Germany keeps surprising. Here are 5 more things that struck me as very new here.

How I was exempted from the 40 Euros fine by DB…

Last week I was at the WISE 2011 scholars meet in the capital city. WISE stands for Working Internships in Science and Engineering. Its a special fellowship of the DAAD extended to the bachelor students of India to pursue a summer research internship under direct supervision of a host professor in his/her research group at [...]

Currently I am studying Deutsch at my language school but a few weeks ago I travelled with some colleagues to the university where we’ll be studying later this year—the University of Erfurt. We visited our academic department, the Willy Brandt School of Public Policy to introduce ourselves and also to familiarize ourselves with the school [...]

This is perhaps one of my hardest blog entries to write, as it encompasses so many moods and themes from the past week. Nonetheless, I shall attempt to summarize each happening in a way respectable to its nature. Just goes to show how much goes on here! I shall chart my journey from the scientific [...]

Reading about how to apply for the Master, I soon realized that I was probably going to apply via uni-assist. Uni-assist is a German service that assists international students while applying for a university program in Germany. Not all German universities use uni-assist, but many do. So if you are a foreign student, have earned [...]

As we all know, living is expensive and thus when you are abroad or in your home country. As students, we are therefore always pleased to see some special discounts for us. Usually you have some for plays, for museums, for some restaurants and typically for the public transport system. It is with the latter [...]

The most famous  music festival of all time happened between the 15th and 18th August 1969 in Bethel, USA. Representatives of popular rock, folk and progressive music composed Woodstock Music and Art Festival’s line-up, an event with historical and cultural value not only for the history of music but also an event representing the “spirit” [...]

You know how there are certain places that you always dream of going to if you had the chance? Perhaps it is a childhood fantasy to go to Disneyworld and see all of the characters you’ve watched in movies, or an aspiration to visit all the sites surrounding an historical figure.  For me, the small [...]

Germany is a land rich with culture. Many of its cities are littered with theaters, operas, exhibitions, concerts, literature festivals etc. There is literally a vast array of cultural activities available which international students can participate in to acquire insights into the history and culture of Germany and Europe in general. Last week I,  my [...]