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Tanzabend !

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…

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Kinostereotypenabend

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…

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Wenn’s bayerisch’ Bier regnet

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…

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Schildkröten in Waldsee !

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…

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Wilhelm Tell!

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,…

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Abendkreis in Waldsee

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…

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