Visiting the Reichstag
Students take in the current seat of Germany's government.
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Graffiti Galore!
Particularly in our part of Berlin (Kreuzberg), graffiti defines the scene.
Our home-away-from-home
The CIEE (Center for International Exchange) campus is a comfortable and central home for us and the Landmark program..
The Weekend
Students choose a range of activities for their weekend "down" time.
Getting Around Berlin
Most all the students are now adept at getting themselves anywhere they want to go in the city by using the public transportation system.
A Day of Haunting History
Students take on independent research around Berlin.
An odd and haunting historical site
Students are interacting with history in so many hands-on ways here in Berlin. But Sacha Lann’s first journal gives clear picture of the impact of a visit to, perhaps, one of the oddest historical sites here in Berlin.
Hitting the ground running
With only 36 hours in-country students have settled in, had their first class and site visit
Our Last Evening in Berlin
We had a nice long dinner together!
Last Day in Berlin
Taking a tour of Berlin on the River Spree on our Last Day!
Last Days of our Trip
Tuesday and Wednesday were spent in class and on field trips visiting the Jewish Museum and the Reichstag.
Memories & Memorials Week
We began our week by visiting a number of key memorials to the victims of the Holocaust.
Carnival of Cultures Weekend
This weekend we were lucky to have the annual Carnival of Cultures celebration in our neighborhood, including a four hour parade in front of our campus!
Student Writing about Their Experiences
At the end of the second week, students share their experiences in journal entries.
Visit to Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp
Today we all visited Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp.
Some Student Reflections on their Experiences
Some sample student journal entries written as part of their classwork.
First Weekend in Berlin
Students jumped fully into exploring Berlin this weekend!
Tempelhof and the Olympic Stadium Visits
We have been very busy! We've had a class each morning and then yesterday we toured the old airport/airfield, Tempelhof, and today we visited the Olympic Stadium and had a tour led by an historian. The students are starting to get over their jet lag and are venturing out and having fun.
First Full Day in Berlin
Today was our first full day with a class and field trip.
Welcome to Berlin Study Abroad 2023
First Blog Post Welcome!
Some journal reflections that will give you a good sense of some of what students have been seeing and doing in Berlin.
Students Writing on their Experiences in Berlin
These journal entries are representative of some of our experiences in the past week, as we studied and worked to understand the experiences of different groups living under the Nazi regime.
Our Second Weekend in Berlin
This weekend we had many adventures.
At the Topography of Terror Site
Students visits the former Gestapo HQ.
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