Moin! Yesterday was Thanksgiving. It is usually a family-oreinted holiday in the United States, so it can be difficult day for exchange students (me included). Fortunately, I was so lucky...keep reading
Today, my friends and I decided to go to the Oldenburg Weihnachtsmarkt, or Christmas Market. We each sought out something to eat and spent the afternoon recovering from a grueling...keep reading
Last week marked the 83rd anniversary of Kristallnacht, a series of antisemitic pogroms under the Nazi Reich in 1938. One day after school, I sat down at one of the...keep reading
Hallo zusammen! Apologies that it’s been so long! I hope my blogs have been helpful to learn about being a CBYX student while submitting your applications for this year. You...keep reading
Guten Tag! Like every CBYXer, one of the things which I was most looking forward to about my year abroad was trying new foods. So far, Germany has not dissapointed...keep reading
Moin! Long time, no blog. Over the past couple weeks, I’ve been getting settled into my new host community after switching placements. However, I joined my host community at “the...keep reading
Guten Abend! Last night, my host family and I went to a small Oktoberfest in Hannover. Despite popular association with all of Germany, Oktoberfest is usually just a Bavaria-specific event...keep reading
This year was a very exciting time to be in Germany as an exchange student because Germany held such an exciting election! The famous, and widely-liked previous chancellor, Angela Merkel...keep reading
“You’re from America, right?” I can’t count how many times I’ve been asked this question over the last few weeks. Usually it is the segue into other questions which are...keep reading