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Housing and Meals

All students will be housed in the Awrobau Apartments, located centrally in the district of Mitte. Each apartment is a suite featuring two private bedrooms, a kitchen, and a shared living room. While students have the advantages of cooking, shared common areas, and interaction with other students, they also have the luxury of the privacy of their own bedroom. The apartments are a 20-25 minute subway ride to classes.

Trips and Activities

Excursions are an integral part of studying abroad, and with Spring in Berlin students will visit the many historical and cultural sites in and around Berlin. Music in Berlin is world class; the city boasts three opera houses and five symphonies, and music lovers will be happy to discover that tickets will not break the bank. Field trips may take students to the nearby historic city of Potsdam, Berlin's famous Museum Island, the Babelsberg film studios, the Museum at Checkpoint Charlie, the 1936 Olympic Stadium, the Reichstag parliament building, the cemetery where Bertold Brecht is buried, and the Jewish Museum designed by Daniel Liebskind.

Berlin offers innumerable cultural diversions, with attractions that range from contemporary art galleries to historic sites. Students can visit the remaining memorial section of the wall that divided East from West Berlin or the impressive glass dome of the Reichstag, the seat of the German parliament, where new architecture complements a historic building.

Over the past decade since reunification, Berlin has undergone a transformation unlike any in Europe. Potsdamer Platz, once a no-man's land between East and West, has been completely re-designed and is now a thriving new center, with a film museum, cafes, and shops.

Berlin boasts many treasures, including the Television Tower, the Old Jewish Cemetery, Brecht's memorial, some of the world's best art galleries and museums, three impressive opera houses, five symphonies, and many small theaters. A large flea market is held each Saturday. Berlin is known throughout Europe for its underground culture that includes cutting-edge artists, a thriving music scene, and innumerable clubs.

Berlin also allows easy travel to great cities like Krakow, Dresden, Leipzig, and Hamburg. Prague is only a few hours by train—a perfect weekend destination.