Wednesday morning I woke up cursing
the rising sun because all I wanted to do was sleep in. I thought to myself, “I
saw an open heart surgery yesterday, what could I possibly learn that is cooler
than that?” We finally arrived to the House of History and after getting to the
museum I was excited to learn more about Germany post World War II, but I had
no idea that it would make me think so much about myself. Sometimes I have a hard time clicking things
in my head, and it wasn’t until Dr. Wasser started talking about the Truman
Doctrine, and I saw the Lithuanian flag on one of the posters, that I realized
how all these events have impacted my life more than through just a textbook.
I recently met my biological
family, and with a language barrier, it was difficult to ask questions about
their past and what all they had endured throughout the years. I didn’t know much about what happened in
Germany, or Europe, after World War II besides the divide in Germany and the
USSR taking over Eastern Europe. As Dr. Wasser walked us through the museum I
couldn’t keep my mind from wondering about my family. Although the histories
differ slightly, it felt like I was learning about my families history and a
line of events which got me to where I am today. During the tour of the museum
I felt all kinds of emotions. I felt loss for all the lives that had been taken
during the holocaust, the war, and the Soviet rule. I felt anger towards the
Soviet Union and I wanted to blame them for separating me from my biological family. I
felt sadness for my family members who had to live through these times, but ultimately I felt happiness and hopefulness.
I wondered how different my life
would have been had these events not happened only in Germany, but the rest of
Eastern Europe, and as terrible as it sounds, I’m glad they did. Thinking about
things like this are quite hard for me, but I would never change the history of
our world because without it, I never would have grown up with the amazing
mother I have, I wouldn’t have been given the opportunity to study at the best
University ever, and I never would have found my way here to Bonn, typing away
frantically on this keyboard to get this blog post done.
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| Familie <3 |
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My biological babushka and ded, and sisters
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| My biological parents |
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My other biological sister
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