Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Bitte, how do you do laundry here?
Let's be honest. You can visit Berlin any time. When you do, you can probably visit the Altes Museum (which I am sitting in front of in this picture), wander around Potsdamer Platz, listen to a concert in the...
Credit: Jessica Nicholson
Major: Biology
Berlin Neighborhood
A street view of one of the quaint neighborhoods in Berlin....
Credit: Patricia Otcasek
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
I applied for the Duke program in Berlin because of the opportunity to live with a host family. I was looking to feel grounded in such a huge, metropolitan city, especially coming from tiny Davidson, NC, and I wanted a family away from home. Now, having...
Credit: Todd Resly
Major: German
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Culture at one's doorstep -- one of the major highlights of participating in the Duke in Berlin program is living with my host family. They treat me as one of their own children and share with me over breakfast or a weekend dinner topics ranging...
Credit: Sabrina
Major: ECE
Hertha Berlin Game
Hertha Berlin played St. Patrick's Athletic in the Olympiastadion and we were there to see it!
(Berlin Fall 2008)...
Credit: Albert Karcher
Visiting the Bauhaus Archiv - Berlin
We visited the Bauhaus Archiv where many of the products designed by the influential Bauhaus movement are on display.
(Berlin Fall 2008)...
Credit: Albert Karcher
Reichstag - Fall 2008
During our bike tour of Berlin we stopped for a photo shoot in front of the Reichstag.
(Berlin Fall 2008)...
Credit: Albert Karcher
Amazed by the Sony Center
We were mesmerized by the futuristic design of the Sony Center at Potsdamer Platz.
(Berlin Fall 2008)...
Credit: Albert Karcher
The Siegessäule - Berlin
The Siegessäule (or "chick on a stick" as it was known by American soldiers) is located on the city axis that crosses the Brandenburg Gate. Barack Obama gave a speech at theSiegessäule on July 24, 2008 shortly before we arrived in Berlin.
(Berlin Fall 2008)
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Credit: Albert Karcher
On top of the Reichstag
We climbed to the top of the Reichstag for a group photo. (Spring 2009)...
Credit: Albert Karcher
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
Studying in Berlin is like living another life. Living with a host family has immersed me in German to such an extent that I am starting to think and dream in German!
Instead of watching Duke Basketball, every week we go to see concerts in...
Credit: Albert Karcher
Major: Public Policy Studies
Postcard from Abroad
Dear Global Education Office:
The Berlin International Film Festival, or the Berlinale, as it's known there, ranks among the top three European Film Festivals in prestige and quality. It's one of the leading film festivals in the world, and it happens every February in Berlin, Germany. In fact, Martin...
Credit: Sean Li
Major: Political Science, German Studies
Berlin Bike Tour
Students on the Duke Summer in Berlin program enjoy a bike tour of the city....
Credit: staff
Berliner Dom
Berliner Dom (Berlin Cathedral) in Berlin, Germany....
Credit: Leslie Davis
Potsdamer Platz
Potsdamer Platz, Berlin at night....
Credit: Eric Mansfield
Komische Oper Berlin
The Komische Oper Berlin is an opera company in Berlin, Germany, which specializes in German language productions of opera, operetta and musicals.
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Credit: Eric Mansfield
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