I’d like to start this blog post off by apologizing to any readers. I have not blogged since October on account of a few very busy months and my incredible procrastination skills. Here is a …
Germany
Berlin, Germany
Recently I was able to travel to Berlin with my entire program. This is what CIEE calls an “ICE” weekend, or inter-cultural exchange. Around 70 of us hopped on a bus and took a 5 …
Guten Tag Duestchland
Going back to my roots in Duestchland with my partner in crime Martha. Martha, known as Marta in Europe (she tried to do the whole euro thing) has been my one of my best friends …
Spontaneous Munich Adventures
I’ve alway been one for embracing spontaneous travel, but this time I may have outdone myself. I was just finishing up my first day of Friday classes a couple weekends ago (yes, this post is …
Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Lazy day Just a quick update…so Monday we drove from Amelie’s grandparents to Aachen where her mom and little brother live, it is right on the border to the Netherlands. We spent Monday walking around …
Notes on Berlin for the next time (as told by sleep-deprived travelers)
This weekend nine of my flat mates and I headed to Berlin. After a great weekend and a night in the airport we decided to take notes to remember the weekend and to reference for …
Travel Review: European rail systems
With the bulk of my travels behind me I’ve decided that I’m going to try and do a series of reviews of things you experience in every country you go too (trains, planes, major tourist …
Does “Diaspora” Mean Anything?
“So, what are you?” What a typical question for Americans to ask one another. What are you? In retrospect it seems kind of… weird. What are you? That could mean really anything. I’m a size …
The Business of Saving Irish
One of the strangest sensations about being in Ireland is seeing the use of a written language you just about never actually hear spoken in day-to-day life. Ireland is through and through an English-speaking nation. …
Shooting swans and other Russian pass times…
IAP Blog Blog Post 22 Monday, January 28, 2013 Shooting swans and other Russian pass times… Will it get to the point that Swan Lake can’t be performed in Moscow anymore? What happens when something …