Berlin and Prague

Though I was only there for one day, Berlin was an amazing city. The amount of culture and excitement that everyone there felt was intoxicating to say the least. Every German there was enthusiastic and downright proud to be a German. There was one experience, though, that really stood out in Berlin. Maggie, Phillip, and I met a Berliner and his daughter while we were waiting for the tram to take us back from the new years party. We got into a conversation concerning Americans, Germans, and the corresponding relationship. The man talked about how he felt a slight resentment and distrust for the American government. It was amazing the amount of intelligence he displayed concerning the subject while speaking in English. He talked about how the past only points to the future and how studying America´s history demonstrates the a trend for the future. But he did allow for us to make points concerning the change we hope for in Barrack Obama, and he even agreed with us, saying that he hoped our generation would bring about a new America, a better America. It was quite an experience seeing and understanding how the world felt about America through the eyes of this man.
Moving on to our trip to Prague for the free weekend, the city is gorgeous. I really wasnt expecting the types of churches and buildings that we saw here. We took our own little tour of the city, visiting the castle, watching the guards change post at the wall, checking out every church we saw, seeing the astronomical clock change hour and even going up to the top of the tower for a breathtaking view of the city. The food here isn´t quite as good as Germany, but everything else lived up to and surpassed expectations. If I had to choose one city as my favorite so far, it would be Praha.