Jeder Tag ist ein schöner Tag! I’ve done so much in these 2 weeks (and taken a lot of pictures).
Things I’ve learned about Berlin #4:
You can’t take too many pictures.
Things I’ve learned about Berlin #5:
The Brandenburg Gate is like a black hole—we’re always drawn
toward it. Seriously! We’ve been there/ended up there at least 4 times now, yet
it never ceases to be beautiful and majestic.
We went to the Pergamon Museum last week. I think it’s my
favorite museum thus far. It has the Pergamon Altar, the Gate of Miletus, and
the Babylonian Ishtar Gate—all built into the museum.
The museum also had an Islamic Art section, which was really
neat.
Our big group went out to dinner to celebrate a classmate’s
birthday!
A bunch of people tried alcohol-free beer (we don’t need
alcohol to be crazy…so I guess we don’t even have an excuse for our craziness,
right?). It smells like yeast. Lots and lots of yeast.
Things I’ve learned about Berlin #6:
It’s not possible to get bad food in Berlin.
We went to this Medieval Town—it would have been a little
more exciting if they had had actors or something, but we still managed to have
fun--no worries!
Thursday was the Anniversary of when the Nazi’s burned
books, so every year, the students at Humboldt University sell inexpensive
books, so I went and got some children’s books/novels because that’s the
equivalent of my German. Plus, who doesn’t like Mickey Mouse?!
So, Avengers! Ridiculously over-priced, but definitely worth
it. I didn’t expect it to be so funny! One of my favorite lines: “But he’s my
Brother!” “He killed 80 people in 2 days.” “He’s adopted.” We decided that
Captain America is how Americans think they (patriotic, passionate, honest) and
that Iron Man is how other people perceive us (arrogant, but funny). I really
enjoyed the movie! Though it is a bit violent…I have my Human Development
professor, Dr. Walker, to thank—she made me realize about all the violence in
media and how it’s perceived and expected to be funny. We laugh at violence all
the time! So interesting.
On Saturday we visited Marienkirche and Nikolaikirche, right
by the Fernseher Turm—a symbol associated with Berlin. It was such a beautiful
part of Berlin!
If you’ve never tried RitterSport chocolate, you haven’t
lived. Also: you haven’t lived. We went to a RitterSport “factory” (the real
one is in Stuttgart). It may or may not have been incredibly exciting.
And I may or may not have purchased 4 chocolate bars (for
under 4 Euro)!
And Colter may or may not have an addiction to chocolate
which may only get worse as we traverse through Europe during these 3 months.
We went to church in Lankwitz. It’s a really small ward, but
I absolutely love it! The members were really friendly, and we’re getting to
know the other Young Single Adults our age. The talks were fantastic and
uplifting, and I understood just about everything that was said! The Primary
kids sang a song and handed out roses for Mother’s Day. The bishop’s daughter
is absolutely adorable!
Things I’ve learned about Berlin #7:
When Germans speak slower, German is so much easier to
understand.
Things I’ve learned about Berlin #8:
Trying out different accents in German is pretty darn entertaining.
“Mmmm, Frau. Du bist verrückt!”
Upcoming Abenteuers this week: Renaissance Art Gallery, a
holiday on Thursday, and a trip to southern Germany from Thursday through Sunday!
Also: Becca and I are so good at navigating. (Well, mainly
Becca. But I’m improving)! I always carry my huge map of Berlin, courtesy of my
dad, around with me, and thank goodness for that! We’ve used it a few times
already, due to the unexpected closing of the U-9 line—the U-Bahn line to our
house—or the buses not running, due to a sporting event, etc.
I feel like I’m always apologizing for the length of my
posts, but I’m not going to do that anymore. I want to write about everything I
can! And when I don’t have internet for a few days, then I have to catch up on
my posts. Thank goodness I keep a journal so I have something to refer back to
because days blend into one another, and I definitely lose my sense of time.
Alright! I’m finished. There’s only one word left to be
said:
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