Dear diary,   One of the biggest things that has interested me is the cultural communication, here in Germany. Not only in speaking German, but also in what is considered ok to demonstrate or speak about. In the U.S. There are various rules about what can be advertised and demonstrated to the people. One of…

Germans are known for a tendency toward cleanliness and order.  As a matter of fact, when I have taken students to places like Berlin where “funkiness” and graffiti outweigh flower boxes and traditional Bavarian mural painting, students are often initially turned off.  Yet, the Münsteraner have outdone anything I had seen so far. Streetsweepers —…

48 hours from now, I will be on a plane flying across the ocean and back to my familiar American lifestyle. This trip has been a really extraordinary experience. Academically, my German has (at least from my perspective) improved and I don’t feel so “deer caught in the headlights” when I’m going about daily life….

I cannot believe that my time in Münster is already coming to an end! This past week has been the most rewarding week of the trip. We visited Reutlingen for a graduation ceremony as guests of honor. This is the city where the dual degree students will studying in. We also went to Freiburg to…

I can not believe our time here in Münster is almost over! These past four weeks have flown by because we have stayed so busy. This past weekend our group was able to travel to Reutlingen in southern Germany to attend the graduation ceremony of EBS business school. EBS business school is partnering with rollins…

The Wednesday evening excursion to Osnabrück was a blast: 1.  visit Felix Nussbaum Museum — building designed by Daniel Libeskind — CHECK 2.  chat with Wiebe Ahlers, 2014-15 Fulbright FLTA — CHECK 3.  eat dinner under shady trees — lots of potatoes — CHECK 4.  eat Italian ice in beautiful, downtown Osnabrück — CHECK

The rhythm of Muenster has finally begun to settle into a steady pace. Three weeks into this cultural exchange, my biological clock has adjusted to the 5 am sunrises and the 10 pm sunsets. As my other Rollins peers have already mentioned, it is strange knowing that our time in Muenster is almost at an…

I can’t believe it’s already our third week in Münster!! The time is just flying by. This week was much more relaxing as I settled in to the daily routine of life here in Münster.  I have learned to allow myself ten extra minutes for my walk to class in the morning. This way I’m…

I cannot believe it has already been three weeks in Münster. Naturally, once a groove is set, it is easy to lose oneself in routine. For most of the week, I had honestly done exactly that. Being in class for 6 hours a day is pretty draining, so most of the time outside of the…

This has been my favorite week by far. I feel that I’ve made the most progress in the last 7 days with my German than in the previous weeks here. I’m starting to feel more comfortable at speaking German with locals and am still enjoying meeting new people. The people of Germany seem to have…