Since Ole, we have hosted one more exchange student, Julius, in 2014-2015, and last summer the three of us traveled to Germany to attend the wedding of our first German daughter, Mareike. It was a wonderful experience. We visited with Ole for a day and Julius and his family for a few days as well. Carson traveled like a pro. He seemed even less stressed out than us, and this summer he keeps talking about wanting to go back.
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| Carson and Julius |
In the meantime, Carson tells everyone that he has 8 German brothers and sisters. He considers all the siblings of the German students we have hosted to be his brothers and sisters. The one he misses the most is Julius's brother, Justus, who is the same age as Carson.
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| Julius, Carson, Justus, and Dave |
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| Justus and Carson rode a chair lift up the mountain when we went hiking together. |
Last summer, the two boys were able to play together harmoniously, probably because they couldn't really speak the other boy's language. They played with war toys and spoke in the language of explosions. Every other day Carson asks when Justus will come to visit us.
So, maybe, in a few years, we will be hosting again.
