I knew before evening coming to Germany that I wanted to make it to the infamous Oktoberfest in Munich, Germany. I can now say that I got to experience the craziness that is Oktoberfest. When I told my host, Olaf, my plans for Oktoberfest he was anything but jealous, in fact he thought it was […]
Tempelhof: A New Yet Old Park
One of my favorite things to do in Berlin is to visit a historical site and try to imagine what it must have been like in the decades or centuries past. Tempelhofer feld – earlier Tempelhof airport – is an example of the uniqueness of Berlin. It’s story you can find all over the city – […]
Swimming In Berlin
Swimming has been always been one of my favorite leisure time activities, so naturally when I travel, am egger to find a pool and jump in. How ever rules and regulations on swimming, and water safety vary from pool to pool and country to country. In the US there are two seasons for swimming long […]
Gehorsam
Almost every week, our class finds itself at another museum. Berlin has no shortage, and we have been incredibly lucky to see such a wide array of exhibits through our various courses. One of my favourite, though, was a featured installation titled “Gehorsam” (“Obedience” in English) that consisted of 15 different rooms, each examining a different […]
Dancing Refugees
On Saturday, October 5th, my host family took me along to Hamburg. The reason for our visit was because my host mother, Malalai, was involved in a theatrical production about the journeys of refugees. Not only was she involved, as it turns out, the production was an exposition on her journey from Afghanistan to Germany […]