German Blogs Browse below to read more German blogs! German blogs Heading link Copy link 10.23.2023: German Peer Tutor Dani Writes About The East German Punk Scene Monday, October 23, 2023 The East German punk scene is like no other, and their revolution keeps me awake at night... 10.23.2023: German Peer Tutor Kaleb Writes About Studying Abroad in Freiburg, Germany Monday, October 23, 2023 Last semester, I studied abroad in Freiburg, Germany. From late February to late July, I experienced living in a foreign country for the first time. 10.18.2023: German Peer Tutor Kai Reviews the Film "Coming Out" (1989) Wednesday, October 18, 2023 Coming Out is a 1989 German film which was directed by Heiner Carow and written by Wolfram Witt. 10.3.2022: Alex's Summer Trip to Germany (Part 4) Monday, October 3, 2022 I traveled all over Germany this summer and this is the tail-end of my travels. 9.30.2022: Alex's Summer Trip to Germany (Part 3) Friday, September 30, 2022 After three and half fun weeks in Berlin, I started my mini-tour around Germany. 9.23.2022: Alex's Summer Trip to Germany (Part 2) Friday, September 23, 2022 I attended the Humboldt Institute in Berlin and loved every second of it. 9.23.2022: Alex's Summer Trip to Germany (Part 1) Friday, September 23, 2022 After being in Berlin for almost a month, I feel like I have a nice basic grasp of the city. 5.4.2022: Alex on Language and Family History Wednesday, May 4, 2022 As a kid, I freaked out a couple of babysitters because I used to sleep talk in English, Spanish, and German. 11.15.2021 - Alex on learning about East Germany Monday, November 15, 2021 Day to day life in East Germany in the 1980s was a mystery to me before I saw the documentaries Flüstern und Schreien (Dieter Schumann, 1988) and Unsere Kinder (Roland Steiner, 1989). 9.24.2021: Alex Reviews the Film "The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch" (2018) Friday, September 24, 2021 I recently watched The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (Michael Steiner, 2018) on Netflix. The movie is a comedy that follows the main character Motti and his struggle to meet his family’s expectations. 5.4.2021 - Alex's language tips for the summer! Tuesday, May 4, 2021 While your German lectures may be over for this semester, you can still continue practicing and studying German! 4.26.2021 - Nate reviews the movie La Habanera (1937) Monday, April 26, 2021 Detlef Sierck’s (aka Douglas Sirk) film La Habanera (1937) was a film produced by the Nazis and is considered a propaganda film, thus it must be approached with a critical eye. 4.22.2021 - Alex's review of "Sarajevo" Thursday, April 22, 2021 Do you like period pieces? Do you enjoy learning about history? Have you ever wondered about how the death of one man caused the start of World War One? Then Sarajevo (2014) is a movie for you. 4.19.21 - Emma on Spezi Monday, April 19, 2021 Spezi is a cola-based drink that has a hint of orange, it sounds simple, I know, but something about it is just so good! 3.11.2021: Make Vegan Milchreis with Alex! Thursday, March 11, 2021 My favorite German dessert is Milchreis, which directly translates to “milk rice.” 2.22.2021 - Nate reviews a German film, Der Ölprinz (1965) Monday, February 22, 2021 Advanced German speakers looking for a real classic film, “Ein Film mit Herz und Humor” and quite a bit of action–here’s one for you! 10.14.2020 - Jordan on Her German Experience Wednesday, October 14, 2020 Hi! My name is Jordan, I am a German peer Tutor and I am here to share my foreign language experience in my life and why I stuck with German all this time! I started speaking German technically when I was in K4. 2.3.2020 - Lily on German Cinema Monday, February 3, 2020 I work with German film and last night, I read a fantastic book on Weimar Cinema and shell-shocked postwar culture. 11.6.2019 - First Day On The Job Wednesday, November 6, 2019 Today I had my first German client come in!
