Culture Trade
I am not sure that I could really name one thing I have encountered that would be a cultural trade during my time spent in Germany. Every day is a cultural trade as I learn about new German cultures and they in return get to hear about how American culture is different. I suppose since halloween was just last week it was interesting to share stories of how halloween is spent in both countries. The halloween phenomenon is just starting to gain ground here as I recall my host mother saying "i saw kids dressed up and walking around for the first time ever" and when I told her what my family usually does for halloween she was astonished.
Every day here is a cultural trade as I still adapt to the culture hear and am able to interact with different people with many different cultural backgrounds. Even though everyone here is Koelner, they are all very different and bring their own cultures to the table and create a somewhat melting pot here in Rheinland.