School in Kleve
31 March 2011
In Kleve, RJ and Leo were able to visit the local schools. RJ went to Hannah's 10th grade English class. The twenty kids were kind of shy to speak English to a real live American, but a few students were brave enough to ask questions about the states and our trip. Leo went to the local elementary school and attended Kristin's (Anke's sister is a teacher) 4th grade science class. He was paired up w/ another English speaking child who had recently moved from San Jose, CA. His new friend acted as an interpreter to answer questions about our trip and as an ambassador on the playground. Both Leo and RJ liked the break from homeschool as did their parents.
Rodney was educated in a different subject - German bowling, called "kegler." Bernd and Mark's monthly bowling night is a much anticipated event and Rodney got to tag along. Differences from "normal" bowling included two small lanes, a ball the size of a cantelope w/out holes and different slants on the rules, like hit every pin but the middle pin. In other words, nothing like bowling!