Matthew Westhoff talks to students about the American Dream.

"MeetUS" School Outreach at Bad Homburg's Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium
February 1, 2008. Matthew Westhoff, an employee with the Internal Revenue Service at the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, offered a workshop on “The American Dream” to thirty 13th graders at the Kaiserin-Friedrich-Gymnasium in Bad Homburg. Mr. Westhoff explained the historical, philosophical, religious and political origins and bases of the American Dream and pointed to alternative concepts and challenges to the American Dream during the course of American history. He also involved the students in a lively discussion of the question whether or not the American Dream was perhaps their own dream, a European dream or even a universal dream.  Following the talk, Mr. Westhoff presented the hosting teacher, Ms. Storck, with some literature and materials on the U.S., provided by the Consulate's Information Resource Center.