Photo Project – How Berlin handles Waste
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 themselves. This is a very effective way of maintaining people’s attention to waste management. The underground subway systems in America are known for being littered with trash...
read morePresentation #2: Kreuzberg Tour
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 Tor – A well known location in Kreuzberg where a lot of the poorer inhabitants live. Another side of Kottbusser Tor, where a lot of very small apartments can be seen. There are...
read morePresentation #1: Guilds
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 such as minerals, meat or grain. The craft guilds were the creators of their time, the blacksmiths, woodcutters, gem-cutters, and essentially anyone with an ability to create...
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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 throughout Austria. The last Austrian Emperor and the last ruler of the Holy Roman Empire lived at Schönbrunn. The building was also the meeting place of John F. Kennedy and his...
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