Closing blog entry from Local Leader Kirsten Flynn for Klasse 7A. The end of the trip featured visits to San Francisco City Hall, Golden Gate Park, and the De Young Museum. Students prepared their presentations for the farewell party, practicing their walzing and Austrian jokes. Before flying home, students visited the Computer History Museum and more! Read More

Jennifer shares the final update for her Austrian group. Highlights from the end of the trip include a visit to Google headquarters, her family’s visit to Tahoe, a Stanford school visit, and checking out the electric roadsters at Tesla Motors. Students also visited the Gold Rush History museum and had a tour of a local Police and Fire station. Read More

Despite the rain, Klasse 7 has enjoyed another busy week in Bay Area. They visited the United Nations Plaza, Civic Center, and the beautiful City Hall. They toured the de Young Museum, visited the Personal Computing Museum, and prepared for a fun Farewell Party. Today the group got a very special tour of Google! So much to see in San Francisco. Read More

Kirsten shares a new update on Klasse 7′s time in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Austrian students spent the weekend with their host families, visiting locations like the Pacific Ocean beaches, the Exploratorium Museum, or the Tech Museum in San Jose. Monday the students shadowed at Gunn High School. Next they visited Alcatraz, Fisherman’s Wharf, and the Hard Rock Cafe. Read More

Update from Local Leader Jennifer for Klasse 7 on the early part of this week. After fun times with their host families over the weekend, Monday was a day of shadowing at Palo Alto High School. After seeing what school life is like for American students, the group returned to San Francisco to visit the famous Alcatraz prison and Pier 39. Read More

New update from Jennifer with more information on travel to Tahoe & Yosemite. Photos of our Austrian guests having fun in the snow! She also shares information on today’s day of shadowing at Palo Alto High School, after-school activities, and tomorrow’s big trip to Alcatraz, lunch at Hard Rock Cafe, and exploring Pier 39. Read More

Kirsten shares stories from the first week with the Austrian students in California. They have enjoyed a tour of the prestigious Stanford University, an orientation in downtown San Francisco, and visits to Chinatown and the Cable Car Museum. Friday the group took a bus tour in San Francisco, and despite the rain they saw much of the city. Read More

Jennifer shares updates from the first weekend in the San Francisco Bay Area for Klasse 7. While it was rainy much of the time, our Austrian friends enjoyed their time despite the weather. Some traveled with their host family to Lake Tahoe, Yosemite, or Monterey Bay. Others enjoyed local fun like movies, laser tag, and bowling. Read More

Update from Local Leader Jennifer Devine on the arrival of the Klasse 7B/C group and their first days living in Palo Alto and visiting San Francisco. Read More

First update from Local Leader Kirsten Flynn since the arrival of the Klasse 7A group and their first days in San Francisco. Read More