John,
15
John Thurwachter is a teen that lives in the Siedlung and
likes to skate, watch TV, play video games, and just hang
with friends in his free time. On weekend he goes
downtown with his friends and some times they watch movies
at the English movie theater. He likes Frankfurt because
of the good transportation, the abundance of Army and Air
Force bases in the area and he feels that he has more freedom
here. He doesn’t like that he has to wait until
18 to drive and he also thinks that German prices are expensive
when it comes to shopping.
Maggie, 16
Maggie McConnell is a 16-year-old teen that loves to go
downtown and go shopping on the Zeil. During the day
she enjoys swimming and running and when she is bored she
watches movies and hangs on the computer. On
the weekend she likes to go the movies with her friends
and sometimes she goes clubbing/dancing. Maggie likes
that everything is easy to get to and the public transportation
is great. The one thing that she doesn’t like
about Germany is the weather.
Ian, 14
Ian
McConnell is a young 14-year-old boy who enjoys spending
his free time playing video games, watching movies, and
chatting on his computer. He also likes to play various
sports such as basketball and volleyball. At night
and on the weekends he spends his time downtown hanging
with his friends or at the theatre. Ian likes German
food and he thinks the transportation is convenient to get
where he needs to go. He doesn’t like the language
barrier and he thinks that German goods are expensive.
Josue, 17
Josue is another teen who enjoys relaxing throughout the
day. Usually taking a few naps here and there.
If he is up to it, he will go out and go out to the Basketball
Courts, and play in a pick up game amongst other teens.
He enjoys working out, and being with his friends.
During the evening hours, Josue enjoys going downtown to
dance, clubbing and maybe catching a movie. Josue
has his ups and downs with Germany. He likes Germany
because it is very easy to get around, and the transportation
is relatively cheap. The one thing that Josue does
not enjoy about Germany is that everything is closed on
Sundays, and there are no 24/7 stores.
Chris, 17
During the day Chris likes to sleep in, and play basketball
with friends in the Siedlung. Chris also enjoys just
being with his friends and going into Frankfurt to see what’s
going on. During the night, he enjoys to go downtown
to catch a good movie and after that he enjoys to go clubbing
and dancing. Chris enjoys living in Germany because
he says there is more freedom and the transportation here
is inexpensive and you can get to main stores just by walking.
He does not enjoy living here because the weather and because
of the shopping here. But other than that, he enjoys
living here.
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