"Dortmund Doubles"

I received an e-mail from Angela Märtin, a member of staff on the American Studies
Department and the coordinator of the "Dortmund Double“ program, yesterday. Basically "Dortmund Doubles" is a program that Dortmund has for their international students that matches those who are studying abroad there with students from Dortmund who are interested in inter-cultural exchange (i.e. these student either have spent or will spend time aboard in the future). The goal of the program is to help students have a smooth transition onto the campus by showing us around, introducing you to friends, taking to you places off campus, etc. In addition, during the first few weeks (before actual classes start on October 15th) they've organized a lot of common activities for the exchange students (about 2,000 of us from what I understand) such as parties and trips.