Being in the fourth month of my time abroad already feels surreal. Back in January I never thought that 5 months would feel short but now it is definitely setting in. As time keeps slipping away I am realizing all the things I want to do before I leave. One of places I really wanted…
Spring in London, about bloody time – April
Ok excuse my French in the title. It is a bit more naughty to say “bloody” here, quite a thrill actually. Before I get into how sad I am to leave (yawn), I have to tell you, dear readers of America, I had the absolute pleasure of seeing the INCREDIBLE Emma Thompson and the MAGNIFICENT…
Ok whoops, let’s try that again – March
So it seems as if my last post published itself prematurely. How strange. I suppose I’ll pick up where I left off. So yes, it’s hardly easy to believe that it’s almost over now. I feel there’s so much of London I still haven’t explored yet. Just the other day, I went to the BFI…
Spring Break
In Lancaster we get a month off for spring break, or as they call it here Easter break. So for most of my break I went and traveled to other parts of Europe. There was a trip offered by the school to get the chance to travel to different countries. So a few friends and…
Proposed Berlin Remodling
Albert Speer became Hitler’s preferred architect for Berlin through the Second World War because of his grand scheme for the city. If all of his highly expensive plans had been carried out the city, he hypothesized, would be more splendid than Paris. More splendid than Vienna. This was an idea highly attractive to Hitler, who…
Why Hitler should have payed more attention to his history classes in school
I am currently taking a Fall of Roman Empire class so Speer’s and Hitler’s megalomaniacal attempts of turning Berlin into Rome are somewhat ironic. This empire collapsed into itself due to corruption and the unquenchable thirst for power of its leaders. Hitler seemed to severely lack historical perspective (if Napoleon did not manage it, neither…
2+2=Samba!
The past few weeks have been filled with some of the things I like most: dancing, working with children, and being in Brazil! Almost two weeks ago, I got to visit another community project in a very challenged community. I got to work with the youngest and most amazing group of children and it was…
The Start of Something Big
Wow! After reading the prologue I was amazed at how Hitler celebrated his birthday! I still cannot get over the idea of how Hitler got so many people to follow him! Along with that, it is weird to think about the dedication in order to see Hitler for just a second or two on his…
Cold, Cold, Cold Berlin
I found the discussion about the unusually cold winter in 1939-40 interesting. Moorhouse in Berlin at War gave me the impression he was trying to create an image that Berliners were unaccustomed to the level of chill the city experienced. I guess in some cases this could indeed be true. However, I think a large…