Author: awhetstone@rollins.edu

There are so many memories that I have gain while being in Münster this summer. From meeting new people from around the world, traveling around Europe and improving my German. However the one memory that I think I will forever remember will  be on my last day I finally was able to have an entire…

After living in Germany for almost four weeks, I have been able to catch the start and the finish of the European soccer games. Here in Germany I can tell that soccer is very important to this country, it unites everyone together for a short period of time. You can see if everywhere you travel…

While we have been here now for the past three weeks the entire time the Euro Cup has been underway. There have been several times that we went to a restaurant in order to watch the game. I have found that sports are a huge part of the German culture unlike the USA. What I…

I am currently living with my host family in Münster that have two children. These two little boys are extremely adorable, smart and kind. So kind that they gave me a few of their own children’s book that I can read for my time here and practice my German. The words on my list that I…

After stepping off the train and seeing Münster, Germany for the first time and how beautiful it was, I remembered that I could not capture it’s beauty because my cell phone had been stolen on the first day. However, 3 days later I realized that I could simply buy a digital camera to share photographs…