"Berlin, I will never forget you”
– scratch graffiti in the bathroom of a bar that used to be a brothel
To showcase my time on my Berlin study abroad I have included an excerpt of the reflection I wrote after being home for two weeks:
"When I think of my study abroad, a series of images cross through my head. The first image is walking into Die Fabrik. It feels normal, like I should be doing every afternoon. The next, is laughing on the U Bahn. It took a long time to felt comfortable with showing that I was American on public transportation. The first week, I wouldn’t say a word on the train and I wouldn’t even read my book because the Germans might have seen it was in English and known I was a tourist. But soon, this feeling disappeared and retrospectively, I think it was because I made great friends and I didn’t care if we were laughing or talking because we were having fun. Another vivid image is Lindsey, Karinne, Anna, and I sitting at our regular spot, which we called “The Green Bar” because we couldn’t pronounce the name. And finally, I see myself looking around the classroom seeing everyone look at the professor while we hear crazy statistics about the underrepresentation of minorities in the education system. If I start to deeply reflect on my trip, I can recall a lot more images and memories, but these are the ones that are superficial. With this last post, my Berlin blog is done. Thanks for everyone who took the time to read my posts and hear my thoughts about being abroad." Below is a link to my external 5-month blog. Here you can find details of my program and several entries I wrote analyzing education, gentrification, and other topics.
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