tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44269813271776527992024-02-07T06:01:13.732-08:00May Term in GermanyApril.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-15725939321540144982012-06-01T20:43:00.000-07:002012-06-01T20:44:14.792-07:00The Mystical....<br />
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our weekend in Münich, I accomplished one of my lifetime goals: visiting
Neuschwanstein Castle. When I was about six or seven years old my dad was sent
by the Army National Guard to Nuremburg for about two weeks. While he was there
he visited the castle and brought back postcards. It was so pretty that I vowed
to someday go there.</span></div>
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Photography by April Magneson</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> Although Neuschwanstein looks like a
medieval and Renaissance-style castle, it was actually constructed in the
mid-1800s. The king of Bavaria at that time, Ludwig II aka “The Fairy Tale King,”
dwelt on the past and nature’s beauty, key traits of romanticism, a movement
popular around this time. He built the castle to escape from the public eye,
but it was never fully completed; ironically, tens of thousands of people visit
the castle each year. The design is familiar to some Americans and Disney
enthusiasts because animators based the design of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Sleeping Beauty</i>’s castle—and the castle at Disney World—off of
Neuschwanstein.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> It’s located on a mountain in the <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">mystical</i> Alps, a bit of a hike upwards. Luckily
for visitors there are three ways to reach the castle: by foot, by bus, or by
horse carriage. The cheapest way is by foot, and so we hiked what they
estimated to be a thirty to forty minute hike in about twenty minutes. Take
that, mountain!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> One side of the exterior part of the
castle was under restoration, but it was still beautiful—as pesky as it is to
see buildings under renovation, it makes it possible to see them still
beautiful twenty, fifty, even one hundred years down the road. More than half
of the group continued to climb higher to the Marienbrücke, where there are
dreamy views of Neuschwanstein. A lot of people love to have their pictures
taken with the castle in this area, and we were no different, having individual
and group photos. Being on the bridge is a somewhat nerve-wracking
feeling: the bridge connects two sides
of a ravine a few hundred feet off the ground, and if there are many people on
the bridge, you can feel the bridge swaying a bit from the weight, like a
suspension bridge. We quickly descended back to the castle so we could make our
tour slots on time.</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary, April, Zach, Will, Josh, Maren, and Brianna</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 12pt;"> The tours run for about an hour, and
aren’t necessarily cheap, but it is worth seeing the lovely rooms and designs.
No photos or recording are allowed inside, so unfortunately the only images we
have are from postcards or books. Ludwig II took ideas from mythology and the
composer Wagner’s operas for designing the rooms, such as a bedroom with scene
depictions from <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Tristan and Isolde</i>, a
tragedy of ill-fated lovers. The Singers’ Hall was based on the singers’ hall
at the Wartburg Castle, where the legendary Tannhäuser singing tournament took
place in medieval times. It all is very beautiful, but I do pity Ludwig and his
plight: he was a dreamer stuck in a position with a strong sense of realism and
practicality, and his heart couldn’t bear that. He mysteriously died when he
was only forty years old, but it would have been amazing to see what else he
could have accomplished.</span></div>April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-62088878230435372192012-05-26T07:09:00.000-07:002012-06-01T21:16:55.229-07:00Buchenwald<br />
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Josh and I had an extended and deep
conversation with Ellen, our housemom, over Buchenwald the night we returned
from our visit. Buchenwald was a strong experience and one that will stay with
me, and all of us, for an extremely long time. The actions that the Nazis, and
mainly SS, committed were atrocious and more notorious than outsiders to the
country were led to believe.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gate of Buchenwald. Translated as "To each his own."<br />Photography by April Magneson</td></tr>
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The surrounding area of Weimar, in
very close proximity to Buchenwald, let American GIs and other Germans believe
that they had no or very little idea of what was happening in the woods outside
Weimar. After Buchenwald was liberated, the community members of Weimar were
ordered by the American Army to walk through Buchenwald and witness the horrors
that the SS committed. No matter the knowledge the members of Weimar had, no
one had the imagination to think of the atrocities at Buchenwald. This leads to
one wondering how much guilt the community members of Weimar had. The same can
be asked of the whole German population at the end of, and even during, the
war. </div>
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As we talked with Ellen, she told
us of how she and the vast majority of the Germans have no guilt over World War
II or the events and actions committed by the Nazis. Nor should they. It is a
history long enough ago that the generation during the Third Reich era is
steadily withering away. The groups in power in the Bundestag are filled with
leaders and members who have no experience during the late ‘30s and early ‘40s.
