rongo Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 We are looking at moving there. I have taught science and English for nine years, and there is growing demand for native English speakers who know German to teach subjects in English in German schools (not the international schools for American ex-pats and military family). Science and geography are big ones that many schools are teaching in English. We would have to downsize our family of six into an apartment, and we wouldn't have a car. I love East Germany ---- it is quite different from West, even now.
rongo Posted July 28, 2013 Posted July 28, 2013 Another neat thing from our trip in '09 was when we attended church at a branch in Offenburg (on the French/German border). The branch president had been at the FAIR Conference, and asked me to give my presentation during the combined third hour (5th Sunday).
Stargazer Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I served in Germany Duesseldorf back in 1972-74, and "visited" there again in 1980-1983 while I served in the US Army. While on assignment I had to visit Holland one time, and I took my family with me camping along the way. Since my brother and sister in law lived in my first city (and I had tracted them out during that time, imagine that!), we stopped off for a visit. I went to check out one of the investigators whom I had helped teach, but found unfortunately that in the meantime he had passed away. Then we went to another city where I had been and had actually baptized a family. Visited them (they were and are still active) and then went on to Holland. It was very nice. It also turned out to be quite a surprise to find that I had tracted out my future bro and sis in law. My bro in law told me that he recognized me from that occasion! They had a distinctive door, which made it easy to recall having seen it previously.I'd like to go back again, but don't know if I'll be able to.
Stargazer Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 We are looking at moving there. I have taught science and English for nine years, and there is growing demand for native English speakers who know German to teach subjects in English in German schools (not the international schools for American ex-pats and military family). Science and geography are big ones that many schools are teaching in English. We would have to downsize our family of six into an apartment, and we wouldn't have a car. I love East Germany ---- it is quite different from West, even now.That sounds interesting! I guess I could do that -- although do they need instructors in computer programming? I would imagine so. Even if the instructor is an old guy (early 60's)?Who would one contact to investigate the possibility?
ERMD Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I served in Buenos Aires back in the mid-80s. I'm definitely going back and taking my wife. We'll do the whole South American tour--Machu Picchu, Iguazu, etc. Just a matter of carving out the time. I still maintain contact with a few people. I heard from a gal via Facebook yesterday. We baptized her when she was in her late teens. She wrote to say that she had served a mission, married in the temple, and has a missionary in the field now. Woo hoo! 1
Bill “Papa” Lee Posted July 29, 2013 Posted July 29, 2013 I served in Germany Duesseldorf back in 1972-74, and "visited" there again in 1980-1983 while I served in the US Army. While on assignment I had to visit Holland one time, and I took my family with me camping along the way. Since my brother and sister in law lived in my first city (and I had tracted them out during that time, imagine that!), we stopped off for a visit. I went to check out one of the investigators whom I had helped teach, but found unfortunately that in the meantime he had passed away. Then we went to another city where I had been and had actually baptized a family. Visited them (they were and are still active) and then went on to Holland. It was very nice. It also turned out to be quite a surprise to find that I had tracted out my future bro and sis in law. My bro in law told me that he recognized me from that occasion! They had a distinctive door, which made it easy to recall having seen it previously.I'd like to go back again, but don't know if I'll be able to.I was stationed i Bad Herfield, West Germany...we were a stop gap for the famous Fulda Gap. Our missing was to monitor East Germany boarder and to destroy anything in uniform that tried to cross, and to aid in civilians trying to cross. We were never meant to survive any war, we were there to gives our lives to slow down any Russuan invasion.
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