At first I wasn’t even sure whether I was up to go to another memorial of Jewish culture in Germany. Dachau was enough for me to internalize, I did not want to be reminded again of the horrible acts committed not too long ago. However, after arriving at the museum I was astonished by its presence. Even though I had done research on the building, the purpose,...
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Viktoriapark, Kreuzberg – An unexpected part of nature within Kreuzberg. Pictured here is the hill and waterfall where Kreuzberg receives its name from. Omar Mosque – Located on the intersection of Oraienstrasse and Skalitzerstrasse. Oranienplatz – Cultural center of Kreuzberg, many different types of people are living here from a variety of backgrounds. Kottbusser...
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Guilds are often surrounded with mysticism and fantasy. This is most likely due to their incorporation with popular movies and video games; however, the Guilds of Germany during the medieval era were all but romanticized. Originally there were two major types of guilds: merchant guilds and craft guilds. The merchants guilds were typically suppliers of accommodates...
Read MoreThis time our word is going to be a little more renown and unique I think. Not many words in the German language have the letter “Q” in it. However, I always seem to remember the ones which do indeed have them. I came across this word very early on in my stay here in Germany but haven’t really cemented its meaning in my head yet until just now, I...
Read MoreThe word is pendeln. This word is interesting as it sort of has a double meaning, both of which are quite useful. I stumbled across this word whilst reading an article for class at Goethe Freiburg. We were talking about people who must commute from one city to another city, and most of the time stay in their “working” city between Monday and Friday and...
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