Back in Germany for vacation in August 2000, one of my favorite plans was to shoot with Dennis again. It is surprising how some people change within few years - compare Dennis' looks with those just 1.5 years before in gallery 1 and 2.
 
 

Meanwhile (2000), Dennis is 19, has his driver licence and drives a cool car (not the red Mercedes in the pics, though!) attracting quite a few girls, more or less unvoluntarily ...
 
 

Dennis is now attending a three years education in let's call it professional waiting". Here in the US, everyone can start his own business or may get hired if his supervisors thinks he is suited for - no big requirements; in Germany you need a several year-long education for almost every profession.
 
 

This might be a relict of centuries of the rigide German crafts system ("Das Gildewesen"), and because of its lack of flexibility one of the reasons for the still high unemployment in Germany. However, this rigid systems has its points: Workers and employees with a long and detailed education have more competence and self-confidence. The error-rate may be lower.