How can I convince you that the University of Mississippi is the perfect place for you? I really don’t know. I can only tell you about my experiences and my feelings that I connect with this place! The worst week was finals week – not because of the exams, because of the goodbyes. Over time…
Tag: germany
Life in Oxford, Mississippi
Hotty Toddy! My name is Franz and I’m from Germany. I’m doing one exchange semester at Ole Miss. And I can tell you: IT IS AWESOME! If just been for 4 weeks now, but the days fly by really fast! The campus is great and people are so friendly around here. As I’m from a…
Sachsenhausen (a Nazi KZ)
Hi everyone! I took my time to visit a former Nazi concentration camp/prison yard close to Potsdam. Sachsenhausen: Located in Oranienburg, several miles from Potsdam, this was a concentration camp used by the Nazis from 1936 till 1945. After World War II, it was used by the as a Internment camp when that area…
Beautiful Potsdam!
Hi guys! I have one more post on the beautiful buildings and sights of Potsdam. Glienicker Brücke (Glienicker Bridge): is a 128 meter x 22 meter bridge spanning over the Havel river and connecting the Wannsee district of Berlin with Potsdam, the capital of Brandenburg built between 1906 and 1907. The bridge was a notorious location…
The beautiful sights of Potsdam (3)
Hi everyone! I would like to talk about more amazing sights in Potsdam. Palace Sanssouci Designed between 1745 and 1747 by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff to fulfill King Frederick’s need for a private residence where he could relax outside the Berlin court, the palace Sanssouci is a translation of a French phrase (san souci), which translates as “without…
Beautiful sights of Potsdam (2)
Hi everyone! I would like to share more beautiful sights of Potsdam in this post. The Protestant Church of Peace (Friedenskirche); which is also located in the Sanssouci Park, was built King Friedrick William IV between 1845 and 1848. The Temple of Friendship (Freundschaftstempel) is a small, round temple in the western part of…
Beautiful sights of Potsdam (1)
The city of Potsdam is not only the largest city in the state of Brandenburg, Germany, it is also the capital of Brandenburg. Potsdam directly borders the German capital, Berlin. Potsdam was the residence of the Prussian Kings and German Emperors for several decades, until 1918. In Potsdam, you find the largest World Heritage Site…
Unusual things for an exchange student from Olemiss in Germany (2)
Hi everyone! I am been very busy with the primary aim for coming here. Yeah right! Studying! I would like to talk more about the things I personally find “atypical” or unusual here in Germany. The sun. It does not set until 9:30 – 10 PM at night. Yeah! That is absolutely strange. I…
Unusual things for an exchange student from Olemiss in Germany (1)
Hi everyone! My next posts are going to focus largely on some of the things I have observed and find atypical or quite different when I compare the student life at Olemiss with that in Potsdam, Germany. One of the things I observed almost on arrival is to be prepared to take cash around: Here…
Lagos to MEM, MEM to NJ, NJ to Berlin
My name is Peter Ogunniran. I come from Nigeria. I had my B.A in European Studies (German) and I am currently studying for Masters in Modern Languages at Ole Miss. Right now, I am an exchange student at the University of Potsdam, Germany. I am in the 2nd semester of my graduate studies. This…