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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to live in Germany during World War II? Well, Hein Senior Tlustek was a kid during WWII. On February 26, Ms. McBride, an English teacher, had Hein as a guest speaker in her fourth period class. Hein was born outside of Berlin, Germany. Hein said that while others hid in bomb shelters, he sat on the roof and watched the bombs. He said that it looked like a light show.
Ms. McBride said that her class was learning about Anne Frank, and Jake Jackson, one of her students, mentioned that his grandpa grew up in Germany during that time. Jake said that Hein would be happy to come to Ms. McBride’s class.
Hein came to America in 1963 to attend BYU where he majored in teaching. But before that he went to Canada and worked as a gold miner. He has six kids and eighteen grandkids. Now he lives in Bedford, Indiana with his wife Donna. He is currently 79, but will be 80 in September.
Ethan Martin, an eighth grade student, said, “He talked a lot about things in his life that he did at that time, and it was really cool to see insight from his perspective.”
Ms. McBride said, “We also got to hear a cool story about when the American soldiers used to give him rides to school, chocolate, and Coke.”