Brandenburger Tor: A site for the courageous
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For Kaiser Wilhelm and later German leaders, it signified national pride and victory. To the victims and opponents of the Third Rich and the brave men and women who tried to flee the DDR to the West, it signified power gone astray. But, to our brave young men and women, it signified the drive to plunge into the unknown in the faith that their daring would bring unknown rewards. And, indeed, it did: After their first morning of lessons, and prior to our tour of the center city (die Mitte), our students sallied forth to put their new German skills to work-- with total strangers! They introduced themselves, asked if they could ask a few questions, and got to know some German tourists (they come to Berlin, too! ).
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