As the previous post stated, I am doing a count down to liftoff! To keep the theme of activities rolling, lets cover day 3. At this point I'm preparing my mind for an intense semesters lectures to be crammed in a mere 5 days, in addition to reaping every bit of superfluous information about my major from Dr. H. and Dr. D. Van Auken. But I feel compelled to talk about why exactly that is my goal from this journey. (whats life without a little validation :-D, and this is not to brown nose...seeing as they do read this). It seems I've been talking with people a lot lately about how to succeed as a psychology student in spite of my long journey ahead of me. But I keep saying the same thing over and over. Find your discipline, then study all the ones related. Taste all of the cherries on this tree, and find ways to make your cherry pie. For me it was a intimate course on research when everything clicked. I discovered I'm pretty good at thinking about how to think about research. Since then my attitudes about this thing we call education and how to do it have changed completely. Needless to say, I went from a horrible student only attempting to achieve (and to leave it at that) a mere Associates of Arts degree from Holy Cross. Now I feel confident about my ability to achieve much greater--eyes on a Ph.D.
But since all of that is pretty boring stuff, but I'm sure someone's bound to find it interesting. Lets move back to the events of the jouney. Therefore yet another post from the infamous Dr. H. and D. Van Auken.
DAY THREE ITINERARY: SATURDAY, JULY 19, 2008
As you know, Holy Cross College requires that all students participating in international trips experience the "culture" of the country they visit. Today is our longest and busiest day. We will travel via car and van to several historic sites in Germany. This requires that we awaken and leave early. Fortunately, we will be traveling on a Saturday morning with less rush hour traffic in Berlin.
1. Awaken at 0600. Hopefully, you will have slept well after our dinner in Nikolaiveritel the prior evening.
2. Gather in hotel lobby If you require more than about an hour to get dressed, make-up, etc., consider awakening earlier than 0600. Remember, tomorrow, Sunday morning, is a sleep-in morning (no events planned until the afternoon). Please dress conservatively. Jeans are OK but no shorts, flashy, bright, or gaudy clothing.
3. Depart hotel Don't forget your journals and cameras. Drive approximately 270 km to Buchenwald Concentration Camp just outside of Weimar. We will stop along the way at an autobahn rest stop. Sleeping on the drive is an option for you as your humble professors will be fully caffeinated and READY TO ROLL!
4. Arrive Buchenwald Concentration Camp Tours of the camp begin at 1000am. There is a background movie (German with English subtitles) and a walking tour of the camp. For many visitors, this is an emotional experience.
4. Depart Buchenwald Drive approximately 90 km across rural Germany countryside to KZ Dora-Mittelbau just outside of Nordhausen. Lunch "on the run" between Buchenwald and Dora.
5. Arrive KZ Dora-Mittelbau The Dora tunnels are a significant historical site. Ms. Gabrielle Knabe of the Buchenwald Visitors Center has arranged a 2-hour English-language tour of the tunnels for our group beginning at 1400 hr. These tunnels, where the Nazis built the ME 262 jet fighter as well as the V1 and V2 missles that were launched at London and Antwerp, were dug out by slave laborers.
5. Depart Dora Drive approximately 60 km through the Harz Mountain national park to Goslar, Germany. This city has the largest collection of medieval timber frame buildings in the world and is a UNESCO World Heritage site.
6. Arrive Goslar We have a dinner reservation at the Worthmuhle. This is a former mill about 100 meters from the city center. This should be a good place to wind down after a long day. Herr Michael Randolff has confirmed our reservation and forwarded a lovely, interesting, and somewhat humorous menu from the restaurant (think piggies playing with beach balls on the farm - I kid you not!) This restaurant features Harz Mountain specialties including local game (think boar and deer), farm products (pork, chicken, and beef), and the Goslar bier.
7. Depart Goslar Drive via autobahn to Berlin. Arrive back at the Marriott Berlin by 2345. Have a good night. We will have had many lifetime memories from the day. A late wake-up tomorrow and much to do around Berlin on Sunday. City tours, museums, Unter den Linden.
Take care.
More to follow.
Oh, please sent me an email indicating that you have received this. Just want to make sure than you are receiving these messages.
Dr. Hugh
At this point, I must ask...What did you do with YOUR summers?!
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