Willkommen to Berlin!
This blog post is long overdue.
I'm supposed to be blogging while I'm here in Germany, as part of a Photojournalism study abroad trip I am doing with my college.
But each time I tried to sit down and write about this city and my ongoing experience in it, I got stuck.
I have found Berlin really challenging to describe. It truly is unlike any other major city I've been to, and it hasn't at all aligned with my expectations.
Not only do you have a Berlin that was once separated, now converged, but you have a Berlin that is constantly changing.
Professor Freeman, the photojournalism teacher leading our trip, says each year he comes, he seems buildings and stores come and go.
I'm liking the city so far though, I have to say.
I compared Berlin to someone who you "meet" for the first time on Facebook. You think you've got them figured out. Then you meet them in "real life" and the impression totally changes. You know at least one of those people, right? Yeah. That's Berlin.
We've done walking tours, biking tours, spent decent chunks of time on public transportation, and still this city was throwing me for a loop.
It wasn't until I separated from my group, and met up with my subject, Pascal, that I felt like I was getting to know Berlin on a more personal basis, from a different point of view.
While we're in the city, our project is to meet someone who lives in Berlin and do a profile on them. I ran into Pascal, an artist who bartends at Dr. Pongs and teaches English in his free time. I'll introduce you to him later.
For now, you can check out my photos here, and my album on Facebook.
Auf Wiedersehen!
This blog post is long overdue.
I'm supposed to be blogging while I'm here in Germany, as part of a Photojournalism study abroad trip I am doing with my college.
But each time I tried to sit down and write about this city and my ongoing experience in it, I got stuck.
I have found Berlin really challenging to describe. It truly is unlike any other major city I've been to, and it hasn't at all aligned with my expectations.
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| Shayla, me and Amanda stop for a selfie at the Wall. You can follow Shayla's adventures here. |
Not only do you have a Berlin that was once separated, now converged, but you have a Berlin that is constantly changing.
Professor Freeman, the photojournalism teacher leading our trip, says each year he comes, he seems buildings and stores come and go.
I'm liking the city so far though, I have to say.
I compared Berlin to someone who you "meet" for the first time on Facebook. You think you've got them figured out. Then you meet them in "real life" and the impression totally changes. You know at least one of those people, right? Yeah. That's Berlin.
We've done walking tours, biking tours, spent decent chunks of time on public transportation, and still this city was throwing me for a loop.
It wasn't until I separated from my group, and met up with my subject, Pascal, that I felt like I was getting to know Berlin on a more personal basis, from a different point of view.
While we're in the city, our project is to meet someone who lives in Berlin and do a profile on them. I ran into Pascal, an artist who bartends at Dr. Pongs and teaches English in his free time. I'll introduce you to him later.
For now, you can check out my photos here, and my album on Facebook.
Auf Wiedersehen!
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| A woman meditating near a memorial by the Berlin Wall. |
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| A stop for ais or ice cream under a pretty Berlin sky. |
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| An example of "Old" Berlin and how some parts of the city haven't changed in some time. |
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| Prater Biergarten. You can order a beverage and complete your meal with a bratwurst and potato salad. |
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