However, that era is a history that still shadows the perceptions of citizens
in other countries. </div>
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The nations of the world and its 7
billion inhabitants can no longer hold Germany’s past and Nazi history above
the progressive and transparent government that is the current German state,
just as the world has not held our bloody chapter with the Native Americans
over our government and reputation for over a century. The world must remember
its part (the indecisiveness, the tolerance, the Stand-by-as-the-world-burns Doctrine),
as well as the previous German government’s part, in order to maintain peace
and recognize the distinct signs and acts that lead to a neo-Third Reich era. </div>
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Events that are current would lead
one to believe that we have already reached the neo-Third Reich era in a modern
way; in a way that’s more globalized, transparent, and with the same view of
idleness and indifference. After the neo-Third Reich era, will the world still
be blaming the actors, or will the world start sharing blame to the ones who
watched comfortably from the box?</div>
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-Zach Sommers</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Frau Losch bought us all chocolates for the trip :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First view of the city!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting off our tour... <br />
Our guide explained that approx. every 2 weeks <br />
an unexploded bomb is found in Berlin.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">War damage on a column. <br />
Bullet marks and blackening from the bombs. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">German Art Museum on Museum Island</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Close up of the Fernseherturm (TV tower)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Humboldt Universität</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Example of team work :)<br />
Will needed help getting a better pic. Assistance from Josh!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Riding the double decker bus and then a car hit the bus!<br />
Don't worry, no one was hurt :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berlin Wall running through the street</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Part of the remaining wall</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Berliner Bär, these statues are all over the city</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lindsey & Laura in the Holocaust memorial</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Huge Boulevard behind the Brandenburg Gate; <br />
It runs through the Tiergarten and on through the Victory Column</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A world class museum... The Pergamon!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mary, Josh, April, and Will sitting inside on the steps<br />
Listening to our audio guide </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the altar</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ITjJB-LXUCAJjPs6Ih-RF-BoAI_WSAzeJE2ll4aCWLvP19obYb_X1fP1Guq9FxJsNyUZ0PlnT0veuUiTmdeinqWJW8vho2MrqY-n69Ihw1OD09J9Dt0X4E0RKPvR_773aplCzNmUKgg/s1600/13babyloniangates.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7ITjJB-LXUCAJjPs6Ih-RF-BoAI_WSAzeJE2ll4aCWLvP19obYb_X1fP1Guq9FxJsNyUZ0PlnT0veuUiTmdeinqWJW8vho2MrqY-n69Ihw1OD09J9Dt0X4E0RKPvR_773aplCzNmUKgg/s640/13babyloniangates.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Big, beautiful, blue Babylonian Gates!!!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Berliner Dom</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXxfk2PjmehIfAoyA0YhTdU0wLa-rU1L8zmGn2XMsrBps3jxQWjjUtBfOY7tOiclu3soZORq-0y-318SG8CpgWlhdSG9_Q63ui2JVNYriTfJ01ki23WMoQcUJNPAWsSC3VJ8hsnEFN6k/s1600/15berlinedominside.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUXxfk2PjmehIfAoyA0YhTdU0wLa-rU1L8zmGn2XMsrBps3jxQWjjUtBfOY7tOiclu3soZORq-0y-318SG8CpgWlhdSG9_Q63ui2JVNYriTfJ01ki23WMoQcUJNPAWsSC3VJ8hsnEFN6k/s400/15berlinedominside.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Inside the church</td></tr>
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<tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhCHdL26urNfXJ2LgL4_-K0fKdvumdUKrHwL7c8W3WjojX8a0P2XtMXodYbrzJhMOyA9v8MGY-skz-iNDjj00gfLPSDeUBj0LYYF23W_crCEtDiDxl9pAIC2ZOsqw1IQLXd6uYwRtLgk/s1600/16viewfromthetopofberlinerdom.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzhCHdL26urNfXJ2LgL4_-K0fKdvumdUKrHwL7c8W3WjojX8a0P2XtMXodYbrzJhMOyA9v8MGY-skz-iNDjj00gfLPSDeUBj0LYYF23W_crCEtDiDxl9pAIC2ZOsqw1IQLXd6uYwRtLgk/s320/16viewfromthetopofberlinerdom.jpg" width="320" /></a></td></tr>
