Outing #1

Berlin, Germany! OK, so it's been a hectic time lately - studying for midterms and FINALLY having a free weekend to travel along with all of us going to Germany! Now, I've read up on this country and can understand their history and significance, but being able to actually go to it and visit was just so cool! There was just so much to do in Berlin - I visited the site of the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Brandburger Gate, the Sachsenhausen Holocaust Concentration Camp, the Berliner Dom, The Reichstag, the museums and sooooo much more! Being a history buff was like a dream come true in this country - I mean I got to walk the same grounds where not to long ago (about 70 years) one of the most bloodiest and truly shocking conflicts and violations of human rights occurred. I can tell you I was amazed and disgusted at the same time. I thought how could this have happened and yet people just returned to their "normal" lives? Shocking . . . Anyway on my downtime I experienced the nightlife of Berlin, that is the restaurants and bars which were really great! The currywurst and local craft brew drinks was a great combination for lunch and dinner haha! Back to this, I really enjoyed Germany and would love to visit again in the future because along with seeing the sites, you just have to take the time like I did to walk around and be "lost" in the atmosphere.

-J. GIBSON