Category Archives: Fall 2010

Read student and recent alumni adventures during Fall 2010

When Nature and History Collide: Part 1

(Soviet War Memorial at Treptower Park) A few of my friends, fellow ETA’s stationed in Rheinland-Pfalz, stayed with me the night before the Fulbright conference started. They arrived quite early on Saturday morning, and so we decided to do a … Continue reading

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Fulbright Conference

The Fulbright conference was held last week from the 20th until the 24th. The 24th was technically check-out and last luxurious breakfast day, which was great for me anyway. There were a few interesting events and panels that the Fulbright … Continue reading

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Karneval…or is it Fasching???

The Germans celebrate Mardi Gras, but depending on the region, the Germans have two different names for it: Karneval and Fasching. Germans around the Cologne area say Karneval, whereas people from around Munich call it Fasching. I learned in school … Continue reading

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The First Day of Spring

(Caught up! Phew.) Spring is here in the North of France. I might be speaking a bit prematurely, but the sun is out for the second day in a row, and the trees outside my open window are covered in … Continue reading

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Sun in the North of France

(Almost caught up…) Believe it or not, after having finally (more or less) caught you up on my adventures from the last paid vacation, I’m about to go on another. T-minus 11 days until Amsterdam. City of canals, art museums, … Continue reading

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Paris, City of Miracles

(And a third time). And then we went to Paris: that beautiful, old city. We arrived pretty early on New Year’s Eve, without a map, or a place to stay for that night. To further complicate/ confuse things, as we … Continue reading

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Christmas in the North of France

(And again). Having lived in this region for a few months now, I have become quite acclimated to the stillness that permeates all of France on Sunday afternoons. Shops, cafes, and most restaurants close, shutters snap shut in front of … Continue reading

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Late Late Late

More (late) recapping of my Holiday adventures: The Scotland-Dusseldorf adventure started with the very simple, sweet idea of going home with one of my Scottish friends for a few days mid-December, have a fake family Christmas with her, and head … Continue reading

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A Cultural Study: Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day this year was really fun for me because I normally don’t do anything special for it. Not to say that I have some sort aversion to the day as a single individual, but I’ve never had the opportunity … Continue reading

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Attempting the Seemingly Impossible

The new U-bahn station at Brandenburger Tor on Line U55. So…a friend of mine, D, proposed this crazy idea at the beginning of the year. He wanted to ride all of the U- and S-bahn lines in Berlin. He had … Continue reading

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