Have you ever talked to someone who was born and raised in the USA? Probably not many of you have had the chance to talk to an American citizen. However, class BGG26b had the opportunity to meet someone who grew up in the United States!

On November 9th, 2026, the students had the chance to meet Dianna, who is 26 years old. She was born in Tennessee, USA, and lived there until she was 23. Nowadays, she travels to different countries to teach English to immigrants.

At the beginning of the meeting, the class talked to her about the school systems in both countries and the differences between them. For example, in the USA, children can be homeschooled, whereas homeschooling is generally prohibited in Germany. She also told the class about cultural differences and explained how surprised she was to discover that the German stereotype of punctuality does not always apply to German trains!

Many other topics were discussed, compared and explored, and the students had plenty of questions to ask.

Thanks to this exchange, the class had the opportunity to practice speaking English and test their listening comprehension skills. It was an amazing experience, and everyone enjoyed it very much!

This opportunity was made possible with the support of Erasmus+ and the Excellence Center in Halle. A special thank-you goes to both organizations for giving the class this wonderful opportunity!

By Julia Siegmund, Leonie Bebenroth and Josephine Grimm (BGG26b)