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Being an American in Germany
Despite what I expected, I have not received much flack for being an American. I had thought that the anti-American sentiment would be...
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The international bubble
It can be quite challenging to break out of what I call the international bubble. This refers to the fact that international students...
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University of Konstanz: the good and the bad
Overall, Konstanz is quite a nice university. It has about 10,000 students, which is about half of NAUs student population. I think this...
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Semester Begins and Signing up for classes
The semester began last week, but not much had happened by the time I posted and I wanted to write about my travels. But now it is time...
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Some more about traveling
I just got back from an amazing trip over the break! I saw a lot of amazing things, met amazing people, and made many memories. Classes...
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Travel!
This time I am going to write about travel opportunities that one has while studying in Konstanz. The city is located in the heart of...
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Social scene in Konstanz
Konstanz is great! I have been making friends from all over the world. I do hang out with a couple of Americans, but also with Canadians,...
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GO Konstanz
For this post, I have decided to write about the program that I am currently in. After all, it is the reason that I am here 6 weeks...
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GERMANY!
I have arrived in Konstanz! I flew from Athens into Zurich, Switzerland. This proved to be a bit more expensive than flying into one of...
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A long and winding road
I had a very long trip, but I'm here now! I embarked from flagstaff at 10PM on the 24th, and took a 10 hour train ride to LA. From...
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