These seven weeks have flown by. My final days were back in Munich. My hosts wanted me to be sure and see the Turkish/Middle East portion of the city, so that was one of our Monday adventures. There were wonderful shops and markets. Then we walked past the Oktoberfest site. It looks different than when… Read more

Claudia grew up in small towns between Wittenberg and Leipzig, and her mother and stepfather still live in one of those, Sandersdorf. Their house was our home base as we took a day (each) to explore the towns of Halle and Leipzig. This whole region, including Wittenberg, is in the former GDR (Eastern Germany). Learning… Read more