Bad+Wurzach+and+Homestay

=Bad Wurzach = We will be doing Home Stay for one week. During this time you will be attending school as well as doing a couple of short excursions. You will be able to find your home stay family's location if you click on the map link below.


 * Bad Wurzach** is a small town in southern [|Germany], in the state of [|Baden-Württemberg]. It is a well known health-resort destination, and home to the oldest [|moor-spa] in Baden-Württemberg, as well as one of the biggest connected high-moor areas in [|Europe]. It is situated 25 km northeast of [|Ravensburg] and part of the [|county Ravensburg], located in the [|Upper Swabia] region. Since 1950 the town carries the predicate [|Bad] (spa). Area-wise it is the third-largest municipality in the state of [|Baden-Württemberg], second only to [|Stuttgart], which is the capital of the state, and [|Baiersbronn].

[|General Information] [|School] [|Bad Wurzach] [|Tourist information] [|Map]

Being an Exchange Student At my house, my exchange student and I would wake up every school day at 6:20. We'd get ready and then go downstairs to have breakfast. My host mum and dad were usually sitting around the kitchen dining table and there would always be coffee to drink and different kinds of breads (always fresh from the bakery, and sometime there would be fresh pretzels or pastries) and sometimes cheeses and meats. At 7:15 my exchange student's friend would come over and we would ride our bikes to school. When we rode through town there were always people setting up the local farmers market for fresh fruits and vegetables. The gymnasium started at 7:30. Every day of the week the schedule would be different, but the people in the class would remain the same. In Germany the students have one class (with the same students all day) and the teachers would come in as the subjects changed. (The only exceptions to this is for things like chemistry and PE)
 * MORGENS**

At 9:55 the entire school would have a short break. (15 minutes) In the student lounge they sold cheese breads and small sandwiches from a bakery in town.
 * DIE PAUSE**

Twelve is lunchtime, not only for the school, but also for almost every business in town. (And when you're in the lower grades, this is the end of the school day.) People all over Germany leave work at twelve to go home and eat with their families. Almost all shops and businesses close at around 12 and they don't reopen until about 1 or 2pm. (I've been told this is because of a German law that regulates when businesses can be open. Lunch is the bigger hot meal of the day. (Kind of like dinner in Australia) After lunch it's the quiet hour. This is the time that you can't play you radio very loud, and it's polite to hold off calling someone at this time. German students usually use this time to do their homework, to study or to take a nap.
 * MITTAGESSEN**

Some days we would have to go back to school at 2:00 and then go to two classes. Usually in the afternoons we would go over to someone's house or go into town and go shopping. At around four every day we would watch "Verbotene Liebe" a German teenage soap opera, and snack on chocolate.
 * NACHMITTAGS**

We would have dinner at 7 or 8. There was always a baguette and other breads, with cheeses, (Jarlsberg, cream cheese, and some French cheeses) ham, smoked sausages, and sometimes a salad.
 * ABENDESSEN**

Unterrichtszeiten
1. Stunde 07.45 – 08.30 Uhr 2. Stunde 08.35 – 09.20 Uhr 3. Stunde 09.25 – 10.10 Uhr

Große Pause 10.10 – 10.30 Uhr

4. Stunde 10.30 – 11.15 Uhr 5. Stunde 11.20 – 12.05 Uhr 6. Stunde 12.10 – 12.55 Uhr

Mittagspause 12.55 – 13.25 Uhr

7. Stunde 13.25 – 14.10 Uhr 8. Stunde 14.15 – 15.00 Uhr 9. Stunde 15.05 – 15.50 Uhr 10. Stunde 15.55 – 16.40 Uhr