Block · one region of the page, as the scanner read it. It may hold a whole story, part of one, several, or an advertisement; stitching blocks into articles is the next step. Text is supplied OCR.
Page 3 · column 3 of 5 · from the scan, no model involved
the now crumbling wall seperating the cities of East and West Berlin. “You can buy little bags of stone from the wall or rent a chisel and hammer and hack away your own.”
In the teen’s opinion, the purchased pouch of stones is the bargain.
“That wall was put there to stay,” she said, explaining even after sometime with her chisel and hammer she had little to show for her efforts. “But, I got a piece of ‘the wall’,” she said with pride.
But for Miss Reeve, the attraction was the city of East Berlin. “It’s really fabulous to see what has survived,” she said, adding the artwork and the architecture is “incredible.”
Before her trip to the Bavarian Horseback Riding Camp, Alice Reeve wanted to see real life in the once communist city. “I’m disappointed we did not get to see more of how the people lived,” she said.
From her host home of Giessen, Alice traveled to Bavaria, West Germany to attend the riding camp, called gutkronburg
“Many of the students did not find it challenging enough,” she said of the camp and while exercises were not strenuous, Alice found them enlightening. “In Germany, you worry about yourself,” she said, explaining the horse knows what it should be doing. She said this is quite different from lessons here where the rider trains the horse as well.
Through an excursion from the camp, her summer experience was given depth and meaning. From the Bavarian camp, Alice and other students visited Dachau, one of the most notorious concentration camps of WWII.
“I can’t explain the feeling,” she said, glancing past the mountains of Rappahannock and remembering the day in the infamous camp. “It’s difficult to describe.”
Passing through the grounds and museum in the camp, Miss Reeve found she was unable to take photos. “It’s difficult but if anyone ever goes to Germany, they should visit a concentration camp.
“Afterwards, you develop the utmost respect for the people,” she said, carefully choosing each word. “Respect not just for the people who died there, but for those that survived or the families who endured.
“It’s a very emotional feeling,” she said, explaining the tour pays tribute to those who were in the camp but also to a time in history that should never be forgotten. “We never want to go through it again,” she said, remembering the day in the camp.
“It helps us to repect the German people,” she said, adding through this experience she has gained an insight into what they may feel. “Although it was years ago, it’s something we should never forget,” she said with emphasis.
“I encourage other students to participate in this program,” she said, adding as with any new experience, it takes time to adjust to the new surroundings but when the excitment wears off and things began to fall into some pattern, the experiences will be treasured for a lifetime.
96.1%