Hitting the ground running

[Text and photos by Peg Alden, program director]

Day one's task was to try to stay awake until evening...a challenging task with jet lag. But we managed, thanks in part to a beautiful spring day that helped with resetting everyone's internal clocks. 

By morning, the group was reasonably awake and ready to jump into this week's theme: History of Berlin and the Nazi Rise to Power. After some time in the classroom, we were able to walk from our campus to Tempelhof Airport for a tour that highlighted the complex layers of 20th century Berlin. 

Between all of this, students are learning the ins and outs of how to buy groceries/supplies, to use Google translate, and to navigate the U-Bahn. I expect they will all be plenty tired tonight.