Welcome to the board Christina. You will find this group the most helpful I have ever come across and so generous in so many ways. What part of Germany are you located in? I visited there in '93 and would love to come back again, but doubt that it will ever happen due to my age at this point and time and things being so expensive now as well. Loved the three weeks I spent there, did some genealogy and some sightseeing and met so many wonderful people. I visited with my elderly mom, former sister-in-law, her mom and her two kids. It sounds funny to say, but my Mom was younger than I am now when we visited and she did better than any of us. >grin