When I last visited Berlin in December/January, I didn't feel a lot of pressure to see and do everything in my because I already knew for sure I'd be returning to Berlin in the spring for Fulbright's Berlin Seminar. Last week, I finally got that second opportunity to experience Berlin.
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When Americans think of celebrating "Karneval," we often get an image in our minds of a massive parade in Brazil full of women wearing outrageous, revealing costumes -- that is, if we think of anything at all.
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I often see members of the American media praising the German school system, but it seems to me people still don't quite understand how things work here. Here is a breakdown of how secondary education (generally) works in Germany, in terms of what schools are like and what options students have upon completing their education.
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My boyfriend Sven has promised me for a while now that he would take to me a game, and this past Saturday he finally made good on his promise, taking me to see Hannover face off against Wolfsburg.
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When my best friend Jenna came to visit, we decided we wanted to see Sweden again, but we wanted to see something completely different. So why not the Northern Lights? It started as a pipe dream, but as we researched it further, we realized we could actually make it happen.
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This is my fourth time being in Germany. Given that I've spent a reasonable amount of time exploring Germany, people were always surprised to hear that I'd never been to Berlin.
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