I knew that I had always been interested in bettering how we handle our garbage in America. But it wasn’t until I had walked the streets of Berlin had I realized how little we really do to reduce, reuse and recycle. Everyone one could go around the city you could find these orange cans. The cans each had some sort of humorous way of attracting attention to...
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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...
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During our time in between our Goethe classes we traveled as a group to five different places in Europe. In three of those cities, Vienna, Prague, and Dresden, we were free to explore a topic on our own. Below is my travel summary: Schloss Schönbrunn, Wien [ the Beautiful Spring Palace, Vienna] The palace held great importance during the times of royalty...
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