I can't believe we are actually in Europe! I have never been across the ocean and this experience has been amazing! We landed in Munich to some beautiful sunny weather after expecting cold and rain. The time change was a little strange to get used to, and we ended up staying awake for 39 hours with small uncomfortable naps inbetween on the plane and bus. Right away we started with our tour of where the Nazi leaders had been in Munich, and we were lucky(?) enough to be able to be in Hitler's office in one of the Nazi's first administration buildings. It was strange imagining Hitler being in that very same room with his globe in the corner and his friends around the fire. The next day at Dachau was very interesting and chilling. Reading about the horrors and walking on the same ground the victims of the Nazis walked on was eye opening. I think everyone agreed that the worst part was walking into the gas chambers disguised as showers without knowing what they were at first then realizing it after a second. Thinking about Hitler's motivation for the atrocities he committed himself and convinced others to commit with him reminded me of almost everything in my Punishment class...the Stanford Prison Experiment, thinking of prisoners as animals, etc. But on to happier topics! Some things I found interesting about Germany: you have to pay for the bathroom! (and it's expensive!) The people that want to help you are incredibly nice but there are those that will just ignore you and walk right by! Döner sandwiches are AMAZINGLY DELICIOUS and finally you have to sometimes pay for a bag for your purchases!
--Naomi, blog group 2
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