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Submitted by Keegan McKelligan on the 2024 Winter LLCU program in Leipzig, Germany… After the end of the first week, I finally began to feel comfortable with life here in Leipzig. I had gotten the general geography of the city, and I had memorized a few of the key trams (called Straßenbahn) and where they… Continue Reading Getting Settled

Submitted by Keegan McKelligan on the 2024 Winter LLCU program in Leipzig, Germany… After a long and exhausting journey to Germany, I had finally made it. Stepping out of the airport, I was hit with the realisation that I was thousands of miles away from, in an entirely new country, with people who spoke a… Continue Reading A New Beginning

Submitted by Rmonte’ Smack on the 2020 winter session program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures… As this is the last week, I am looking back on everything. I remember how I had hated being here in the beginning. Then I started to get more comfortable and began enjoying… Continue Reading Germany: Glad I Came

Submitted by Rmonte’ Smack on the 2020 winter session program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures… Meeting the other international students in the interDaF program was nice. I was anxious at first, but they are all nice and friendly. I am happy that I got the chance to meet… Continue Reading Germany: Where Are You From?

Submitted by Rmonte’ Smack on the 2020 winter session program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures… I have not really visited a city like this before, but this city life, how the people are and interact, is different than what I am used to.  The people here just sort… Continue Reading Germany: Watch Where You are Going

Submitted by Meagan Wilson on the 2020 winter session program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures… Our third weekend in Germany, my study abroad program took a trip to Dresden. We went on a few tours to learn more about the history of the city and to see the… Continue Reading Germany: Semperoper Opera House

Submitted by Mark Meloni on the 2019 winter session study abroad program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures… This week, we took an excursion to the historic city of Erfurt, known for its massive churches and for the “Krämerbrücke,” the merchant’s bridge which is lined on both sides with houses… Continue Reading A History Lesson In Erfurt, Germany

Submitted by Jill Wilhelm on the 2019 winter session study abroad program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures & Culture… After arriving in Germany, we are still getting used to speaking German everywhere we go, and even after a week, we still sometimes forget to use German. One of the most challenging… Continue Reading Germany: Cooking Class

Submitted by Rachel Harrell on the 2019 winter session study abroad program in Leipzig, Germany sponsored by the Department of Languages, Literatures & Culture… Upon arriving in Leipzig, the first thing I noticed was the bitter cold and the fact that it wasn’t exactly what I expected. The buildings were such a mix of old, traditional… Continue Reading Germany: Not How I Expected It