Anticipation

Each year the Goethe-Institut's Transatlantic Outreach Program (TOP) awards scholarships to social studies educators throughout the U. S. to study in Germany. This year I was one of those lucky educators. I am a second grade teacher for the Diocese of Columbus at Notre Dame Elementary in Portsmouth, Ohio.

The anticipation of the orientation in Washington, D.C. and the travel throughout Germany to meet with German educators, government officials, the business community, the media, and the Germans themselves has made it difficult to fall asleep at night. I can't wait for the adventure to begin!