![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/Train-station-in-rural-Germany-300x225.jpg\")
Train station in rural Germany.<\/em><\/p>\r\n
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I live in a studio by myself, it is small but it gives me everything I need. I have a single bed, a desk, full kitchen, and full bathroom. I live amongst many other internationals, some in my program. It is different from my home in the US as I am fully on my own, no parents cooking or food from the dining hall. I am learning how to fend for myself in a bustling city.<\/p>\r\n
<\/p>\r\n I mostly packed clothing and medications. It serves me well as my apartment came furnished so I had no need to bring things like sheets or cutlery. I wish I had brought warmer clothes as it gets very cold, causing me to layer up when I go out.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n The people of Berlin dress a lot more plain. Not in a bad way but rather they wear solid colors, black being a favorite as opposed to how some Americans wear clothes with logos or designs to represent themselves. It was entirely surprising but many people blend together as I see a lot of the same outfit. I have started to wear simpler clothes but I did not dress too crazy beforehand.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n Everything seems more fast paced. I come from the south where we take a more relaxed approach to life, but people here are fast walkers, and rushing to make trains despite one coming only minutes later. I have come to appreciate this as it helps keep me moving and exploring. I move with a purpose now, so I tend to see more of the city.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n My favorite foods so far have to be currywurst, a sausage with a ketchup and curry sauce, and schnitzel. They are familiar enough to the cooking I am used to, but different enough that I enjoy the new experience. I have really enjoyed the freedom of being able to walk outside and decide where I want to eat on a whim.<\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n <\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jeremy GouteixProvider: AIFSBerlin, Germany2024 Fall To get to my classes from my apartment I have to take two different modes of transportation. First, I take an intercity train from one Bahnhof (train station) to another, once I arrive I get on the metro for 4 stops until I reach the nearest metro station to my school. From there, I walk for about 7 minutes and go inside. On my journey I hear the bustling sounds of Berlin, the cars, trams and trains all going by bringing thousands to their destinations. I see the various architecture, from modern to classic […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[138,6],"tags":[27],"class_list":["post-4525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-2024-fall","category-semester","tag-germany"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4525"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4525\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4533,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4525\/revisions\/4533"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/2-Building-on-my-way-to-school-300x225.jpg\")
Building on my way to school.<\/em><\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/2-Berliner-Dom-at-night-225x300.png\")
Berliner Dom at night.<\/em><\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blogs.hsc.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2024\/10\/2-Neue-Watch-memorial-to-all-fallen-soldiers-227x300.jpg\")
Neue Watch (memorial to all fallen soldiers).<\/em><\/p>\r\n