in my mind in my head tell me why this has to end

I have two very great sisters here, who I’m spending the whole summer with. I consider my host dad my father, basically, my second father. To be honest, I had a great host family, I’m still very much in contact with them. Schindler: I think it was the best year of my life. She stopped by KCAW and spoke with Robert Woolsey about how her year in Sitka influenced her choice of careers.

She visited Sitka this summer to reconnect with the community and with her host family. She’s since returned to her home in Germany to earn a Bachelor’s degree in International Relations, and is now studying for a Master’s in Peace Research. Tessa Schindler studied at Sitka High School in 20. Schindler attributes her career choice to seeing firsthand the effects of settler colonialism and cultural trauma in Sitka, “even if could not wrap my head around it at age 16.” (KCAW/Woolsey)Ī former exchange student is preparing for a career in international relations, after learning first-hand about colonialism during her year in Alaska.

Schindler was an AFS exchange student in Sitka during the 2015-16 school year. She grew up in Limbach-Oberfrohna, about three hours south of Berlin. Tessa Schindler is studying for her Master’s Degree in Peace Research and International Relations at the University of Tübingen in Germany.

In my mind in my head tell me why this has to end