Heidrun Peters:   Cell Phone: 171 311 75 79
Peter Rosenthal: Cell Phone: 0172 93 08 93 5

Friday, 9 March 2001:

Departure: American group: OK/USA to Munich by plane
                 German group:    Gütersloh to Munich by coach, leave at midnight

Saturday, 10 March 2001    Munich
8.30 hrs       - meet at airport Franz Josef Strauß in Munich
                    - transfer to hotel by coach and check in
                    (Hotel Orly, Gabrielenstraße 6, 80636 München, Tel.: 089/187012-16)
12.00 hrs     walk around Munich’s city centre, lunch in town
18.00 hrs     sightseeing tour by coach, dinner in town
 

Sunday, 11 March 2001       Bavarian Castles /Transfer to Gütersloh

7.00 hrs     breakfast at the hotel
7.30 hrs     sightseeing tour of beautiful castles and towns in Bavaria
                  transfer to Gütersloh by coach
21.00 hrs   arrival in Gütersloh, meet host families at the college
                  evening meal in host families
 

Monday, 12 March 2001     Cologne - Düsseldorf

7.40 hrs     meet at the main train station of Gütersloh
7.54 hrs     departure to Cologne
9.50 hrs     arrival in Cologne: visiting “THE CATHEDRAL”,
                  “The Roman Germanic Museum”,
                  free time for shopping
12.00 hrs   lunch in a traditional pub/restaurant, Gaffelhaus, Alter Markt 20,  Tel.: 0221 25 77 692
14.00 hrs   meet at the main train station in Cologne
14.16 hrs   departure to Düsseldorf
14.36 hrs   arrival at Düsseldorf: walk along the Königsallee,
                  guided tour in the art gallery and/or
                  the “Landtag” (Parliament building of Northrhine Westfalia),
                  free time for shopping
18.15 hrs   meet at the main station in Düsseldorf
18.25 hrs   departure to Gütersloh
20.05 hrs   arrival in Gütersloh
                  evening in host families
 

Tuesday, 13 March 2001       Berufskolleg und Stadt Gütersloh

7.45 hrs       meet at the Berufskolleg der Stadt Gütersloh
8.00 hrs       reception at the Berufskolleg by the Principal OStD Gerd Piepenbrock
                   and introduction to the “Dual System” in Germany
                   including a tour of the college (StD' Heidrun Peters)
9.45-
12.15 hrs     going to classes with host students and OK-USA 2001 exchange students

13.00 hrs reception by the deputy mayor of Gütersloh, Kirchstraße

14.00 hrs     lunch at the ALEX in Gütersloh, near the main bus/train station
16.00 hrs     sightseeing / shopping in Gütersloh with host students
19.00 hrs     common evening activity with host students/families
 

Wednesday, 14 March 2001      Visit to host students’ companies /
                                                   University, City Centre and Computer Museum in Paderborn

8.00 hrs          go to companies with host students
                      who will arrange company tours and work shadowings
10.45 hrs        meeting at the Berufskolleg der Stadt Gütersloh, Wiesenstraße 29,
                      transfer to Paderborn
12.00 hrs-      arrival at the university in Paderborn, meeting place “ADUI MAX”
14.30 hrs       visit to the main lecture hall,
                      a student’s lodging in Vogeliusweg,
                      tour of  the university including the central library and the cafeteria,
                      lunch in the university pub,
                      visit to the “eurobiz-buero” (internet café)
                      (tour guides: Jürgen Oesterschlink, OK-USA 1999 participant,
                                         Clint (?), American exchange student)
14.45-
15.45 hrs     Sightseeing in Paderborn, Cathedral and City Centre
16.00 hrs     guided tour in the Heinz Nixdorf Computer Museum (in English)
                   (5000 years of information technology)
19.00 hrs     return to Gütersloh, Berufskolleg der Stadt Gütersloh, Wiesenstraße 29
                   evening in host families
(20.00 hrs   Main Theatre in Bielefeld: “Frau Luna” for guests staying at P. Rosenthal and H. Peters)
 

