Travel Journalism
As part of the Grady College Travel Journalism programs, students not only immerse themselves in other places and cultures but also report on what they’ve found.
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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…
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Krone-Bau: A Royal Tradition and Community Jewel in Munich
The time is 7:50 in the evening. Marquee lights shine a bright and vivid ruby red as the sun peeks through the overcast skies. The countdown bell clamors loudly to signal showtime. The only thing standing between me and Munich’s community jewel, Krone-Bau, are the silver gates. Carl Krone…
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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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A Local’s Quick Getaway Guide to Munich
Tourists crowd the busy city center of Munich. You hear the sound of hundreds of suitcases rolling on cobblestone and people speaking a variety of languages. But, with only a few days to spend in Munich and hundreds of years of rich history and culture, tourists may lack confidence in…