Category: Germany Blog 2017
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Women of Agora – A Senior Project
Hi all, Hannah, Blair, and I are seniors at Christchurch School. For our integrated senior project, we are working to give back to people who have become like family – the rural Himalayan community of Agora. We want to bring light to the lives of the women in the village. The three of us will…
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Last Day!
We spent today in Münschen’s famous Marienplatz with lunch in Münschen’s largest open air market. The afternoon was full of packing and getting ready for our early morning departure, followed by a final German dinner together. See you at home!
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Days 11 and 12: Naumburg and München
We’ve done lots of traveling this weekend. We left Stuttgart Saturday morning for our journey to Naumberg, which is a small German town where philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche lived as a child. We visited the Nietzsche museum, located in his childhood home, and the found the historic town square, where the Rathaus (town hall) dates to…
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Day 10: Calw, Hermann Hesse, and Schwärzwalder Kirschtorte
Today we took a short drive to the picturesque black forest town of Calw (pronounced “kalf”), the birthplace and childhood home of the famous German novelist and noble laureate Hermann Hesse. We toured the Hesse Museum, saw his home, and posed by his statue on the 15th century bridge in town. We then had an…
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STEM Team 3: Wilhelm-Gymnasium, Pheano Science Center, and Celebration
Start with the Best – Quotes from our Students My experiences in Braunschweig have been eye-opening. I have learned so much about the people, language, and the school system. Despite our cultural differences, my hostess, Tomke, and I found that we have much in common. Our differences also led to long discussions ranging from candy…
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Day 9: Cologne to Stuttgart
We had an early morning today, departing from Cologne by 8:00 am for the four hour drive to Stuttgart. We’re actually in this area to visit the historic small town of Calw, the birthplace of the Nobel Prize-winning novelist Hermann Hesse, which we will do tomorrow. In the meantime, we took full advantage of Stuttgart.…
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Day 8: Cologne
Our second day in Cologne had two parts. In the morning we climbed the famous Köln Döm (Cologne Cathedral), all 533 steps of it (according to Katie, it’s actually 538). Wethen had some free time to shop and in the afternoon we took a short train ride outside the city. We stopped at the Augustusburg…
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STEM Team 2: Braunschweig, DLR Research
The Best First – Quotes from our Students I have been fascinated by aviation my whole life. When I got in those simulators it was the closest thing to flying a plane that I have ever experienced. ~ Author Nichols ’20 We need to also share picture of our experience while at the DLR Research Lab. The US…
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STEM Team 1: Braunschweig, DLR Lab School
The Best First – Quotes from our Students Today June 7th was our last full day in Braunschweig and last night with our wonderful host families. The day was so much fun, we attended some classes and then we went to the Volkswagon cool science center. Inside the strange building their were tons of cool…
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Days 6 and 7: Bach Museum and off to Cologne
Monday morning we visited the small but fascinating Bach Museum in Leipzig, just across the street from the Thomas Kirche. It give us more insight into the professional and family life of the great musician, as well as into the construction of organs! After lunch we checked out our rental vehicles and hit the Autobahn…
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Day 5: Leipzig Stadtfest and Thomaskirche
How do you bring musical genius, the power of the human spirit, theological perspective and civic spirit into balance? Travel to Lepzig and find yourself at the Stadtfest! The CCS Scholars and Faculty have spent the day immersed in “Deutsches kultur”. After a short train journey from Berlin the group dropped luggage at the hotel…
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Day 4: Sachsenhausen and East Side Gallery, Berlin Wall
We boarded an early train up to Sachsenhausen Memorial concentration camp about twenty-five miles north of Berlin. The overcast day matched the somber and sobering feelings during our two hour tour. We rented audio wands that allowed us to experience the camp on our own. Afterward, we sat and listened to music written and performed…
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Day 3: Berlin
We’re getting ready to head out! Today’s agenda is the Holocaust Memorial here in Berlin and the University of Berlin as well as time to explore . . . . . . and what a day we had! We took buses and trams and walked. We spent time at the Holocaust Memorial this morning, which…
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Days 1 and 2
We’ve only been in Berlin for twenty-four hours but we’ve done a lot. After arrival, some late night pizza took care of hunger from the long trip. Then this morning, we headed out by train to Wittenberg, the famous site of the beginning of the Reformation. There we had a traditional German meal and…
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Das Abenteuer beginnt in Berlin
The group is in Berlin already and enjoying the wonders of Germany. Be on the lookout for the first updates from students!