The town twinning that Miesbach entered into in 2020 with the town of Marseillan in the south of France should be a starting signal for getting to know each other.
But the corona pandemic has so far destroyed this.
Pupils at the Miesbach high school are now starting a new campaign to liven up the dialogue - with the help of good old pen pals.
Miesbach
- A town twinning lives from the exchange of people. But how is this supposed to get going when the corona pandemic has prevented all contacts so far? A group of 12th grade students at the Miesbach grammar school has come up with a special idea. As part of a project seminar (P seminar), they not only want to get the dialogue between the two cities moving, but also to revive the good old pen friendship. With the campaign called “Lettres Dans Inconnu - Letters into the Unknown”, in which all interested Miesbachers can take part, you should get to know each other a little.
In order to be able to organize an exchange of letters between the two cities, citizens in both Miesbach and Marseillan should write letters - "in German or French, it doesn't matter," says student Lena Knapp, who, together with Ilona Mayr, is responsible for communication in the P seminar take over.
"Gladly in the respective mother tongue, if you can't speak the other language and it makes writing easier." Because the language shouldn't be an obstacle.
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The letters are then collected and later sent to the other city in a parcel.
When it comes to content, the writers are completely free.
"You can tell something about yourself, about your hometown, about your partnership, what you hope for from it, about Corona or about your last vacation," says Knapp.
That is exactly the exciting thing that you don't know who you will get an answer from in the end.
Since the recipients are not announced to the writers in advance, there should be an additional "feeling of surprise".
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In addition, an intergenerational exchange is to be promoted.
Because it is also important for the participants of the P-seminar that not only schoolchildren take part in the project, but people from all age and population groups.
"We would be particularly happy if we could motivate residents of retirement homes and schoolchildren to write so that several generations can participate."
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Anyone who would like to take part in this project, which is supported by the Marseillan godmother and former mayor Ingrid Pongratz, has until next Monday, October 18, time to write and post a letter.
Everyone determines the length themselves.
You can hand in your letter in the entrance hall of the grammar school in Miesbach.
There, the participants of the P seminar set up a collection box into which the letters can be thrown.
There is also more information about the project there.
"Our goal is to bring joy to many people with this project," says Lena Knapp, "and to make a small contribution to Franco-German friendship."
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