Thursday, 15 March 2001         Berlin

6.30 hrs       meet at the main train station in Gütersloh
6.44 hrs       departure to Berlin
6.55 hrs       arrival in Bielefeld
7.06 hrs       departure to Berlin
9.36 hrs       arrival in Berlin: guided sightseeing tour by bus (stop at sights of your choice),

13.00 hrs     guided tour (in English) in the Pergamon Museum, Bodestr. 1-3 (Museum Island, City Centre)
14.00 hrs     time for sightseeing in groups
19.21 hrs     departure to Bielefeld/Gütersloh
21.52 hrs     arrival in Bielefeld
22.05 hrs     departure to Gütersloh
22.14 hrs     arrival in Gütersloh
 

Friday, 16 March 2001              Factory visit to NOBILIA and Farewell Party

8.15 hrs         meet at NOBILIA
8.30 hrs         guided tour (in English and German) at NOBILIA (producer of kitchens),
                      breakfast at the company (Mr. Kleinegesse and Katja Kleinegesse)

                     free afternoon

20.00 hrs     Party for all American friends, host students and
                    former OK-USA-participants at
                    Katja Kleinegesse, Goldlachstr. 9, 33335 Gütersloh, Tel.: 05241/77530

Saturday, 17 March 2001/        A week end with host families
Sunday, 18 March 2001

Monday, 19 March 2001       Departure to Düsseldorf – OK/USA
 
 

I tried to arrange the schedule against the following ideas:

- let the students/adults see as much of Germany as possible in a short time
- use the fast trains as much as possible
- concentrate on the cities rather than on the smaller towns around because it is their first time to Germany
- spend the a day at college when the host students will be there on a day release basis
- spend a morning in the host students’ companies
- common visit to a factory, university and computer museum
- allow as much time as possible with host students
- enjoy some common activities
- give them all the week end to experience life in the host families or have extra outings maybe to the nice smaller towns (like Bielefeld, Münster, Detmold etc.) in the area

List of host students/adults and American friends

Tonia Kirchhof                                                                                           Nicci Palesano
Egerländer Str. A 16, 33332 Gütersloh, Tel.: (0) 5241 702980

Jan Repp                                                                                                    Tommy Eastep
Seilerstr. 14, 33378 Rheda-Wiedenbrück, Tel.: (0) 5242 37008

Julia Büldt                                                                                                        Alicia Ferell
Rhedaer Str. 87, 33334 Gütersloh, Tel.: (0) 5241 56896

Katja Kleinegesse                                                               Cassie McNeff, Keely Albers
Goldlackstr. 9, 33335 Gütersloh, Tel.: (0)5241 77530

Maik Schramm                                                                                           Diana Callahan
Alte Heidewaldstr. 14, 33332 Gütersloh, Tel.: 0171 7880612     (the first days)
Christopher Bussemaß
Schledebrückstr. 98, 33332 Gütersloh, Tel.: 0170 2317125 (the last days)

Hanna Dreyer                                                                  Cassi Terry, Jessica Hansens
Georgstr. 1, 33649 Bielefeld, Tel.: (0) 521 45667, DrDreyer@t-online.de

Julia Vennemann                                                                                         Carla Eastep
Gütersloherstr. 48, 33428 Harsewinkel, Tel.: (0) 5247 2198

Peter Rosenthal                                    Jennifer Staton, Latrisha Brewer, Nima Boots
Speerweg 4, 33659 Bielefeld, Tel.: (0) 521 429300, CuP.Rosenthal@t-online.de

Heidrun Peters                                                                      Anita, Gene, Eugene Akin
Krokusweg 2, 33803 Steinhagen, Tel.: (0) 5204 4848, Heidrun.Peters@t-online.de