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    Berlin, Germany

    Juli 7th, 2008

    Hey, I am a Southern Polytechnic State University student from Atlanta, Georgia!  I am in fourth year and about to leave Germany.  I have had a great time here so far going to Ulm, Baden-Baden, Prague, Bregenze, Wolfsburg, Wittenburg, and Berlin!  I need to talk only about one of these places so I would like to talk about Berlin!  A city that has much to talk about.

    So far this summer we have visited Berlin at least three or four times!  While we were there we saw the Jewish Museum, Berlin Wall, Brandenburg Gate, DZ Bank, Reichstag, Altes Museum, Sachsenhausen, Alexanderplatz, Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Sony Center, and so much more!  I can tell that modern architecture is appreciated more over here in Germany than it is back in the Sates, well at least I can speak for Atlanta.   We had a break in our Excursion to Berlin [the second time I went] and we had this amazing photo op in front of the Berlin Wall (I am to the right and Rossi to the left)!

    Berlin Wall

     

    While I have been here in Germany, I have enjoyed learning about the culture and the way of life, food, transportation, and holidays.  I will have to say, I will miss the bratwursts’ and the spicy mustard!  The currywursts’ from Berlin.  The yogurts that are used in salad dressings and sauces for doners; however, I will also miss the excitement of learning about a culture that is rich in architecture and history.

    I would also like to say that I am now a firm believer in riding a bike!  I just wish that Atlanta/Marietta had good enough sidewalks for that.  I do have a bike back at home, but I know that it will take gas getting up past $6 a gallon for most everybody to change there ideas about driving a car to go a mile!

     One of the most spectacular sites in Berlin was the Brandenburg Gate at night.  It shows you what Germany and Berlin has been through in the past, but it is still here to make sure that the past stays there, in the past!  I really hope everyone could see this in there lifetime.  I am very glad I did.

    Brandenburg Gate

    -Kira Melville

    Summer Study Abroad 2008 in Dessau, Germany

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