Today we were off to another early start after a good night's sleep in our new hotel in Engelberg! We first visited PH Zug, a Swiss University for teachers. Our sessions were very interactive and we got to help the students with their English, as German was their first language. While Geneva is primarily French speaking, Zug, Lucerne, and Engelberg are primarily German speaking. This is a new challenge for most of us!
On a side note, Amanda, Ansley, Sarah Grace, Samantha, and Catherine were featured in a music video for the American song "Happy" that the school was producing. Stay tuned for a link to experience the soon-to-be famous Swiss-American pop stars! Maybe we can all learn a few dance moves from them while we are at it!
We also had the opportunity to tour Zug Stadt, a school for disabled children. We were very impressed by the system in which students are trained for a particular vocation and that all other therapy needs were met within the school. Our interactions with the few children that we saw were quite heart warming! We were also in awe over their basket weaving, textile production (via loom), and card making abilities! The principal was even kind enough to let us take home one card each (normally sold) as a momentum from our visit.
Afterwards, we took a short ride over to Lucerne where we had several hours free to shop, eat, and take more selfies (like good Americans) around the city.
Saturday morning we will head out to spend our last day on Mount Titlis for some ski resort play time! In good time we will be heading home to you all with vast amounts of chocolate and other Swiss goodies!
See you soon,
Jenny
ICW blogger
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