{"id":10130,"date":"2017-02-25T09:12:36","date_gmt":"2017-02-25T15:12:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/?p=10130"},"modified":"2017-02-25T09:12:36","modified_gmt":"2017-02-25T15:12:36","slug":"larissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paige.ericksonfamily.com\/?p=10130","title":{"rendered":"Larissa!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>It was so great to see our former exchange student, Larissa, in Germany.  It was a bit out of the way, but since we were traveling from Amsterdam to Dusseldorf anyway, we just took a train to Osnabruck where she lives first.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_040304.jpg?m=1487627215\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>She came to the train station and picked us up, and it was wonderful to give her a great big hug!  She took us around town to show us some things, and we walked through the square.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_043312.jpg?m=1487627234http:\/\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was very cold and we were getting hungry, so Ryan and I ordered a hamburger from this stand.  Larissa is eating vegan, so she didn&#8217;t want any.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_045632.jpg?m=1487627300\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We looked at and went in 2 amazing churches.  It seems every block there&#8217;s a HUGE magnificent church.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_050411.jpg?m=1487627309http:\/\/\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_050648.jpg?m=1487627321http:\/\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We even asked a stranger to take a picture of the 3 of us, not just do a selfie.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/albums\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_051956.jpg?m=1487627332http:\/\/\" width=\"5184\" height=\"3888\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>And I wanted a picture with these fine people, as well.  They also gave me candy.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_052257.jpg?m=1487627345http:\/\/\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Then she took us to the house where she lives with a bunch of other college students.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_060111.jpg?m=1487627397http:\/\/\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a group of buildings on a little farm.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ericksonfamily.com\/gallery3\/var\/resizes\/2017\/Q1-January-March-2017\/ISE-2017\/Dusseldorf---ISE-2017\/20170211_060240.jpg?m=1487627407http:\/\/\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" class=\"alignnone size-medium\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All too soon our time was up and she brought us back to the train station to catch a train to Dusseldorf.  It was wonderful to see her and bring her some love from her American Family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was so great to see our former exchange student, Larissa, in Germany. It was a bit out of the way, but since we were traveling from Amsterdam to Dusseldorf anyway, we just took a train to Osnabruck where she lives first. 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