Day Two in Nürnberg
July 7, 2009
Hello my name is Malik Epps. I am a W.E.B. Du Bois scholar and I am traveling along with the Fulton County Youth Commission to Germany. So far the trip has been great and I love experiencing the German culture. Today we visited a school in Nürnberg and spoke with a few of the sixth grade students, as well as the headmaster and an English teacher. The headmaster explained how the German educational system operates. Then we got to ask each other questions about our cultures, which helped me become aware of the German lifestyle. After speaking with the students, I realized how similar the culture in Germany and America are.
On our way to the train, we stopped by a construction site where the students of Nürnberg are 
working together to create a tribute to a famous European artist. The children are building play areas that will resemble the name Leo from a bird’s eye view. Leo is short for the famous painter from Nürnberg, Leonhard.
Soon after we ate lunch and we took an extensive walking tour around Nürnberg. During the tour we visited a medieval fortress. In this tour we found out how the city of Nürnberg was born. After the tour of the fortress we toured an ancient church and we learned a great deal about the way religion was back in medieval times in Germany.
When the tour came to a close we headed over to a youth club that was just a train ride away. The youth club had a ping-pong table and a pool table and it seemed like a cool place for the youth of Nurnberg to hang out. After we spent approximately an hour enjoying ourselves we headed back into the city to eat dinner. I can’t wait to have another great day tomorrow.
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I am glad to hear that everything is going well. Soak it all in. I look forward to seeing the additional pictures via email and/or when you return. All of the reflections are well written as well.
A.L.E.