Category: Field Studies

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…

It is fairly obvious that Fußball plays an important role in Deutschland. My Gästvater watches all the Europa Meisterschaft games, and for the big Deutschland games the Gästefamilie gets together with the neighbors to drink, eat, and cheer the team along, celebrating each goal with a shot of Schnapps. The little girls of both families…

On our way back from Poland to Berlin, two other Americans were on our bus. They had traveled to Poland for the day solely to watch the Poland- Switzerland game in Poland. Their trip wasn’t for cheaper beer or better quality TV connection. The camaraderie and excitement of sports is electrifying, especially when everyone watching…

In the United states we have the three major sports football, baseball and basketball. Many people enjoy all three sports but it is very rare to find someone who religiously follows more than one. As the European Championships go on, it is easy to recognize the role sport plays in Germany. By sport I mean…

Across the West, from the United States to Germany to Italy, sports are a group event. In one way or another, people congregate to cheer on their favorite team. In the United States, we tailgate or throw Superbowl parties. In Münster, Germany, TVs lined the streets outside of bars, allowing dozens of strangers to crowd…

This picture is not really great, but it is of the Mensa in Munster and when Germany is playing this fenced off area is packed full of people.  One night I headed over there, with no knowledge that Germany was playing, and to my surprise the Mensa was packed.  Everyone was wearing a soccer jersey…

http://www.wn.de/Welt/Politik/2423993-Liveblog-Brexit-Grossbritannien-stimmt-fuer-EU-Austritt Germany is waking up this morning to an EU where its second largest economy has just voted to leave the Union.  For Germany this is particularly significant since issues of immigration and acceptance of refugees have probably tipped the balance in the election. Germany has been the voice in Europe pleading that others take…

There are so many words that carry a great deal of importance in the German language. To an American studying abroad, there are a few that are important to committing to memory before setting foot on German soil. An important adjective to know its billig. Billig means cheap, and it is important to know what…

The following is a list of Deutsch words that I won’t forget. Most are included because of the commonness with which I or othersl speak them, but a few are included because of a personal fondness. 1) Das Frettchen, die Frettchen – (noun) ferret. I have included Frettchen because my boyfriend loves them. When we…