Day 3 (5/11/2022 - Freiburg):

We all survived biking day!  It has been such amazing weather these last few days. So far in the trip, we have logged at least 25 walking miles, and 12 bike miles. 

Enjoy the video:  https://youtu.be/jpjbmzXEDGw

Day 2 (5/10/22 - Freiburg):

The students are in good shape and we enjoyed today’s program! Castle! Biomass, wind energy, organic / sustainable farming, wood chip heating, solar energy, and much more!

Video:  Anna stated a need for these.  I think I overheard someone else as well…if you are in need, let me know.  They arrived today from Amazon.de!

Day 1 (5/9/2022): Arrival day!

We have all students that were scheduled to arrive at the Frankfurt airport. We will meet one student in Freiburg. 

Our train to Freiburg was delayed by nearly 1.5 hours, but this group is already shining brightly because they handled the chaotic schedule changes very well and responded very well under the stress of last-minute track changes and incorrect train car numbers. 

We are off to a good start and I hope we continue with this trend throughout the trip. 

Thank you to all who sent your students on this trip! We are excited to be back at it!

UPDATE:  Video for the day https://youtu.be/tBFEL38zwP4

2022 Pre-Departure Blog Entry

Welcome to year 9!  We are once again looking forward to taking a 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:  803-335-7587

Backup device 2:  803-335-7893

The program has ended...

Thank you all for reading the blog...thank you to all who funded these students’ way to this program.

The program has ended and all will head to their respective venues - some back to USA, some continuing through Europe...  Best wishes to all!

Day 13 (5/25/19): Deutsche Museum, Olympic Tower, BMW Museum

Last push for today are many items...And then we will end the program at Hofbräuhaus this evening...

Day 12 (5/24/19): Therme-Erding

We made it to and through Therme-Erding, touted as the World’s Largest Spa!  We are riding the train back to Munich and have only one more day of the program to go...time has flown by!