Hi everyone!
Today, May 14, we were able to visit Deutsche Welle I was exited for this visit because I have actually seen some of Deutsche Welle’s broadcasts in the US. In my German course at Duquesne we go on Deutsche Welle’s website and sometimes watch their Learn German tv webisodes they produce. I was excited to be able to go there and experience how much effort it take to put everything together.
Here are some of the highlights of what I learned at Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle was started to improve Germany’s image problem after WWII. It first was a radio station, which broadcastes to the world to let everyone know what Germany was doing. The radio program was in 31 different languages. Deutsche Welle stresses learning German. This is because Germany is extremely proud of its language. They see it as the best way to access the cultural heritage. One thing the guy we spoke yo stressed to us was that Deutsche Welle was unaffiliated with the government. We were also taken up on the roof of Deutsche Welle which offered a beautiful view of the city.
After our visit to Deutsche Welle, everyone was sleepy and didn’t want to do anything that night. This was extremely annoying to me. So, instead Katie and I ventured off on our own. We went to Alexanderplatz, which is personally one of my favorite parts of Berlin. There was lots of shopping and of course that’s what we did! We went into Liebeskind Berlin. Liebeskind is basically a purse store and a leather store. I was willing to spend however much to get a nice purse. Katie bought a pair of shoes. I bought a grey leather bag for 179 Euros. Ouch. That hurt my wallet, but trust me it was worth it. The leather smells amazing! We also went up to Bench, where we both bough 70 Euro fleeces. Another expensive purchase, but worth it. I love Bench.
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