GERMANY | Tuesday, 19 Aug 2014 | Views [4762] | Comments [1]
Man, I wish I was at that press conference! The one on November 9th, 1989 when Günter Schabowski, the unofficial spokesman for the Socialist Unity Party of Germany (SED), announced to a room full of gathered journalists that travel restrictions ... Read more >
Tags: berlin, berlin wall, germany, history
GERMANY | Sunday, 17 Aug 2014 | Views [1846] | Comments [1]
How do you peel the back the layers of an ever-changing relic of history? It is impossible to know the stories behind each living mural plastered across the Berlin Wall. I fear I will fail to listen to the messages portrayed by many of the anonymous ... Read more >
Tags: berlin, berlin wall, graffiti, street art
GERMANY | Saturday, 16 Aug 2014 | Views [2013] | Comments [1]
I find it hard to form a connection with a city that doesn’t promote street art. I cannot feel comfortable walking the streets of a place that doesn’t allow its people to have a creative outlet. Some may find graffiti dirty and an indication ... Read more >
Tags: berlin
GERMANY | Friday, 15 Aug 2014 | Views [1732] | Comments [1]
“So, this is what Europe looks like.”
When I boarded the bus from the airport to downtown Berlin I studied the world outside of the window through jet lagged eyes. Everything is so clean . Where are the street dogs? Everyone appears ... Read more >
Tags: berlin
