Hello and welcome to the blog of the Bremen-Program!
![In front of the Lessing statue in Hamburg](http://blogs.dickinson.edu/bremen/files/2009/10/IMG_1448-150x150.jpg)
In Hamburg
The new class of students has arrived in Bremen. They came from different German cities where they attended a language camp, among these cities were Dresden, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart and Düsseldorf. Some students even took the chance and went to the Oktoberfest in Munich before coming to Bremen.
![Exciting German bureaucracy (waiting room of the Cititzen Service Center in Bremen)](http://blogs.dickinson.edu/bremen/files/2009/10/DSC002651-225x300.jpg)
Exciting German bureaucracy (waiting room of the Cititzen Service Center in Bremen)
But before classes start, the students had to apply for a residence permit, proof of residence, library cards, wireless network passwords and many more things. But the first encounter with German bureaucracy is done and we even found time for a day trip to Hamburg!