September 9, 2014 This post will not have my usual whit, because today I saw a historic piece of Germany, which gave me a look into its darkened past. I started the day a Sachsenhousen Concentration Camp. Sachsenhousen began as a work camp, not an execution camp. Nevertheless, thousands of people lost their lives there… Read More Darkened
September 8, 2014 Our port in Germany is Warnemunde, a quiet, little beach town. I have plans to do more historic stuff tomorrow, so today, I figured I would stay in Warnemunde and go geocaching with some friends. If you’ve never heard of geocaching, it’s basically using a multimillion-dollar satellite system to find hidden… Read More Geocaching for Germans
September 6, 2014 Today I went to Toruʼn, a medieval town in Poland. I walked down the cobblestone streets and toured a few of the incredibly old buildings. I also viewed a massive painting depicting the difference of Heaven and the alternative that has been marveled at by royals and peasants alike for centuries now.… Read More Run, Run, Run as Fast as You Can…
September 5, 2014 I’ll admit that before this trip I knew little to nothing about Poland except for they have great sausage. That would be correct. Turns out they have pretty much great everything! I spent my first day in Poland in Gdansk. You can go on and try to say that. Gdansk. I don’t… Read More More Than Sausage
Okay, readers. This is it. The big news. For the next few months “What Are This?” will be a little different. IT’S GOING GLOBAL! For the fall semester this year I will be studying abroad… in a big way. This isn’t your average student trip that many college students today go on – where they… Read More Sail with Me
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