Jos Cremers came to American for two reasons, “to experience
the American lifestyle and play American football.”
So far he is having a great time doing both. Cremers
played on a club football team where he lives in Germany and the 285
pounder is starting on the line for the Timberwolves.
Cremers is actually British. He was born in England
where he spent his first few years before his family moved to Korea for a
year. After that, they moved to Germany near Hanover in the town of
Meinersen which has a population of about 6,000.
This is the main town in the area which is surrounded by a
great deal of agriculture. His father is a project manager for one of the
car companies in Germany and his mother was an engineer before she decided to
stay home with Cremer and his younger brother.
This school year Cremers is living with Duane and Cheryl
Luzum in Exeter. The Luzum’s have two grandchildren, Trevor and Hailey
who are seniors at Exeter-Milligan.
Cremers is really enjoying the experience of playing
football, except for the heat. In Germany, his club team would only
practice twice a week, so after school practice is another adjustment for him.
Food is another one of the aspects of America that Cremers
is enjoying, “There is more food and bigger portions. I really like
Mexican food like burritos.”
Along with enjoying the food Cremers is looking to “improve
my English, I want to learn the culture. I want to say I’ve been to
America, I’ve learned about the culture and I know how they are.”
Although the year spent at Exeter-Milligan will not count
for school in Germany, Cremers believes the year will be an invaluable
experience for him, “Coming to American looks good on resumes and applications
and shows you are open to experiencing new things.”
His career goal is to be a teacher, a physical therapist or
a chiropractor. Ideally he would combine sports and teaching English.
Beside the food and football, Cremers is enjoying the time
with his host family and their extended family, “they have welcomed me in their
family and that’s important.”
So far, he has only struggled to adjust to a few
things. Recycling is a much bigger focus in Germany, “We have lots of
bins for paper, metal, glass. I have to remind myself we only have one
bin now.”
Transportation and distance is the other adjustment Cremers
has had to make. “In Germany, I can get on a bus to travel anywhere I
have to go. Here you have to get in a car as everything is a distance.”
He added, “Exeter is the perfect place to start little
before getting to the big stuff.”
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