German exchange student joins

NFHS student body for 2022

by Bethany Knode

Goodbyes. Tears. Anxiety. On Aug. 1 Greta Fleiss decided to say goodbye to everything she had known to go to a country full of mysteries and possibilities. She left Germany and embarked on a 20-hour journey by herself to America.

From a town called Essen, Fleiss spent most of her time with her friends, and loved to be outside in nature. Sometimes she would visit her distant family by train and she cherished times like that. She would also go to the Baltic Sea with her family. However, it was time for her to go on an adventure of her own.

“My mom and sister went to the airport with me and we said goodbye at the security gate,” Fleiss said. Her plane ride was full of worries. Not getting along with her host sister, or not finding friends were just a couple of her fears she mentioned she had about coming over.