Posted in Adventure on Nov 29th, 2010 No Comments »
In my last post I admited that my 4 classes all fall on either Tuesday or Wednesday, leaving me with a much coveted long weekend. Of course I use part of the weekend to read and prepare for my courses, and I have taken up a few obligations in the Bremen community – a UNICEF [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 17th, 2010 1 Comment »
In a few minutes I’ll be off to my first class of the day, “Comparative Cultures: USA-Germany” with Dickinson Program Director Dr. Janine Ludwig. (More to come on this class following our field trip to Bremerhaven’s emmigration museum tomorrow.) Aside from this standard Dickinson class, I am enrolled in 3 other courses in the University [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Oct 15th, 2010 3 Comments »
Insa was over to my apartment last week and unexpectedly offered a statement that will set the tone for my matriculation in Universität Bremen. Our conversation was as follows: N: Insa! Look at those mushrooms – they’re HUGE! Are we in Mario world or Germany? I: (nonchalant) What? Yeah, don’t touch those. They’re poisonous. (then [...]