It's not what you think! A "fahrt" is a trip, and last week we took 33 fourth graders on a 4-day klassenfahrt! We were prepared for the worst, and in the end, experienced the best! The rain showers did not stop our fun (the zoo is more fun in the rain anyway!) and the kids were (mostly) on their best behavior. The trip gave me the opportunity to pull out some oldies from my camp-counselor days. The kids loved the stinky moose song! My previous camp experience had been in rustic cabins with no electricity, but this place was more like a 4-star hotel. Waldsolarheim is located about an hour north of Berlin, in Eberswalde. It was so refreshing to get out of the city for a few days and back to nature. Our days were packed with activities, and we also took the kids on a night walk. We even had a campfire one night, where we introduced our German kids to S'mores. Funny....they liked them, but all commented they were "too sweet"! We sang songs on the bus ride home, and as we re-entered the city, I smiled.....for the first time since moving here, I really felt like I was coming home.
