Pfadfinder had the pleasure of welcoming 21 German exchange students to Canberra on Monday. They are here on exchange for a week with Canberra Girls Grammar school, before moving on to a school in NSW.
Pfadfinder held up our Welcome to Australia banner outside the scout hall when the students’ bus arrived. Inside the hall, the students could refresh themselves and store their luggage, while they waited for their host families to pick them up.
Our Pfadfinder welcomed the students and talked to them (in English und auf Deutsch, natuerlich) about what it is like to live in Canberra, and heard about what the students planned to do while in Australia and a little about their lives back in Germany.
Of course, we served a few traditional Australian treats: Tim Tams, Arnott’s Tiny Teddies and iced Vovos, lamingtons, mango and apple juice, Milo, and slices of watermelon.
Some students had a go flying our drone, which was fun.
It was a pleasure to meet the students and their teachers, and we hope they enjoy being German in Canberra as much as we do!