Film Festival in Mannheim and Heidelberg

18. November 2011 - 14:09 - 1 Comment by Joyce Yeh

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Dear all, Movies or films so to speak might be a very important part in one’s life for enrichment. I personally love films a lot because I get to understand one culture’s differences, especially to a culture that I am in no acquaintance with. Last week I happened to read a friend’s facebook status saying that [...]

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Eletronic Music and Modern Art in Munich

17. November 2011 - 09:06 - 0 Comments by Stephannie Mello

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Munich is one of the most famous touristic destinations in Germany. Royal parks, 15th century churches and baroque palaces take part in the city’s experience. It’s beautifull and you’re taken back in time. But Munich is also a very modern city with a lot of options for something fresher and more modern. A concert of [...]

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Weekend at a Frankfurt Tennis-club

22. August 2011 - 08:50 - 0 Comments by Vikas Shabadi

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The weekend gone-by is an important one in my sporting life! This was the first time ever when I made a serious attempt at playing tennis. Coming from India – a country that eats, sleeps and breathes cricket to such a level of addiction that all other sports take a back seat, I never had [...]

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Biking the German way

12. August 2011 - 12:00 - 1 Comment by Claudia Vadeboncoeur

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In my home country most people travel by car or by public transport. Our big distances and long and cold winters have led to cities not investing in infrastructure for bikes. It is therefore always a risky adventure to bike from point A to B in Canada. There are very rarely bike lanes but more [...]

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Back home

4. August 2011 - 09:13 - 1 Comment by Mark Julian Wells

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Oh how much can happen between blog posts! Since my last writing, I have journeyed here, there, and everywhere: from Leipzig to Berlin to London to see a friend studying abroad in the UK, back to Berlin to visit the Jewish museum there (so much more to Jewish history in Germany than the standard, “oh [...]

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A long train ride

1. August 2011 - 13:30 - 1 Comment by Claudia Vadeboncoeur

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The train is by far my favourite mode of transportation. It is really relaxing, fast, reliable, safe and it allows for beautiful landscapes to unvail before your eyes. A few weeks ago I had bought a German rail pass and this weekend was my last day to use up my remaning day left. Thanks to [...]

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The Harley Davidson Party!!!

28. July 2011 - 14:00 - 0 Comments by Vikas Shabadi

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Last weekend was a very unique and a first of its kind experience for me. I was attending an overnight party/gathering of a Harley Davidson Owners club in a small village along the border regions between Hessen and Bayern! One of the owners and a senior member of this club is a friend of my [...]

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20Elf from its most beautiful side

14. July 2011 - 11:00 - 0 Comments by Milona Istrefi

So, I believe you are a football fan. I mean, you must be; or not?You should be, because football is the sport which assembles the highest number of people-fans and their spirits from different corners of the world in drinking, singing, shading tears and laughing all together while enjoying and loving the beautiful moments spends [...]

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Spare a thought for the loosing side!

14. July 2011 - 11:00 - 0 Comments by Vikas Shabadi

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Over the years I have watched several games of Cricket live at the stadium (most Indians do!). However, a visit to the world-cup soccer game at Leverkusen last week has brought me a ‘new found love!’! Firstly a big big thank you to the DAAD and the study-in team for giving us this chance to [...]

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DAAD Bloggers at the World Cup Match

13. July 2011 - 09:30 - 0 Comments by Abhranil Das

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For writing about our experience in Germany, the DAAD bloggers were thanked with a visit to a Women’s World Cup match.

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