German-US-American Youth Exchanges – USA-Special 2022
John Schubert, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council What did you learn about Germany that you didn’t know before? The thing I learned about Germany itself that most sur- prised me was how involved and motivated its youth are to be changemakers. Whenever anyone from the Ameri- cans would discuss a problem that we would have, the German youth were always the first to ask us what we were doing about it, sometimes pushing us to do more! The tenacity of these young leaders amazed me then and now.
John Schubert Charlotte, North Carolina
Web: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council (administered by Generation Nation )
Breonna Tuitt, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Youth Council What motivated you to participate in the G-A Sister Cities Youth Forum? I wanted to know what the political culture in Germany was like. I wanted to try and understand how Germany's government impacted the people and the way they lived, then compare this to the United States.
Breonna Tuitt Charlotte, North Carolina
Web: Charlotte- Mecklenburg Youth Council (administered by Generation Nation )
Ann Vadakkan, Austin Youth Council
What’s your biggest takeaway from the experience?
My biggest takeaway from the experience is learning ab- out a particular initiative the Germans used that I would like to implement in my school. Essentially, they created a way to track carbon emissions in their school to see how much certain factors in a school setting contributed to the overall carbon emissions. With this information, they were able to target certain areas where they could redu- ce carbon emissions. Putting this into effect in our school systems today could be a great way to decrease our car- bon footprint.
Ann Vadakkan Austin, Texas
Web: Austin Youth Council
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