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Beck’s Brewery Tour
Beer is a staple of any social gathering or meal in Germany but the way it is made is a mystery to many people. The Dickinson in Bremen program recently took a tour of the Beck’s Brewery right here in...
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Academic Differences Between Dickinson and Uni Bremen.
While studying abroad at a different university, definite differences are apparent. Before coming to Uni Bremen, I expected classes to be fairly similar to Dickinson but just larger. I soon came to...
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Bremen-in-Dickinson
It was by coincidence that this little get together at Dickinson happened on March 17, 2012, which made it all the more fun! Jens, Insa, and Verena with Benjamin Rush
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Vienna Excursion – Day 1
Our epic journey to Vienna started on Monday morning on the 5th of March. We met at the Hauptbahnhof in Bremen to make the hour and a half long trek by train to the Hamburger Airport. Flights are far...
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Vienna Excursion – Day 2
We all anticipated today, our first full day of sightseeing and touring the city. The day started early with an awesome breakfast spread at the hotel consisting of bread, cheese, and meat, but, most...
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Vienna excursion – Day 3
Today was our 3rd day in Vienna and I really must admit that it is probably the most beautiful city I have visited. Every street I walk down, I sense the coexistence of history, poshness, and...
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On Thursday morning we awoke to a little surprise, snow! After having had several days of sunshine, Vienna decided it was time to throw something a little more interesting our way. We marched out into...
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Vienna excursion – Day 5
On Friday, we discovered more about the wealth and imperial power of the Habsburg dynasty. The day started with a tour of the Schatzkammer, the imperial treasury. Over the course of hundreds of years,...
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Vienna Excursion – Day 6
On our last day in Vienna we went out with a bang. We started Saturday morning with a trip to the twin museums. The Kunsthistorisches Museum (art gallery) and The Naturhistorisches Museum (natural...
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Berlin Excursion
Bienvenue in Berlin (Janie Feldmann ‘15) To be honest, if you are going to a city for the beauty, you should not go to Berlin. This city is by no definition beautiful – it is grungy, grey, and...
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Werder Bremen
(Janie Feldmann ‘15) On Sunday evening (Nov. 24, 2013), the Dickinson in Bremen program took us all to see a Werder Bremen soccer game at the Weser Stadium. I am definitely not the person to ask if...
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East Side Gallery
Joan Smedinghoff ’15 “I painted over the wall of shame so freedom is ashamed no more. Inferno ruled too many years, until the people chose the light. I put my faith in you, Berlin, and give to you my...
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Bremer Nachtlauf
On May 23, nine of the ten current Dickinson-in-Bremen students decided to form a team together with Verena and former Dickinsonian Julie King (Class of 2012) to run a 5K through Bremen’s city...
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World Cup 2014
Relive Germany winning the World Cup by reading the following statements by this year’s Dickinson-in-Bremen students as well as Prof. McGaughey, who was in Germany during the World Cup as well, along...
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Berlin Excursion – Deutsches Theater
Theater Play Die Sorgen und die Macht (The Sorrows and the Power) A play by Peter Hacks (world premiere: 1959), director: Tom Kühnel, Jürgen Kuttner (premiere: Sep. 4, 2010) © Arno Declair. Fr. l. to...
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Berlin Excursion – East Side Gallery
The East-Side-Gallery is not only the longest remaining piece of the Berlin Wall but also the largest open-air gallery in the world. I was able to visit the East-Side-Gallery on October 3rd, Germany’s...
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Berlin Excursion – STASI Prison in Berlin-Hohenschönhausen
Cells in the newer building of the “MfS-Untersuchungs-haftanstalt.” ©http://www.stiftung-hsh.de/ On the last day of our trip a few of us went and toured the prison in which the GDR police placed...
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Berlin Excursion – Miscellaneous
Berliner Dom Definitely one of the most beautiful buildings in Berlin (in my opinion), the Dom overlooks a flowing river on one side and the beautiful Lust Garden on the other. The inside of the Dom is...
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Transatlantic Conference in Berlin
The Enigma of Freedom – A Transatlantic Conference on the Significance of Heiner Müller for the 21st Century at the Day of German Unity, October 3-5, 2014 Adrienne, J. Ludwig, Ezra, Rachel (front, from...
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Bremerhaven Auswandererhaus
Last month I had the pleasure of visiting the “Auswandererhaus” (Emigration House) in Bremerhaven. It is a museum which focuses on the emigration of Germans to other countries throughout history. I...
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