Why I Want To Learn

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Why I Want To Learn German
By Erynn Hierl
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Guten Tag!

• Hi!
• My name is
• Erynn Hierl
• and
• I want to learn
• German!

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• I was born in Hanau Germany in 1997 and moved to
  the United States when I was just three years old.

Frankfurt Flughafen The day we left for America.
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I want to learn German because it is a huge part
of my heritage.I want to discover more about
where my family came from and rediscover the
customs and traditions that I experienced when I
was younger.I also want to be able to
communicate with my family that is still living
in Germany.
This is my Oma and Opa with my cousins. I am the
baby sitting on my Omas lap and my brother is
sitting next to me on the left.
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My Opa

• My Opa was born in East Germany and escaped
  from there with his younger sister when he was a
  young man by crossing the border and climbing the
  barbed wire in 1952. The Wall was built in 1961.

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My Family
My family doesnt just live in Germany, but also
in Switzerland and Liechtenstein.
Germany
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Liechtenstein
Switzerland
My Swiss cousin Jessica and me at a younger
age.
My new baby second cousin born on May 12th! Emmi
and Sonja are the mom and dad!
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Customs and traditions that I remember
Frankfurter Weihnachts Markt
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Customs and traditions that I remember
First Day of School Schultute
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Modern Woodmen Civic Oration Contest

• I wanted to learn more about the history and
  people of Germany.
• The topic for the contest was Someone Who
  Touched Many Lives and I chose to research and
  speak about Anne Frank.
• I won third place in my school.

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• Thank you for watching my slideshow.
• I hope you
• understand why becoming a German Villager would
  mean a lot to me and help me to reconnect with my
  German heritage.

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Auf Wiedersehen!