Berlin! Who knew there could be SO much history in one city-state of Germany??? In 5 days, I have seen more about the last century of German history than I EVER thought I would. I saw: Fernsehturm (TV Tower at Alexanderplatz)Potsdamer PlatzBerliner Mauer (Berlin Wall)Checkpoint CharlieJudisches Museum (Jewish Museum)Museumsinsel (Museum Island)Berliner Philharmoniker Potsdam, including: Schloss Sanssouci, Haus der Wansee Konferenz)DDR MuseumBundeskanzleramt (Ge...

I have discovered some fashion rules in Germany. 1. Wear skinny jeans. 2. Wear lots of black and grey. 3. Wear black or grey boots, or just some black chucks. 4. NEVER smile. 5. You don't need to brush your hair every morning-- making it look perfect just isn't worth it. 6. NEVER wear a skirt without some kind of leggings/hosiery underneath. 7. If possible, wear a hat/cap of some sort. 8. layer looser-fitting shirts and always wear a jacket or sweater of ...

Are we really that stereotypical? Is drinking and partying every night really the only goal of college-age Americans? Literally every time I meet with my group, that's all that comes up. What happened at the bars last night. Who got kicked out. Who got trashed. Who had to walk all the way back drunk. It's annoying and I wish they were actually here to study. I met one person out of fifty who is somewhat like me in that we haven't gone out and gotten smashed like ...

I am continually amazed at how wonderful this culture is. Germans really are just as practical and reasonable as everyone makes them out to be. As we made our way through the woods of the Schwarzwald (the Black Forest), we would occasionally come to a little village of houses. These houses, however, aren't like the houses we inhabit back home. They are quite like city apartments, where each person who lives there has their own living space, but there are multipl...

Today was the second day of my excursion! I'm just learning how to use the Tram system, and I feel like i'm getting the hang of it. ;) Since Freiburg is technically a "big city" by population standards, but it's really got a small-town-feel, it's not too overwhelming. I love the feel of the city, too. It's been sunny since i got here, and it is SO beautiful. All the houses and buildings (except for the really old ones of course) are pastel colored-- mai...