I just won the Congress-Bundestag German exchange student scholarship!

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

I knew I had been accepted as an alternate about a month ago, but the news came today that I have been officially offered the scholarship. And you can bet your ass I'm taking it! Assuming they can find a host family to tolerate me, I'll be in Germany for my junior year! I'm ecstatic! :woohoo: :woohoo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congress-Bundestag_Youth_Exchange
http://www.usa.afs.org/usa_en/view/1545

With any luck, this should be an amazing year!

[YDogg]

1. sweet! congratulations!

[Zoigal]

2. Kudos to you, FriendlyA

Should be a grand experience. z

[debbierlus]

3. A BIG congratulations. GOOD for you.

I tell you, people here on DU are always amazing me with their accomplishments.

Here's to a WONDERFUL year...

:toast:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

6. Yep!

Thank you, hopefully everything will work out and I'll bw in Germany this time next year :)

[PeaceNikki]

4. Congrats!!

:toast:

[Extend a Hand]

5. Mom is very proud of you!!!!

:toast: :hug: :yourock: :woohoo: :applause: :7

[lizziegrace]

7. Hey you!

:hug:


Congratulations to your son! :bounce:

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

8. Yep, she called me on the way back from a fieldtrip for my German class.

Got to tell my German teacher right there. He was pretty happy too.

Are things going any better for you? I know that you were having some pretty hard times :hug:

[lizziegrace]

10. nope

things are still bad and getting worse. It's not the first time and I should be used to this...

Give your mom a :hug: for me.

:)

[Extend a Hand]

14. Thank You!!!

I'm really excited for him...but I sure will miss him. I already checked out flights for a visit ;)

[rurallib]

9. WAY TO GO

fortunately we have had a war with Germany so it should be on most maps.

[Sanity Claws]

11. Herzlichen Glückwunsch

alles gutes.

Mein deutsch ist rostig.

[Ava]

12. lucky you! congrats!

:woohoo:

[asthmaticeog]

13. Right on!

Congrats!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

15. Ich gratuliere dir!

Es wird ein wunderbares Jahr für dich sein

[GoddessOfGuinness]

16. Fantastic!

Congrats! :toast: <----That's root beer

[Brigid]

17. Congrats!

:bounce: :woohoo:

You must, of course, provide regular updates to tell us all about it. :)

[UrbScotty]

18. Just don't try to give Merkel a backrub

[LynzM]

19. Congrats to you!!!

That is awesome! I know that my time in Germany was seriously mind-opening and life-changing, and I hope the same for you! :) Do you speak German yet?

[TheFriendlyAnarchist]

20. Not really.

In German 1 right now, and my teacher recommended that I give this program a shot. He offered to tutor me before I left, and there is a 4 week language camp there before I move in with a host family. I'm hopeful :)

[LynzM]

27. Cool.

Living the language, so to speak, will definitely help you to learn it faster! Best of luck to you and I hope you have a great time! :bounce:

[Pacifist Patriot]

21. Totally cool!

[BreweryYardRat]

22. Good for you!

Sadly, I have neither the money nor the academic chops (thanks to some serious physical/mental problems last year) to study overseas. Hoist a beer for me, will ya?

[BarenakedLady]

23. Yay you!

:woohoo:

[ThomCat]

24. That is totally awesome!

I hope you are near some DUers while you are there. It's nice to already know some people.

I hope you have a wonderful and very productive year in Germany! :hug:

[flygal]

25. Congrats to you!

That is a huge huge deal. My husband spent a year in Switzerland and it changed him forever. He now works here in Germany - it's awesome. If you're near Wurzburg send us an email - we'll buy you a coffee!! :toast: - or if it's your jr. year in college one of these :)

[Bullwinkle925]

26. terrific news . . .

indeed, this will be an amazing year for you.

congratulations all around!


:bounce:

[joneschick]

28. congratulations!

You are in for one amazing year. Be open to all the possibilities and it will change your life. My youngest daughter did her freshman year of hs in Germany. It was hard on me but great for her!:hug: