On our first full day in Basel, the Swiss students and their teachers, Caroline MacFarland and Melanie Scherrer, provided a fun, informative tour of Basel! We met at the Gymnasium Leonhard where the Swiss students attend school at 10 am, a nice slow start to the day. Students arrived on foot, on bicycles, and walking from the tram. Everyone was excited to be there and reported a good first day at home with their Swiss hosts.
We went inside and got to hear some presentations about Swiss culture and customs, industry and geography, and key tourist sights. Then, we went on a walking tour of Basel and the Swiss students provided many more small presentations at different spots around the city. We did walk A LOT that day, and even the Swiss students were a little tired out by the end of it, but it was a great introduction to the beautiful city of Basel! 
We finished out the day by sharing a pizza dinner at a restaurant in Basel to officially welcome our group, and then students went home to rest and have some more "unstructured" time!
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