Category: Germany
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Wow, Berlin. What a place. I have ended up here as a result of the endless recollections I’ve endured from friends who were lucky enough to come to this City. It seemed a no brainer. I have been here for 2 weeks now and already I am spellbound. It seems you cannot walk 2 blocks…
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I have been in Mannheim for about a month now and let me tell you this, German people are really really friendly and helpful. Even if I were to ask someone who doesn’t speak English, they generally try their best to reply back and help you out. They are extremely polite and I’m just loving…
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It has been nearly 2 months in Germany since arriving for the Sumer Academy (German language course) and there are still so many things to see and do! With a population of 300,000 people, Mannheim is a small city (30min south of Frankfurt) located in the border between Germany and France. As you can imagine…
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As you step out off the plane you walk into the supposedly magical city of Berlin. You’ve heard so much about it and have never heard anyone say a bad thing about it. Looking around it seems like just another city, but you soon realise it is so much more than that. Within the city…
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My trip to Berlin so far, With Germany’s late semester start I only recently arrived in Berlin (just about 2 weeks ago now) and have done plenty of exploring and just settling into what will be my home for the next 5 months, with Uni starting this coming week! Before arriving I was lucky to…
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My first impressions of Berlin were COLD! I had been here as a tourist but it completely different when you are living in a country. The first few weeks are spent setting up your life which is a lot more interesting in German! It certainly helps that you are surrounded by a group of people…
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If I were to describe Mannheim in 3 words I would say convenient, multicultural, and developing. When I first walked out of the train station it very much reminded me of Melbourne the way trams lined the middle of the roads. People weren’t rushing to get to places and they seemed nonchalant that an asian…
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I’m now well into my second month at Mannheim University, Germany. On the first day I arrived into Mannheim I remember I was given a list of administrative tasks that I had to complete before I was able to start attending Uni. I didn’t know anyone at the time and I spent the next day or so frantically…
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I have now survived my first week of university. The lectures weren’t all too different from those back home although none of my classes have any assignments, just one final exam with a weighting of 100%. ATM I think thats great because It takes the stress away and means I can enjoy the semester abroad, but I…
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Ich bin ein Berliner – I am a Berliner! I have only been here for a week but it has been a 32 week journey to get to this point. In this blog I will let you know a little about the build up of anticipation, preparation, expectations leading up to arrival and the language…
