Willkommen, Alexandra! Ich habe auch Deutsch in der Schule gelernt. Aber mein Deutsch schlect ist. Viele Jahre ha passiert und ich habe niemand wer mit mir kann sprechen.
(maybe not 100% translation: Welcome Alexandra! I also learned German at school. But my German is bad. Many years have passed and I have no one who can talk with me.)
I've been to Germany a few times, mostly around the Black Forest though I had a very interesting visit in Berlin about six months after the Wall came down. My grandfather was born in Germany, too, though I don't believe I ever heard him speak German, even among the adults when us kids were present.
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