When I first learned that I would be spending an entire month in Germany this summer I was more than excited, but as time grew close to my departure I became nervous. Would I understand anything anyone said, would I get any better at German, would I have a fantastic time? Thankfully these anxious questions…
Category: Field Studies
Münster, Week 1
Münster is a truly unique city. I have been here a grand total of 4 days and I feel as though it is one of the most uniquely German cities I have ever visited. I have been to Germany twice before, and everywhere I went, save a few small Dörfer (villages), were incredibly cosmopolitan. When…
Bargains at the open-air market
It was raining capfuls (not buckets) for the second day in a row this Wednesday morning. That wasn’t going to keep me from going to the open air market on the cobblestoned cathedral square of the St.-Paulus-Dom. It did mean that I stopped at the cafe on the edge of the square of a latte…
Kendall- Erste
Outside my small window, occasional blackbirds and pigeons wing over the dusky rooftops of central Münster. That I’m even here to witness such feathered frivolity has not quite registered in my sleep-deprived brain. For months I have waited not-so-patiently for my day of departure, and yet when the moment arrived to stroll away into the…
Munster Blog post #1
If my time here is as good as the gelato i’ve been eating (every day), then i’m in for a real treat. Münster was not what I was expecting, but what ever is? At times it’s quite warm, and the next day it will be raining all day. Aside from the occasional dull weather, Munster…
Sommer Deutschland in Münster: July 5-August 2
Rollins students are spending four weeks in the charming German city of Münster studying German language and immersing themselves in German culture. The Faculty Director for the program, Professor Decker, is overseeing their coursework, leading cultural activities in and around Münster, and providing students with academic and cultural support. Here are their experiences.