When 16-year-old Claire Marie Walther was looking to travel from her home in Hamburg, Germany, to the United States as an exchange student, she chose to stay with a host who is familiar to her family.

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In September 2019, Concord High students greeted German students from Maximilian Kolbe Gymnasium (high school) in Wegberg, Germany on at the Concord bus terminal on Stickney Ave. Credit: GEOFF ...