Berlin

Out of darkness came light, from hate came hope, and with the collapse of the Berlin Wall, a city reunited turned its back on intolerance and embraced the future. The truest intersection of East meets West, the planet's most post-modern city is an open-minded freethinkers dream come true. Berlin is a dynamic city where museums-goers, architecture devotees, and existential film buffs all fuel their passions.

A cultural illumination, Berlin has become a world leader in science, technology, commerce, philosophy, architecture and the arts. At every turn there’s an opportunity to touch history, observe how mankind is able to overcome and triumph the most harrowing obstacles, and share these observations online with the world. Students could find themselves discussing tolerance while walking through the stark and moving Holocaust Memorial, or debating politics and policy while peering down on Parliament in the iconic glass-domed Reichstag. Students will likely spend their time hypothesizing in a round-table classroom discussion where the world would be without X-rays, aspirin, nuclear fission, or gummy bears- all of which are German innovations.

Please note that there is no mention of Germany’s world-renowned beer as an option of study.