<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the top, of course there were a lot of stairs to climb! Nothing unusual :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Reichstag... There is a glass dome atop that we went into.<br />
It symbolizes that the people can see into their goverment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Potsdamer Platz</td></tr>
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Photography by April MagnesonApril.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-82468199088384316072012-05-26T06:28:00.002-07:002012-05-26T06:28:59.772-07:00MUNICH<br />
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Hello from Germany!</div>
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Last
weekend the group went on an excursion to Munich. We saw so much in those three
days, but it was a blast! The highlight of my trip to Munich was our three-hour
walking tour of the city. I learned so much in those three hours and the most
interesting part was following the 3<sup>rd</sup> Reich and seeing those
buildings in history. </div>
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Our tour guide was
Maxine Ryder and she was from Australia. She has lived in Munich for 15 years
and she was a great tour guide! She started off giving us a background on
Hitler’s life as a child and in school. She mentioned that as a young boy he
was never interested in school and that he wasn’t very ambitious. I found this
interesting because later on in his life a lot of people would consider him to
be ambitious and a man with a vision. I also learned that he was an artist
earlier on in his life, but failed to get into art school because he lacked in
the skill of figure drawing. He would buy postcards of Munich and copy them
onto a bigger poster and then sell them. </div>
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After she gave us
the background information on Hitler we visited the Hofbrauhaus. This building
is where the Nazi party was formed. The party name was changed from the German
Work Force to the Nazi party that we all know of today. We ended up eating the
next night in the main room where the meetings were typically held. The room
was very large and our meal was great!</div>
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I found this all
interesting because most people don’t get the chance to say that they were in
certain places of history. Most of the buildings that we saw were original
while some of them were rebuilt because of World War II. Either way, being able
to hear and see all of this history was an experience that I wouldn’t trade for
the world. I feel like everyone should get a chance to visit other cultures, it
really opens your mind to new possibilities. It really changes your life! Hope
Wartburg is doing well!</div>
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Tschuss!</div>
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-Laura Pals</div>April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-42421098783277696682012-05-26T06:27:00.000-07:002012-05-26T06:27:36.889-07:00Surprise Day in Bonn<div style="color: #e06666; font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">We started the day just like any other day, but this
particular day ended differently than any other day so far on our trip. This
specific day was one of my favorites for the month. We knew that the Wartburg
College Castle Singers were performing in Bonn, Germany that night. Bonn is a
few hours away by train from Marburg where we were staying. Bonn is located directly
west of Marburg. A few of the students decided to travel to Bonn to surprise
the other Wartburgers. They had no idea we were coming!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">After riding three different trains for about three
hours total, we were finally in Bonn. We found a map of the city and we were
off, but not before had a quick couple scoops of Eis (ice cream)! We walked
along the beautiful Rhein to get to the Deutsche Welle where the Castle Singers
were performing that night. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">Once we knew we were close to where we were supposed to
be, one person from our group spotted the Castle Singers. It was a complete
random chance that we spotted them when and where we did! They were enjoying
some nice fresh air in a little courtyard outside of the Deutsche Welle. They
were extremely surprised to see us and we were extremely happy to surprise them!</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">After talking with them for a little while, they had to
go get seated and ready for their concert. We were about ready to walk around
to the front of the building so we could get in when one of them came back. Dr.
