GERMAN EXCHANGE PROGRAM– 2014

MY DEFINING MOMENTS ANKITHA MAHENDRAN, XI A/D

THANK YOU FOR THE WHOLE TEAM

CHERISHING MOMENTS THROUGHOUT MY LIFE. THANKS A TON TO MY BELOVED SRIDEVI MAM, RAMANI SIR, GERMAN

EXCHANGE PROGRAM CO-ORDINATORS, KRMM TEACHERS, WILHELM BUSCH GYMNASIUM FOR GIVING ME THIS

WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY

FRANKFURT AIRPORTTHE EXCITEMENT WHICH BEGAN IN CHENNAI

AIRPORT CONTINUED EVEN IN THE FRANKFURT AIRPORT

FRANKFURT AIRPORT

DAY-1, 14th JULY HANNOVER

INSIDE THE FLIGHT FROM FRANKFURT TO HANNOVER, THE AIRHOSTESS WAS SO HAPPY TO SEE US, SHE ALSO GREETED US WITH “NAMASTE”

Mrs. Padmavathi MahendranMrs. Sudha Thiagarajan

Our beloved teachers who were our mothers during the entire exchange program

DAY -2, 15TH JULY 2014BREAKING THE ICE SESSION

INTRODUCTION OF EACH ONE OF US & MADE OUR OWN ID CARDS

GETTING READY FOR THE CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

GERMAN PUPILS &

INDIAN PUPILS

EXCITEMENT, BEGINNING OF A NEW EXPERIENCE

GERMAN PUPILS , TEACHERS AND INDIAN PUPILS AND TEACHERS WERE VERY EXCITED ABOUT THE WHOLE

PROGRAM

WILHELM BUSCH GYMNASIUMCLASS ROOM

A RED CARPET WELCOME BY THE SCHOOL BAND & PERCUSSION GROUP

HEADED BY THE DANCE TEACHER Frau. BIRGIT KOCH

WELCOME SPEECH BY Mr. HOLGER WIRTZ

At the school we all met and we were given an official welcome by the Headmaster, Mr.Holger Wirtz

PATTA CHITRA PAINTING FROM ODISHA

ON BEHALF OF OUR PRINCIPAL SRIDEVI MAM, OUR TEACHERS GAVE THE PAINTING AS A SOVENIR TO Mr. HOLGER WIRTZ

WELCOME BY THE DEPUTY MAYOR

ANNA LENA TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH FOR THE INDIAN PUPILS & TEACHERS

SOVENIRS WERE GIVEN BY THE MAYOR TO THE INDIAN CO-ORDINATORS

THE MAYOR’S SPEECH WAS TRANSLATED FROM GERMAN TO ENGLISH BY ONE OF OUR STUDENT PARTNER THE LOVING ANNA LENA

FREE ICECREAM COUPONS WERE GIVEN TO US BY THE MAYOR.

RELISHED THE ICECREAMS

THE WHOLE TEAM WITH THE DEPUTY MAYORVENUE: MARKTPLATZ, STADTHAGEN, OUTSIDE THE MAYOR’S OFFICE

DAY-3, 16TH JULY PRESENTATION OF OUR BIODIVERSITY PROJECT

• THE GERMAN STUDENTS SPOKE ABOUT THE BIO-DIVERSITY IN GERMANY (LOWER SAXONY) WITH A POWER POINT PRESENTATION.

DIFFERENT GROUPS PRESENTED THEIR TOPICS ON BIODIERSITY

They spoke about the dangers and threats that are being created by mankind to the ecosystem, biodiversity and tourism. Then, the Indian students spoke about Bio-diversity in Tamil Nadu. It was interesting to share each other’s ideas.

DAY-4, 17TH JULY

VISIT TO THE HARZ NATIONAL PARK.A BRIEF INTRODUCTION ABOUT THE PARK & ITS BIODIVERSITY WAS GIVEN BY Mr. FRIEDHART KNOLLE, A GEOLOGIST, WORKING IN THE PARK FROM THE DAY IT STARTED

ATTENTION STUDENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VERY ENTHUSIASTIC ABOUT THE HARZ NATIONAL PARK AND THE 5KMS TREKKING TO THE PARK

1 KM BY CABLE CAR, 4 KMS HIKING THROUGH THE DENSE DECIDOUS & CONIFEROUS FORESTS

MOUNTAIN STREAM WATER WAS COLD AND RICH IN OXYGEN, WHICH MADE US TO WALK

WITH REFRESHING ENERGY

A CAVEOFCOURSE THE EARLY INHABITANTS INSIDE

THE ENDANGERED SPECIES LYNXFINALLY WE REACHED OUR DESTINATION TO SEE THE 4 LYNXES WHICH BELONGS TO THE CAT FAMILY, ALSO AN ENDANGERED SPECIES, BUT NOW THEY HAVE ABOUT 50 LYNXES IN THE PARK

DAY-5, 18TH JULYVISIT TO HANNOVER ZOOHANNOVER TOWN HALL

HANNOVER ZOOPELICANS, GIRAFFES

CUTE POLAR BEARS, CUTE PENGUINS

DAY 6 & 7, 19TH & 20TH JULYWENT TO HEIDE PARK WITH OUR HOST PARTNERS

DAY-8 21ST JULYWORKING ON THE PROJECT IN 6 GROUPS

POSTERS ON BIODIVERSITY

VISIT TO THE BUCKEBURG CASTLE & ITS HISTORY

DAY-9, 22ND JULYVISIT TO STEINHUDER MEER(LAKE) & BIRD SANCTUARY

THIS LAKE IS A PROTECTED AREA BY GOVT FOR BREEDING BIRDS AND RESTING PLACE FOR OTHER BIRDS

BEAUTIFUL LAKE, SWANS, GERMAN & INDIAN PUPILS

DAY-10, 23RD JULYVISIT TO HAMBURG

A SHORT CRUISE AROUND THE HARBOUR2ND LARGEST HARBOUR IN EUROPE

DAY-11, 24TH JULY BUILDING BEE HOTELS, ONE GROUP RENOVATING THE EXISTING BEE HIVE

NICOLAS, PRAVEEN, IRFAN, JONAS

REST OF THE PUPILS IN SMALL GROUPS AND CONSTRUCTED NEW BEE HOTELS

THE SMALL GROUPSENJOYED TEAM WORK & INDEPENDENT IDEAS

NEWLY CONSTRUCTED BEE HOTELS

DAY-12, 25TH JULYCULTURAL PROGRAM, FAREWELL PARTY

INDIAN PUPILS SPOKE ABOUT FESTIVALS OF INDIAFAREWELL SPEECH BY Mr. HOLGER WIRTZ

THE WHOLE TEAM OF THE INDO-GERMAN CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAM

MY GERMAN MOM, DAD, MY LOVING SISTER

DAY-13, 26TH JULYVISIT TO BREMEN WITH ALL OUR PARTNERS

3HRS JOURNEY BY TRAIN FROM HANNOVER

SIGHTSEEING IN BREMENSHOPPING

DAY-14, 27TH JULYBACK TO CHENNAI

• BID FAREWELL TO MY FRIEND SISTER MAREN WITH A HEAVY HEART AND TEARS IN MY EYES

• FLIGHT TO HANNOVER, HANNOVER TO FRANKFURT, FRANKFURT TO CHENNAI

• I STILL MISS MY DAYS WITH MAREN AND AUNTY

THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH

DANKE !!!!!!