2023 Pre-Departure Blog Entry

Welcome to year 10!  We are once again looking forward to taking an exceptional group of students on an exciting and educational trip!  

We generally try to blog each evening during the trip after our scheduled activities have been completed. 

Thank you for sending your kids with us to have this adventure.

For all the parents / guardians that are following our blog and may require our phone numbers in an emergency, please note them below:

Dr. Ed Gatzke:  803-361-1749

Dr. Andi Gatzke:  803-220-6572

Backup devices 1:  803-206-7562 (text/ facetime)

Backup device 2:  803-718-2938 (text/ facetime)

Location information by date:

Day 13 (5/21/2022 - Munich)

We had a free day in Munich and all students checked in this morning with their journals. We assembled this evening for dinner at Hofbräuhaus. Dinner has been completed and the students have tickets to get to the airport in the morning. 

The program is now officially over. Thank you for sending your students to learn and live in Germany!

Day 12 (5/20/2022 - Therme Erding)

All made it to the geothermal spa and were given all-day passes to enjoy all aspects at their leisure. No video today as photography is frowned upon at the spa. 

Day 11 (5/19/2022 - Zugspitze)

We all made it up and down the Zugspitze!  All are doing well and in good spirits. 

Video:  https://youtu.be/l72xR6A16j0

Day 10 (5/18/2022 - Munich)

We gathered in the morning to tour a fusion reactor. The afternoon was free to the students. All are well. 

 Video:  https://youtu.be/7DN3N071yWU

Day 9 (5/17/2022 - Munich)

All is well!  We had a day filled with BMW museum, Olympic tower, lunch, and Deutsches Museum.   Video will follow tomorrow. 

Video:  https://youtu.be/LufzUmmMtOU

Day 8 (5/16/2022 - Stuttgart/ Munich)

Today was the longest day as we traveled to Munich via Ulm…we stayed in Ulm for a few hours to climb the steeple of the world’s tallest church, then went on to Munich.  After checking in, we had a 3-hour walking tour of the city,  All traveled well and arrived in Munich in good spirits. A video will come tomorrow. 

Video:  https://youtu.be/qjYfa3ILvgk