First impression Louisville

Hey! I am Anna from Germany and am currently staying in Crescent Hill, Louisville! In my home country I study law and my employer is the city of Mainz.

I arrived July 2^nd and since then I have gotten to know how beautiful of a city this is. Not only that I was able to be on the Ohio River with it’s wonderful fire works on July 4^th, I was also fortunate to visit amazing things such as “Shakespeare in the Park”, that the city and generous donors offer the citizens for free! Unbelievable!

Everyday I am surprised how special this city is, compared to other cities I have been to in the states. With great surprise I saw, that Louisville still has local firms and stores that still seem to flourish despite of the economic situation.

Also I enjoy the bus transfer and bike routes throughout the whole area, which make it so easy to get around, even without having a car. That reminds me of Europe a lot and how we get places easily.

Currently I am shadowing Judge Cunningham that oversees criminal and civil on state level. Here I am able to watch Jury Trials, which we don’t have in our country, unfortunately, how I now think.

Also I work for the Catholic Charity and here I am able to tutor illiterates in the English language. That is quite challenging but it reminds me of how well-off I am every day and that has a deep impact on how I see and appreciate things lately.

Last but not least I help out Joanne Lloyd-Triplett in her office with things like events or such. I am very thankful because she’s been the one setting all these things up for me and is the reason, why I am even here in Louisville. So at this point I’d like to give a special thanks to you, Jo, you are doing a fabulous job and I hope that we can deepen the Mainz-Louisville friendship in the future.

I am living with a wonderful host dad on Hite and Franfort and we spend great time together. Some mornings we sit on the porch, drink coffee from Heine Brothers across the street, talk, or read the news paper together. He and his family have been very hospitable and I know I will be very sad once I have to leave. (Which won’t be until August 7^th).

Also, I was able to visit the German-American Club last weekend which Janet and Tom Raderer, where I had “Sauerkraut”, which I hadn’t eaten in 6 months. They have been really nice with me and drove me through some parts of Louisville that I hadn’t seen yet.

However, I am very much looking forward to this weekend. I will be able to join the French students to a national park in Kentucky where we will be camping in a close-by cave, that is the biggest in the world. EXCITING!

Last but not least I want to thank the big supporters and community that has gathered around the sisters cities programs for so many years! Because of you, people like us are able to visit great places like Louisville, get to know other cultures and ways and I am so thankful for that! I hope the strong community in Louisville won’t vanish.

Anna Frosting