a city rally through Aix-en-Provence. In the afternoons we were often with the host families, some met in groups and did something together. On the last day we were allowed to visit the beautiful city of Marseille, which probably everyone can say was our favorite day. From visiting a museum to exploring the replica of the Cosquer Cave with its famous cave paintings to riding the so-called “Petit Train” to Notre-Dame de la Garde, it was all included.
Now we are back in Hamburg and can finally say that it was certainly a new life experience that brought new challenges with it. We confronted different customs and practices and encountered small but fine differences, for example that there are no tilt windows in France or sometimes the sink is also missing in the toilet. “I found the experience of an exchange very cool and exciting; we shared so many beautiful experiences with the group,” says one participant in conclusion. It was definitely worth it.
Written by participating female and male students from grades 8 and 9

Fotos: Angela Maier