I can't believe I am just now starting my classes. It has been so long since I have been in a class. Well not counting the Sprachkurs. I mean a real class. So I start tomorrow with my really "difficult" schedule. I am taking three for sure classes and then another language course. I am very pleased with my selection of classes. The University has about 100 classes that I could take (that means they were offered in English). Half of those were classes that basic English writing or reading or something related to English as a foreign language. I figure I would probably not do too well in those classes, so I choose not to take them. The classes that were related to science were very specific. For example, Physic: The use of a thermodynamics through hydrotechnologies. Yeah I wanted this to be an easy semester...
My classes are as follows:
The Wild West: Myth or Reality....Rocky said it could count as a literature if I needed it too...I don't though.
You're Kind of Cute When You're Being a Bad Boy: True Story of American Gangsters: We watch movies.
Religion, Nature, and Environment: You just have to bs...
Sprachkurs A1.2
I only have classes Monday through Wednesday...So I will have tons of free time!!!
I had a break between the end of my Sprachkurs and the classes...We traveled. Eight of us went and traveled to the capital of Germany: Berlin.
Berlin!!
We traveled to Berlin. The total cost for the train and the hostel was 65 Euros per person. We purchased train tickets for 32 Euros round trip. Sure it took us 8 hours to get there and we had to change trains 3 different times. But hey it was cheap!!!
I will just post pictures and describe them. It is way easier for me to it this way...
Pictures:
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| Superman sign that we found at a train station in the middle of Germany. I don't remember where though! |
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| We have arrived in Berlin!! |
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| Very modern Hauptbahnhof. |
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| Right outside the train station. We stood and theorized about it for 10 minutes...we got no where... |
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| Our hostel was in the Russian side. In the street there were Germans dressed in American and Russian army uniforms charging 3 euros to take a picture. To be honest I felt disrespected. But Go tourism... Speaking of that...Check point Charlie was a complete joke!! |
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| One of the many churches that we went to. I think this was the French Dom. It was free to go into...The German Dom was not though...I thought it was a little funny. |
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| Looking up from the stairs of the Opera house. |
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| More of it the Opera house. |
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| This is the Deutsch Dom. |
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| Selfy if front of the Opera house. |
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| yep, more of it. |
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| Atsushi and I on the red carpet. |
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| Making the lion fly. |
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| Opposite side! |
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| Lukas moving so fast. |
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| Our "passport faces" |
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| Sorry... |
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| There are statues everywhere. |
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| Crappy night time shot of the Brand. Tor |
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| I just really like this photo. |
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| Romans. |
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| Our embassy right next to the Brand. Tor |
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| This is one of my favorite pictures of the trip. |
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| In the embassy. These bears were everywhere. |
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| Glowing face. |
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| I am dating someone by this name...its for you! |
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| Just the view by Potdamer Platz. |
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| Part of the wall. Next to the Topography of Terror. It was a great museum...Very emotional though. |
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| All of this was made in 1 night. Crazy. |
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| European Union Bear. Lukas is pointing to Slovakia. |
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| Cool building. Next to it was a curry wurst station. It was pretty good. |
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| Yeah I don't remember the name. |
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| The German and the Berlin flag. Berlin is both a city and a State in German. |
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| More Statues. |
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| You can read. |
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| That's not a man. That's a statue. |
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| Atsushi in front of the Bundestag. (Like the German Capitol Building.) |
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| Just a cool shot. |
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| The fat hen..or the German Eagle. |
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| This where the German Parliament does all of its work!! |
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| On top of the Bundestag...It is supposed to represent open democracy |
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| On the roof of the Bundestag. |
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| It is made out of 360 panels of mirrors. It is used for lighting and heating of the Bundestag. |
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| I though it was an iconic shot. |
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| There are steps that wrap around the top of the Bundestag. It shows the whole view of the city. |
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| More... |
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| More... |
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| More... |
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| Top view looking up! |
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| More... |
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| That is the T.V. tower. |
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| Mirror time. |
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| More... |
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| More... |
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| And more... |
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| An other Iconic shot. |
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| The Brand. Tor |
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| Humboldt University. |
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| The law building of Humboldt. |
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| The inside of the God's baseball cap or the St. Hedwig's Cathedral |
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| The law building again. |
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| Peter praying. |
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| Organ of Harry's Owls Cathedral. |
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| The outside of the St. Hedwig's Cathedral. |
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| A library of the law section. |
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| All gold. |
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| Berliner Dom...One of the coolest churches I have ever been too. |
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| The Rotes Rathaus |
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| Seahorse |
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| It is so cool. Totally worth the 4 euros. |
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| Again. |
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| I read sometimes. |
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| Foto model. |
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| I found something. |
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| Lets' Go Europe. |
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| I think I like these views. |
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| From inside the Berliner Dom. |
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| From the center up. |
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| Dead guy. They had a crypt there and there were people from 1598 in tombs. Thank God it didn't smell down there!! |
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| So much detail. |
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| And more... |
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| The organ. |
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| From the middle again. |
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| The top looking down. |
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| We were allowed to walk around the outside of the roof. It is a very great view of the city of Berlin. |
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| And we walked around. |
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| And around... |
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| And around... |
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| T.V. Tower. |
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| Action Shot. |
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| There were so many damn cranes in Berlin. |
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| Overlook the city. |
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| and again. |
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| Rotes Rathaus |
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| Neptune on his clam? |
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| I wondered what it looked like before the oxidation. |
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| And the sun will set. |
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| Up close to the Rathaus. |
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| Some fountain. |
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| Froggy!!! |
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| Balancing act. |
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| 10 out of 10...perfect score. |
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| Sorry it is sideways. It is a dragon. |
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| Hoot hoot. |
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| Outside the Topography of Terror. |
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| More wall. |
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| Lego land. |
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| Atsushi and Blaz. |
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| Olympic Stadium for the 1936 Olympics. |
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| I hope it doesn't pee. |
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| Inside the stadium. |
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| Boom. |
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| Too dark. |
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| The Olympic Bell. |
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| Jesse Owens...Champ of all Champs. |
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| The US had 24 gold medals. |
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| The torch. |
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| More Statues. |
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| Dates from the Past. |
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| Peter with the bears. |
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| Me with the bears. |
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| China town. |
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| Victory Column. |
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| Selfy. |
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| Next to the Victory Column. |
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| Russian Tank. |
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| Soviet Soldiers Monument. |
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| Classic East Side Gallery. |
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| More churches. |
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| More Organs. |
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| East Side Gallery. 1.3 Kilometers of artists paintings. |
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| Bridge near the Gallery. |
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| I found this!!! |
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| Crazy Eyes. |
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| Read it in English. |
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| Dragon. |
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| I took this for Tyler Reed. |
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| Really cool trains. |
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| More cowbell |
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| Really neat picture. |
The next day I got back, we went to a kletterwald. It is an outdoor all natural climbing park. It was so great. I had so much fun. You are up in the trees just climbing around. You have a harness, but it is still a little scary. The wind was blowing hard and the trees were swaying. It was just a really cool experiences.
Check out the website:
http://www.kletterwald-marburg.de/
Well that is all I have for now. I should head to bed soon. I wish you all a great night and until next time.
Sincerely,
Seth C. Livengood
