High School Summer Abroad Blog

On Wednesday, students made the journey to the town of Oranienburg. This excursion was quite different from our others since the destination was the memorial center at the site of... keep reading

On Friday, students were able to select their afternoon activity. Some of our students went to a computer game museum while others were finally able to watch the new Barbie... keep reading

Over the weekend, German Language & Culture Program Participants enjoyed free time and time with their host families. Students and their host families got up to all kinds of fun... keep reading

My favorite thing at the hygiene museum was the happiness exhibit. I liked getting to tactically express my happiness. From the dance/music room to the origami it was a lot... keep reading

Hallo! The days are going quickly, with so much variety! This week groups went out to Schloss Charlottenburg – The favorite retreat of seven generations of Hohenzollern rulers. Not many... keep reading

After an exciting weekend excursion to Erfurt, students continued with their Global Entrepreneurship class Monday morning. On Monday afternoon, we met artist Johanna Keimeyer and learned about her art and... keep reading

The German Language and Culture Program spent our weekend in the historic city of Dresden. After we got settled in and enjoyed some lunch, we took walking tours of the... keep reading

My name is Clare Michael, I am from Jenison, Michigan! This is my first time traveling outside of the U.S. and my first time traveling alone. We’re already two weeks... keep reading

An absolute favorite exhibit, we had the opportunity to go visit Teufelsberg. Teufelsberg (devil’s mountain) has layers of history, connecting both the historical and the modern. This is a man... keep reading

Students on both Thursday and Friday were given the chance to see not only where the former Berlin Wall stood, but where the infamous Death Strip once prevented East Germans... keep reading

This weekend students experienced life outside of Berlin and explored the pre-historic city of Erfurt, located in central Germany in Thuringia. Aspects of Erfurt’s history dating back to the prehistoric... keep reading

The Reichstag is the seat of the German Bundestag and a government building. "Dem deutschen Volke" ("to the German people") stands at the entrance and our CIEE group was lucky... keep reading

Grüße aus Berlin! As we wrapped up our first week (It is going by so fast!), many of the students needed a break from the hustle and bustle of Berlin... keep reading

On Tuesday, students had their first day of Global Entrepreneurship class in the morning! They met their teacher for the class and got started brainstorming ideas for their projects. In... keep reading

Frühstück = Breakfast: This has been the favorite meal for most of the students so far. They are eating with their host families, or finding yummy bakeries along the way... keep reading