MHS Exchange Student

What is your full name? Alina Anhalt

In what country did you reside? Germany - Schleswig-Holskin

What are your parent's names? Heino and Maren Anhalt

Who are you host parents? Melissa Gampp and Jeremy Lauder

How many brothers and sisters do you have? I have one sister who is 11.

What do your parents do as a career? My parents work in a family owned trucking company - "Anhalt Logistics". We have 200 trucks which transport liquid solutions, like chemicals and food. We deliver to customers throughout Europe.

What was the name of your high school? RGH Lunclen

What grade did you complete at your high school? I graduated already from my school in Germany.

What did you do in your spare time in your country? Singing, playing piano, going to the cinema, shopping, meeting friends, and dancing in clubs with friends.

What is the biggest difference between Minford High School and your high school? In my school our class stayed in the classroom and the teacher came to our class. So we stayed most of the time in one class. We eat lunch at home because our school ends at one o'clock!

What is the best thing about living in the United States? Here there are more channels than in Germany. :)

What was your favorite home-cooked meal in your country? Gulash with noodles, red cabbage, and boiled potatoes.

What kinds of sports, clubs, church activities, etc. were you involved in back home? I was in a church youth choir and I did aerobics twice a week.

Describe your hometown: My hometown is called "Rehm-Flehde-Bargen" and it has 600 inhabitants. It's rural and we have a lot of cabbage and potatoe fields. We are 15 minutes away from Heidi, a city with 20,000 inhabitants. We are northern most part of Germany and we are 30 minutes away from the North Sea.