Munich
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30 Years, One Mission Bind Together American, German Cities
After the Second World War, the Church of St. Peter in the city center of Munich was restored because of generous contributions from the German-American community in Cincinnati, Ohio. Thirty years later, more than 1,000 people have visited Munich from Cincinnati, and vice versa, through a sister city association’s exchange…
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In Tuition-Free Germany, International Students Still Pay a Price
Germany expects to see more international college students apply to its colleges and universities. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s foreign students’ prediction was accomplished three years before the forecast date. The German government has made free education available to international students since 2014. International students represent territories from…
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The German Way: Making Market Fresh Produce More Accessible
Get in. Get out. The four words I utter internally as I enter the automatic doors leading to aisles of boxes and bags. Get in. Get out. I murmur to myself, “Milk and bread, I only need milk and bread.” I return home with plastic bags of sweets and savory…
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Beer in Bavaria: Beyond the Party
When you travel to Germany, you may immediately gravitate towards the excitement of drinking the country’s national beverage. The fun of the Biergartens and Oktoberfest, are however, only a superficial part of the deep roots that beer has in Germans culture. You may find experiencing the rich cultural history of…
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ANNOTATED: Creating My Line: A DIY Whirlwind Ancestry Journey in Munich
Growing up, I never really liked my last name. I’m ashamed to admit it now, but back then, the feeling was true. No one ever seemed to be able to spell it right or pronounce it correctly. I began to appreciate my distinctive name once I got to high school.…
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Surfing in the City: Munich’s River Surfing Scene
The last thing you might think to see in the land-locked city of Munich, Germany is a haven for surfers. You’d be wrong. A true feat of German engineering, the manipulation of the Eisbachwelle turned this river into a perpetual, perfect surfing wave. Tourists make sure to stop at this…
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70 Years Later – Munich’s House of Art Still Houses War Wounds
Traveling to a foreign country includes discovering train routes and menus with unfamiliar combinations of food through languages that look like strings of jumbled letters. Traveling to Munich in 2019 includes discovering swastikas that remain from World War II. Not one, but hundreds. Green and orange mosaics decorated by this infamous…
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‘It Happened, Thus it Can Happen Again’: Germany’s Past of Silencing the Press
The year is 1933. You are the editor of a small newspaper in Munich, Germany. You receive a telegram early in the morning from Adolf Hitler’s director of propaganda, Josef Goebbels. Goebbels orders you to meet at a discreet location in Berlin, along with several other members of Germany’s press.…
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More U.S. Students Choosing Free College Education Abroad
If financial burdens worry you when applying to college, you may consider attending a university on the other side of the world. Americans collectively owe more than $1.5 trillion in student debt. With the cost of attending college at an all-time high and steadily increasing, many young people are choosing…
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Dachau: Gates Hiding Secret Corner of Nazi World Now Used to ‘Honor the Dead, Warn the Living’
Black iron gates mark the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Grounds with the promise “Arbeit Macht Frei”—“Work will set you free.” For the more than 200,000 prisoners who walked through these gates, their stolen properties, names, and dignities would never be reclaimed. Dachau’s History The Dachau Concentration Camp, located in…