Teaching Abroad in Germany: Hamburgers in Paradise

Alex Ford

I am a senior undergraduate at UNC-Chapel Hill, and I am spending my final month of student teaching in Hamburg, Germany! This is a daily blog of my observations, reflections, and other mental meanderings.

Day 29, Saturday – Nächste Haltestelle: U.S.A.

Today I had a relaxing last day in Wentorf hanging around at my host family’s house, sharing meal...

Alex Ford Posted on April 30th, 2016

Day 28, Friday – Tschüss, Hansa!

Today was our last day at our host school. 😔 A month is a short time, so I expected to learn a lo...

Alex Ford Posted on April 29th, 2016

Day 27, Thursday – Sentimentality and Shopping

I am feeling kind of glum as I sit here writing today’s blog. Don’t get me wrong– today was great...

Alex Ford Posted on April 28th, 2016

Day 26, Wednesday – In the Students’ Shoes and Closing Seminar

Libby and I wanted to spend at least one day shadowing a class at our host school to get a better...

Alex Ford Posted on April 27th, 2016

Day 25, Tuesday – Back in School

It was nice to be back in Hamburg and at our host school even though it snowed on our way to scho...

Alex Ford Posted on April 26th, 2016

Day 24, Monday – Loose Ends in Berlin Pt. 2

Next we went to the Eastside Gallery, which is a stretch of the Berlin Wall where the city commis...

Alex Ford Posted on April 25th, 2016

Day 24, Monday – Loose Ends in Berlin Pt. 1

It was our final day in Berlin, and we had a free day to do whatever we liked! The emblem of Be...

Alex Ford Posted on April 25th, 2016

Day 23, Sunday – Potsdam and Sanssouci

Today we ran to catch our train (the first of four times we did this today, and we only missed on...

Alex Ford Posted on April 24th, 2016

Day 22, Saturday – Reichstag and Accidental Sightseeing

This morning we woke up (after a fairly late night) to leave for our morning tour of the Reichsta...

Alex Ford Posted on April 23rd, 2016

Day 21, Friday – First Day in Berlin

Our group woke up this morning and headed out from Hauptbahnhof to travel to Berlin. Once we arri...

Alex Ford Posted on April 22nd, 2016