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Leopard

Leopard

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Hello from Germany,

My Name is Jan Laurisch and i was born in East Germany in 1976.
Yes, the past was deep-red but now the present is blue. :2:
I live close to Collogne.
Married Soldier, patchwork family, two boys age 14 and 16.
Hobbys: geocaching, volleyball, badminton.
Interests: sci-fi, history, science, home improvement and a lot more.
Passion: Lantern-Collector, non-electric stuff like railroad lanterns.

I am member of following Lodges:
"Zum Leoparden" i.O. Luckau (where i started my freemasonry journey in 2000 and giver of my sername)
"Friedrich Wilhelm zu den drei Kränzen" i.O. Torgau (adopted)
"Henning von Treskow" i.o. Potsdam. (1st and only german military Lodge after WW2, founding member)
All Grandlodge 3WK.
Mastermason since 2003.

I am here because in don't know much about American Freemasonry.
In june i will be in El Paso for two weeks.
I am a MIM 104 Patriot-maintenance-guy and there is a course in Fort Bliss to teach me a little bit more.
It will be my first time in USA and i am extremly curious about EVERYTHING.

brotherly greetings
 

Michael Hatley

Premium Member
Hallo, ich habe einen Freund, der in Köln lebt!

My German is even worse than my Spanish though so forgive me. I was in Europe last year and met a German fellow in Strausbourg who guided me around France and Switzerland, really nice fellow and he lives in Köln now.

I am sure that some El Paso Brothers will stop by, but if not send me a message and I'll guide you to a local lodge. And if you make it to Houston we will have to get together!

Welcome to the forum!
 

Leopard

Registered User
Hi Michael,

thanks for your reply.
Your German was absolutly correct and i hope that i am able to answer in the same quality.
As long we communicate in Englisch it will be ok ;-)
Mostly i take part of work in Bonn, the former capital of West Germany, but maybe i've met im in the past.

brotherly greetings
 

ahyen

Registered User
Hey was geht? wielange hast du ein freemason sein? Mein bruder im bergisch gladbaech lebst. und ich auch habe freundinn beim mulheim an der ruh. Naja ich mag vielen deutschsprechen, wenn du willst PM mir :) ich bin kein mason gerade, aber nicht zu lang, wie ich hoffe.

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Leopard

Registered User
Hello,

today i recieved my certificate to show that i am a Master Mason.
I am in good standing. :beer:
I will be in El Paso from 18.06.-27.06.

Greetings Jan
 

ahyen

Registered User
Hello,

today i recieved my certificate to show that i am a Master Mason.
I am in good standing. :beer:
I will be in El Paso from 18.06.-27.06.

Greetings Jan

great! i hope you have a great time!

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Leopard

Registered User
Hi all,

i think there is a problem with my Inbox and Send Items.
There is only 1 message an i answered it twice but ther is nothing in my Send Item box...
Did i something wrong?

I hope also that somebody contact me in El Paso.
I want to learn how people ther live.
All the easy thing if you understand.
I am interested in everything.
Many things are so different to Germany and i dont want to be only a surface visitor.

greetings Jan
 

crono782

Premium Member
There is an option on the site that you must enable to save message copies stored in your sent items. By default it is off.


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DJGurkins

Floresville #515
Premium Member
Welcome Brother. I hope you enjoy your visit in this vast and wonderful country. If you find yourself in San Antonio TX. PM me and we can get together for a cup of coffee or see the Alamo.
 

Leopard

Registered User
Hello,

it seems that there are no Freemasons in El Paso which want to give a helping hand if i need one in the foreign.
I'm a little worry that I might be doing something wrong in the foreign country whose laws I do not know all of them.
I would have felt a little more comfortable if I had someone more familiar with the country.
There are so many differences to Germany and I do not want to do something wrong unintentionally.
I started a request to the United Grandlodges of Germany for contact.
They contacted the Grandlodge of Texas but didnt recieved an answer.
Please PN me somebody what my mistake was.

Greetings Jan
 

dfreybur

Premium Member
it seems that there are no Freemasons in El Paso which want to give a helping hand if i need one in the foreign.
I'm a little worry that I might be doing something wrong in the foreign country whose laws I do not know all of them.
I would have felt a little more comfortable if I had someone more familiar with the country.
There are so many differences to Germany and I do not want to do something wrong unintentionally.
I started a request to the United Grandlodges of Germany for contact.
They contacted the Grandlodge of Texas but didnt recieved an answer.
Please PN me somebody what my mistake was.

American jurisdictions are less formal for visitation. Show up in person and show them your credentials. We use a document issued by the GL that shows our membership is current. In the US it's called a dues card. I take it other countries use a document issued by the GL that shows your membership is current but it is called by some other name.

The formal introduction method GL to GL does work buts it is extremely slow. It's intended for moving residence not for temporary assignments like a military TDY.

http://grandlodgeoftexas.org/lodgelocator

I see ten lodges near there. Anyone on the forum a local to one of them? I'm in San Antonio 2-3 hours away.
 

Leopard

Registered User
Thank you Doug Freyburger,

i have this dues card.
I will follow your advice when i am in El Paso next week.
Maybe i get contact.
I am curious and I just want to learn as much as possible about this county.
Nothing replaces the personal impressions and experiences.

Greetings, Jan
 

Dow Mathis

Premium Member
Welcome, Leopard, and good luck with your search. I think that you'll find El Paso about as different from Germany as imaginable. Sorry that I can't help you out with lodges there, but I used to live in that general part of the state. There's some beautiful country out there. Harsh, but beautiful in its own way. If you end up in or around Boerne, TX let me know. Our lodge has stated meetings the third Monday of the month, and floor practice most other Mondays.

I see ten lodges near there. Anyone on the forum a local to one of them? I'm in San Antonio 2-3 hours away.

Brother Doug, check your mileage again, By my best recollection, the trip from SA to El Paso is around eight hours, not two-three (of course, it might be quicker with that black helicopter of yours... :laugh:).
 
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Roy Vance

Certified
Premium Member
Anyone on the forum a local to one of them? I'm in San Antonio 2-3 hours away.

LMBO! Brother Freyburger, depending on what part of San Antonio you live in, you are about 525 miles from El Paso. I would estimate a good 7 1/2 to 8 hours. Unless, of course, you were refering to flying over there. (Aww shucks, I didn't read far enough. Just like me to put my foot in my mouth. LOL! I'm gonna leave the post anyway, maybe y'all can laugh at me for a while. It won't hurt too much.)
 
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robert leachman

Registered User
Stay out if Mexico!

Use the Texas GL locator and follow up with a phone call when you get here to make sure the information on meeting nights is correct.

Many Lodges have have practice days that may not be listed on the Internet. You might just call around and try to find if something unscheduled (a called meeting) might be going on.


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