alex.detmar

Hi to all! I am brand new to travelpunk, still trying to figure it out :D

I am looking for advice from people who travelled between the ages of 16-18 but had to deal with overprotective parents.

I hosted an exchange student from Montabaur, Germany this year, and then fell in love with a boy from Neumarkt in der Operpfalz, Germany. I am very much welcomed by both of their families to stay and visit next summer. it would be nice to meet my exchange student, Rebecca, again, as well as the rest of the germans that came to my high school for a few weeks. i got along with rebecca and she was a "delight to host", said my dad.
I had a beautiful and meaningful relationship with Christoph from Bavaria in the six months he was here. We fell in love quickly and had a very serious relationship which we ended when he flew back to Bavaria three days ago. Although we both agreed to live our own lives, we remain very much in love at the moment, and the thought of seeing eachother next summer keeps us cheerful.
Both his family and rebeccas have said they will do anything for me (pick me up from the airport, give me my own room, take me on trips and treat me as their own) and hope to see me soon. Money is not an issue for my family. I do not speak German, but Rebecca and her family speak fair english while Christoph speaks perfect english and his family is somewhat fluent. The main issue is that my parents are overprotective. I am seeking advice on how to get them to say "yes" to letting me travel to Germany next summer, as it is VERY important to me.

help?

Alex