Saturday, February 28, 2015

WE HAD A GREAT TIME IN GATLINBURG!!



Mary and Jim took Lea, Sophie, Zoe, Lisa, Yehia, George, Yuhang, Oak and Alberto to Gatlinburg, Tennessee to spend a fun-filled weekend with students, local coordinators and host families from Chattanooga, Knoxville and Atlanta.  Activities included skiing, skating, visiting attractions and enjoying the hotel's heated indoor/outdoor pool and hot tub.  With almost 50 exchange students, we all had a ball.

Zoe and Lea on the ice


Yehia and Lisa on the ice


Sophie on the ice

Students toss a football in the indoor pool

Sophie and Lisa enjoy the indoor pool

Students relax in the hot tub

The ski slope

Some kids snow tubed (left)

George take a ski lesson


Yuhang, Lisa and Yehia pose for a picture
We head down the mountain on the aerial tram after a day of fun in the snow

GOVERNMENT ACTIVITY

Several of our students participated in a Government Activity on January 8.  We had roundtable discussions with staff members of Congressman Mo Brooks Huntsville office as well as Tommy Battle, the Mayor of Huntsville.  We also attended a Huntsville City Council meeting at which the local CIEE students were recognized with a presentation of certificates from the Council.