Dickinson Hosts Conference In Bremen
Dickinson students participate in a Resident Directors Conference hosted by the Durden Dickinson Bremen Program View from the venue onto the river Weser and onto the city center © Anneke ter Veen On...
View ArticleBremen is fun?
by Lee Mottola After a summer working in a picturesque Bavarian mountain town and a subsequent month in Munich during Oktoberfest it’s safe to say my threshold for fun has reached one of its highest...
View ArticleA Funded Fairytale
by Rachel Schilling ’16 During my time abroad in Bremen German, I worked with Professor Janine Ludwig to apply for and complete a SIRF grant given to me by CGSE at Dickinson. This 750$ grant funded a...
View ArticleVideo Tour Through Bremen
Stroll around the city of Bremen and learn about the stories and history here: http://www.dw.com/en/tour-through-bremen/a-38607029?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf
View ArticleWriter’s Visit – Workshop, Reading, DJ-Set With Thomas Meinecke
The William ’71 and Elke Durden Literary Series at Bremen On June 2nd and 3rd, 2017, the Durden Dickinson Program in Bremen hosted the acclaimed writer Thomas Meinecke. Please find the poster here: DLS...
View ArticleVienna Excursion 2017
My tips, tricks, and favorite things in Vienna, Austria Meghan Straub All pictures: Meghan Straub Vienna has quickly become one of my favorite places in the world. I had the wonderful opportunity of...
View Article4th Dickinson College Public Lecture
On May 15, 2017, the Carl Schurz German-American Club Bremen and Dickinson College invited members of the University of Bremen and citizens to the Fourth Dickinson College Public Lecture on:...
View ArticleIndependent Research Project on NATO
by Lee Mottola ’18 It was an idea born in the streets of Vienna. Originally I wasn’t convinced I could or even wanted to do it, but after deep discussion with my Program Director and Professor Dr....
View ArticleAnnual Report 2016-17
Another year has gone by. Another group of students has spent a year in Bremen and has gone back to Dickinson for their senior year. Please find our program report on what we did in this past academic...
View ArticleLooking Back at a Year in Bremen
by Lee Mottola, ’18 It is really hard to put into words what this year abroad was for me. I guess I’ll start by saying it was real. It was a real experience, it was filled with happiness, laughter,...
View ArticleThe William ’71 and Elke Durden Literary Series at Bremen #3: Lana Lux
by Janine Ludwig For the third William ’71 and Elke Durden Literary Series at Bremen on November 9, 2017, we cooperated with the Institute for Cultural German Studies (IfkuD) at the University of...
View ArticleOrientation Week: Settling in
by Molly Burger & Kyu Ri Hong IKEA Trip An orientation week trip to Ikea is an absolute must. Sure, pretty much everything in your apartment is already from Ikea, but hey at least it all matches...
View ArticleWorking in Bremen
By Katelyn King ’18 During my time in Bremen, I decided to look for a job to help supplement my travel addiction. I asked Dr. Ludwig for some help and she remembered seeing an email come through her...
View ArticleGerman 340 – Comparative Cultures: USA – Germany
Every Fall, Dickinson students take this seminar, together with German students. In this course, we reconstruct and evaluate important stages in the more than 300-years old history of German-American...
View ArticleVienna Excursion – Café Culture and Food
by Kyu Ri Hong The first thing that comes up in my mind whenever I think of Vienna is coffee and food. There are so many options for good food and coffee and desserts in the city. While we were in...
View ArticleInternship at BIZME
by Molly Burger ’19 Kneipenquiz Messe DRAUSSEN Over this past “Semesterferien,” the two months break from classes in February and March, I interned at the Bremen Information Center for Human Rights and...
View ArticleCelebrating Thanksgiving and 4th July in Bremen
by Stefani Zaharieva ’19 Over this past year, the Carl Schurz German-American club in Bremen organised two big events which we were able to attend. We had the opportunity to celebrate Thanksgiving and...
View ArticleBremen for Runners
by Ben Soder ’19 Bürgerpark Getting Started: Bremen is quite a nice city for running. The fields to the north of the city, the Bürgerpark, and trails along the Weser are great scenic places to train....
View ArticleCooking in Bremen
by Liz Bodenman ‘20 One of the biggest differences between being a student at Dickinson and a student in Bremen is the access to healthy eating. While Dickinson has multiple difference spots on campus...
View ArticleThanksgiving Dinner
by Sandi Kadric ‘20 On November 24, 2018, we celebrated Thanksgiving with Germans who accompanied us. Everyone at the event wore formal clothes like suits and dresses. Before dinner, we introduced...
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