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Exchange program connects Vermonters and Germans

Julian Schuler, an exchange student from Germany studying at Mt. Abe this school year, visits New York City with his host family, Mark and Mike Boltz-Robinson. Schuler came to Vermont through the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange, a program Mark took part in as an Otter Valley Union High School student in the 1980s. Photo courtesy of Mark and Mike Boltz-Robinson
June 18, 2026
A German exchange student’s year in Vermont left all those involved with new memories and a greater understanding of different cultures.
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