Hi there!
My name is Moritz Büttner and I'm 17 years old. I live in Germany close to Munich and attend one of the local High Schools there. In 2010 my mom asked me if I want to spend half a year in the United States as an exchange student. My brother told me how awesome it is over there, because he was doing the exact same back then. I decided to go for it and before I even knew it, I got a host family in Potomac, Maryland. About half a year later I was on a plane about to start an adventure that would change my life forever.
I quickly adapted to the american lifestyle and fell in love with the country, the people and the sports over there (expecially American Football and Lacrosse).
My host family, the other kids and even the school (yeah I actually did like going to school there) made the decision easy
to spend a whole year over there, so I told my (real) parents I would like to spend another 6 months in the US and they agreed. (this is halloween, we don't actually look like this haha)
I made a lot of friends that still play a huge role in my life and always will. After 10 months, that literally felt like 2, I had to board a plane knowing that I might not see my friends again. I tried to keep in touch with them which is pretty hard over a distance of over 4000 miles. So I researched how much a flight back is and started saving money to come back. About a year later I had the money and booked a flight to spend my complete summer break with my friends.
In spite of the fact that over a year had passed since I saw them for the last time, they handled the situation like I was never gone. It was during that time that we came up with the idea that I should come back to spend Prom (may 2014) with them. We were absolutely stoked about that idea and decided to actually make this happen. And that's where indiegogo has to help us.
I can't make enough money for two flights ( I want to spend my next summer break over there too) so I need your help!!! Every single dollar counts and even if you can't donate anything thank you for sharing this page. The goal that I would love to reach is about half of the price of the flight. I'm a teenager that does not have enough money for any perks for my supporters besides photos of prom.
So please make our dream come true and help us wherever you can. You also help us by just sharing this page. I can't thank you enough!!!