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First Thoughts

I am on this summer program to learn about the culture of Germany, develop my german speaking skills and create new relationships with other students. My strength is to help others who are need of help in any way if is in the context of this engineering class we are taking. My prayer is to hope that nothing wrong happens throughout the whole trip.

Gerald Ford Airport. Saw some trusses.

 

Initial Reflections on Germany

Before I went to Berlin, I was expecting tall buildings and some archaic buildings made out of wood and sometimes cement. However, when I went to Berlin, I was really surprised because I was getting a feeling of familiarity. This was due to the cement buildings and short buildings, unlike the United States which use mostly metal and wood. Where I’m from, Ghana, almost everything is short and mostly made of cement.  Thus, I got a nostalgic feeling of home and feeling of curiosity towards the city.  Staying in Berlin has made me miss getting water and ketchup for free. It made me realize how I took them for granted.  What I am really going to miss the donner kebabs. If they brought it to the states, I would buy it every day.

 

 

 

Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

This trip to the concentration camp made me feel emotions of anger, fear, and disappointment. I felt angry that something so evil happened, I am also disappointed in the people, for example, the churches, who allowed this evil to thrive and made me fear what will happen in the future due to the fact that this catastrophe was started by man, therefore meaning another catastrophe similar could be caused by another person.

 

 

Köln Cathedral

I have been to a lot of churches but that church was the biggest and one of the most detailed churches I have ever seen. I was even shocked and understood why it took them 600 years to make something this grand building. The church service was also interesting. Unlike, the catholic churches I’ve been to, they used incense. This use of incense changed the feeling I was receiving from the church. Throughout the whole trip, I never saw people waiting and standing for another service of a church. I was sad and happy to see that because even though most are coming as a tourist, there is always a chance God will touch some of them.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I am on this summer program with an expectation to have a deep understanding of the culture of Germans and develop good relationships with other students.  At the end of classes, I hope that I achieve all that said above and even more. Furthermore, I can contribute to this group by helping other students with materials they find difficult since I have prior knowledge. Lastly, I pray that this trip becomes a success for everyone and may God help us all in Jesus’ name!

Germany has been great this first week! It has been a lot of fun exploring Berlin. There are so many cultural and historical sites that make this city such a unique place. I did not expect all the street food across the city to be so cheap! However, many of the main tourist destinations have food that is very overpriced.

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I chose to be a part of the 2019 Summer Germany Engineering program with the desires of starting my trek on becoming a world traveller and completing one of many engineering courses. This program would serve as a valuable experience where I could explore German culture while learning about the  mechanics of particles. I held the hope that this class will meet my expectations of being a building block for solving real engineering problems. Continue reading “First Thoughts”

I decided to join this summer program because it felt like a fun, once in a life time opportunity that I would be a fool to miss. Continue reading “First Thoughts”

My decision to go to Germany was an optimistic dive into the unknown. I did not know that this program existed until after attending Calvin. Continue reading “Germany and Budding Growth”

I have long been interested in Germany. I had several friends in high school who were international students from there. Continue reading “First Thoughts”