Andrews had said that we could join them for the concert without having to go
around to the front door.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">It was cool and a good feeling to be able to meet up
with other Wartburgers in a place over 4,000 miles from small-town Iowa. This
just goes to show how the Wartburg students support each other in the things
that they do.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13pt;">-Mary Wrage</span></div>April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-76565123348736530662012-05-26T05:16:00.000-07:002012-05-26T05:16:53.182-07:00Berlin<span style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; font-size: x-small;"><span dir="ltr" style="font-size: 10pt;">On
our first weekend in Germany the group traveled to the nation's
capital in Berlin. We stayed in a hostel on the east side of the city,
which due to previous
decades of neglect still shows its battle scars. The city itself was
very intimidating because of its huge size, but was nevertheless easier
to navigate than other German cities because of the way it is laid out.
It is commonly said that Berlin has something
for everybody, a statement which proved to be very true as the group had
three days to explore the city but only saw a small fraction of the
whole. It was a great experience to visit a city that is of such great
importance on the international stage and I hope
to someday return there to explore the rest of the city.
<br /><br />-Will Rector<br /><br /></span></span>April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-51324011188649946892012-05-23T15:47:00.001-07:002012-05-23T15:47:46.226-07:00A Different Perspective<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">My stay in Germany has been an enlightening one, and as I write this three of the four weeks have already passed. My eyes have seen so many things that I have not seen before and may never see again. From small villages to magnificent castles and churches, endless fields of nothing but trails to the Alps of Southern Germany and Austria. I have seen remnants of the Berlin Wall and drank beer in a dining hall where Adolf Hitler spoke in front of the Nazi party. It all seems like a dream. Things that I have seen and read in textbooks, never knowing I would experience them for myself.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">And yet, the truly enriching moments have come from conversations with my host family. We have compared everything from hobbies and interests to politics and policies of our respective countries. It was interesting to hear that from a European perspective President Obama would be considered a conservative, which he is far from in America. The most interesting conversation came earlier this week. It was a discussion regarding the perception of the United States as a whole and as a people. The man posing the question was German, but he has had the opportunity to travel around the world, including to the United States. Before I continue, I want to stress that this is one person's perception, not necessarily that of a whole. Nevertheless, I took his comments to heart.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">His comment was that he respected and appreciated the opportunities of freedom that America provides to people from all around the world. However, he felt that America has the tendency to press its beliefs, values, and ideas on others. He referred specifically to the war in Afghanistan and the extended presence of troops. I found this comment to be very interesting and tend to agree. The United States is a nation that covers a large area of land, yet cultures from Boston to Los Angeles only have minuscule differences. There is nothing fundamentally different about accents or even how we vote. These seem like big differences to us as Americans, but in Europe a short car drive can put you in a completely different area as far as culture is concerned. From my perspective, Europe is a melting pot of hundreds, even thousands, of different cultures squeezed into a space smaller than the United States. People live amongst different cultures in harmony, and as a visitor I fit right in.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">To wrap it up, I love the United States and am proud to say that I am American. However, this May Term I have learned that there is a whole world that I haven't seen. I encourage everyone to study or travel abroad sometime in their life, because it will change your outlook forever.</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;"><br /></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px;">-Josh Hones</span>April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-38524375371009559382012-05-23T15:42:00.000-07:002012-05-23T15:43:28.541-07:00Greetings fellow Wartburgers!<br />
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For the past month our home has been Marburg, Germany!! This university town,
with 75,000 inhabitants is nestled in a mountainous region. Marburg is
characterized by timber houses and crooked cobble stone streets. It also has a
river that runs through it and a castle that sits atop one of the mountains. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> I call this my
“fairy-tale” town because the Grimm brothers studied here. These two are
responsible for the roots of our modern fairy-tales like Cinderella, Snow White
and the 7 Dwarfs, The Frog Prince, etc. <br />
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There is lots to do in Marburg. Our group has class Monday- Friday 8:30 AM til
1:00PM. Then, we have free time in the afternoon. We generally like to go
exploring, whether it's "Wald wandern" (wandering through the woods) or through the Oberstadt. The Oberstadt “over city” is one of our fave hangout spots. It has
many shops containing just about anything you can imagine… chocolate of
course!... pottery, wine, and European clothing.<br />
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Our tour of the city was really educational. We went inside the St. Elizabeth’s
Kirche. We learned the church was the first Gothic style church built in all of
Europe (in the 13<sup>th</sup> century)… Impressive!! </div>
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After World War I, a school was founded here in Marburg for veterans that were
blinded during the war. The school has expanded since and not only blind
veterans attend the school. The city is geared for the blind. The street lights
beep and have audio, and also there are special ridges on the sidewalk for the
blind.<br />
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I love this place. The transportation systems are very practical and efficient.
