A very humbling day
Today was a very humbling day as we started out going to the Stasi Museum and learned how the East Germans spied on almost every one of their citizens in hopes of “protecting” them. After our tour we headed back…
Venturing out of the city
The 12 of us that did not go to Sachsenhausen on the first day in Berlin ventured out of the city to visit the concentration camp today. The experience was very heavy, moving and impactful for the whole group. It…
Visiting the Stasi Museum and Sachsenhausen
Today the group went to The Stasi museum. We learned about how the Stasi kept fear in people living in East Berlin; we also learned about prisoners and how they were treated by the Stasi. For instance, an 18 year…
Brandenburg Gate
While on our walking tour of Berlin, we visited the famous Brandenburg gate. Our tour guide gave us a great presentation of the historical events that took place at this site such as Napoleon stealing the Quadriga statue atop the…
U.S. Embassy
While on the walking tour of Berlin we passed the American Embassy. This particular building on the street looked moderately sized, but once we went around the corner we saw how large the building actually was. Our tour guide Rachel,…
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