At Waldsee, the credit villagers participate in two-week Arbeitsgruppen, which are class hours based on a particular theme.
In these two weeks, one of the Arbeitsgruppen (AGs) was Swing Tanzen. In addition to learning several types of swing dancing, villagers…
Following the post-World War II division of Germany among the Allies and the Soviet Union, Berlin was essentially divided down the middle into East and West Berlin. Although West Berlin was controlled by the Allies, it was surrounded by Soviet-controlled…
Dancing is a big part of German — and Waldsee — culture! Here in Waldsee, we do lots of dancing — dancing at the Disko on Friday or Saturday night, Reientänze (line dances — particularly the ones made for I-Day…
Sonntag (Sunday) at Waldsee is a special day. We have a slightly more relaxed schedule and often get to do things we might not have time for during the week.
This Sunday, we went ins Kino (to the movies)! Each…
Wir singen gern! Here in Waldsee, we sing many types of songs, including Kinderlieder (children’s songs), Volkslieder (folk songs), Popmusik (pop songs from Germany, Austria and Switzerland), and of course … Trinklieder (drinking songs!).
These songs are a big part…
Every year in June, Minnesota snapping turtles come up from Turtle River Lake to lay eggs, often in and around Waldsee. This year, we’ve seen quite a few! The whole process — choosing a location, digging a hole, laying the…
On Tuesday night in Waldsee, our Abendprogramm told the story of Wilhelm Tell.
According to the legend, Wilhelm Tell, an expert marksman, lived in Switzerland (in the canton of Uri) at the end of the 13th century. At the time,…
We were delighted to welcome two new groups of villagers to Waldsee today! KTs, who come for two weeks, are taking part in our flagship program (since 1961!). LKTs come for four weeks and receive a year’s worth of high-school…
Last night, Waldsee gathered for the closing Bankett for the One-Week Exploration villagers (GB18) and the Familienwoche (GB15/GB19) Teilnehmer (participants).
König Ludwig II, king of Bavaria from 1864 until 1886, presided over the Oktoberfest. König Ludwig, or Mad King Ludwig,…
Last night as part of the Rundgang (tour), the villagers stopped by to be photographed as a Haus. Of course we didn’t want to just have them pose normal, but rather with komischen Gesichten (funny faces)!
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