Duke University Office of Study 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 from the news, history, and German culture then and now, to things like their family stories or what they dreamt about. They have their own sense of humor, which I appreciate. I don't know about the other host families, but I'm lucky because my host mom is a top-notch chef. I get to have a taste of real German cuisine every now and then as a result. I learn so much from my host family, things which aren't taught during class (although Jochen, our resident director, does a good job himself of acquainting us with strange fact tidbits).

-Sabrina