Interestedly, dogs are allowed almost everywhere… buses, trains, even some
restaurants. <span style="font-family: Wingdings;">J</span> Anywho,
our group travels on the weekends to places such as Berlin and Munich!!! <o:p></o:p></div>
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On Monday, May 14<sup>th</sup> the highlight of my trip to
Germany occurred. :) On Monday, about half the group went to the Deutsches
Museum in Munich during our free time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I
LOVED IT! Ok, so I am still a little bit excited about it, even though I was
also disappointed due to construction.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
little information, the Deutsches Museum is the world’s largest science and
technology museum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note, that is the
world’s largest, not just Germany’s largest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The museum technically has 6 floors (I think), but a couple of the
floors don’t really exist to visitors because there is a planetarium which
necessarily takes more than just one floor in places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The other reason I don’t know exactly is
because after two hours we had yet to see it all!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We took a speed tour through some of the
exhibits, but that was because we just wanted to see as much as absolutely
possible.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My disappointment was that the
chemistry exhibit was completely closed due to construction and renovation. :(
I was happy to find that many of the signs around the exhibits contained
English in addition to the German description.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This was appreciated because I do not have enough German knowledge to
understand all the descriptions, but I was still surprised that the museum
would cater that much to other nationalities (or at least those that speak
English also).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was an obvious
emphasis in places on European and German scientific history, and this is
expected and probably correct.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Much of
science history did occur in Europe, thus it makes sense to have the largest
museum here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many sights and experiences
have been amazing on this trip, but this was the absolute best so far and I still
find myself in awe of the museum overall. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The trip overall has had many new experiences
and I have learned many, many new things!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">-Sarah Matt </span><o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment-->April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4426981327177652799.post-69679303874795603532012-05-23T14:51:00.000-07:002012-05-23T14:51:34.829-07:00Culture in the Mountains<div style="text-align: center; text-indent: 48px;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">Nothing could be more beautiful than a city located in the Alps…well maybe a castle in the mountains.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The visit to Munich included some interesting tourist spots.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For instance, the location where Hitler joined the German Workforce Party, gave speeches, and rallied for political support.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The city also possessed wonderful art museums filled with the works of prominent artists.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I’m not an art connoisseur by any means, I recognized works by Leonardo di Caprio, Rubens, Rembrandt, and Durer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>To see the original pieces by these famous artists was astounding as I never thought I would get the chance to see the paintings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The works portrayed mainly biblical scenes and portraits.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I liked the biblical scenes better as I understood the story behind the painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One example seen many times throughout the museum was paintings of the Crucifixion of Jesus Christ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As noted, castles in the Alps were more beautiful than the city.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My favorite castle was Linderhof.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linderhof was the only castle completed in King Ludwig’s short life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ludwig also spent the most time at this castle: 2 weeks per month.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The castle is a miniature version of Versailles in France.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Upon entry into the castle you are immediately struck by the grandeur interior.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All molding on the walls and ceilings was covered with gold leafing, making the rooms look very extravagant.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Each room also sported a mural on the ceiling often depicting the sky filled with angels.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ludwig made the castle his private escape.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No appointments or meetings occurred in the castle:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>not even servants saw the king.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ludwig installed a table that could be lowered into the kitchen to have food placed upon it and then raised back up so human interaction was not necessary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the king got lonely, portraits of his family hung on the wall in which he could converse with.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While I find the lack of human interaction strange, these oddities make for interesting stories and provide insight into Ludwig’s life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Linderhof was the most extravagant castle, but it was also the smallest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Due to the art, gold molding, and the oddities in the castle, it is my favorite castle and favorite part of Munich.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Munich provided for an eye-opening experience into the history of Germany and more specifically Bavaria.</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-indent: .5in;">-Lindsey Pogge</div><!--EndFragment-->April.Mhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06945031545312609670noreply@blogger.com0