The Abingdonian 2019

40 The Abingdonian German Exchange to Bielefeld “Seriously, I sat down for breakfast to enjoy my cornflakes and they gave me a teaspoon. They literally didn’t have any other spoons, what’s up with that?”I would wholeheartedly recommend the joint German exchange with St Helen’s to anyone doing German for GCSE. It offers a brilliant chance to improve your German through thorough practice and gives you an opportunity to actually hear how a native speaks German. I feel that my German improved significantly as I had to adapt language that I already knew in actual situations. In addition to this you are given the amazing chance to see how Germany works and spot the unique differences between Germany and the U.K. Even though I detested the German tram system, it was so interesting how alien a country could be, despite being from the same continent. This chance to see a nation that we only hear about on the news