Liebe Teilnehmer, hier ein paar Eindrücke vom Kulturprogramm am vergangenen Freitag im Museum für Film und Fernsehen. Leider durften wir in der interessanten Ausstellung keine Fotos machen. Wir hoffen, dass ihr Spaß hattet und vielleicht den ein oder anderen Film-Tipp mit nach Hause genommen habt.
Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

A couple of weeks ago I visited the DDR museum that is located right in front of the Berlin Cathedral.

It was on a pretty busy day, on a Saturday, but it was not a problem at all sine the museum has so much to offer and so many interesting corners that the crowd does not bother at all.

The museum basically introduces East-Berlin before the wall was taken away. You can get to know how the communism influenced the development of the city (well half of the city), and how it left its trace that we can still see up until today. Basically, the museum has different sections where you can get to know different things. I would mention the things I liked the most:
At the beginning there was a children education section where visitors can see what children did in the school, what kind of song they were singing, you can actually touch old toys, exercise books and many other objects from those times. It was such an amazing feeling!
My other favorite section was the old prison, which is a very very tiny room featuring only a bed, a sink and a toilet. When I went inside and closed the door I could very much experience how it was when someone was locked up in the prison for years.
The third most interesting part for me was a wardrobe that features military clothing and personal hygiene products. When men were obliged to be part of the army they had to share their rooms, and everybody had a small closet with a couple of hangers and shelves. The only way of fitting your personal stuff was to keep it extremely organized and tidy – that was also the purpose of giving them such a small place for storage. They had cleaning checks every week that was extremely strict.
Lastly, you can visit a real communist flat including living room, kitchen and bathroom.

Besides my favorite parts of the museums, you can sit in a real old Trabant and see a movie about the construction plans they made to develop the living of people etc.

I must say that I felt very ‚home‘ in this museum, because of the fact that my country – Hungary – was also a communist country, and all the stories and features were just the same, therefore I still have a very personal touch with the museum.
You can spend there 1 hour or 10 hours, depending how much you are interested. I can highly recommend it for everyone – for those who know and have experience the communist influence maybe if their own counties (like in my case), and for those who are not familiar with the subject at all. I visited the museum with my boyfriend (who is Dutch) and he was amazed by seeing all these things. Since he has never seen something like this, everything was very very new for him.

I hope I inspired you to visit DDR! :)

PS.: When I was passing a book shelf, I was happy to discover a lovely guide book that helps you orientate in Hungary. I love the cover, it is such so authentic Hungarian!!

Hey everybody! My name is Vanda, I am a 23-year old and Hungarian. I have just moved to Berlin to do my internship in the upcoming 6 months. I work for an international hotel company in the heart of Berlin, therefore most of my time I use the English language to communicate, even though there are a lot of German speaking employee at the company. I have set a goal for myself that by the end of my internship I would like to reach a certain level in German; I would like to be able to communicate comfortably about general topics, like hobbies, directions, food etc. I am very excited to join the course and to get closer to my end goal. I also find it a great way to meet new people and to broaden my connections. I have lived in different countries before and I love international environment! Different people, different opinions, values and habits. The best way to learn about new cultures spontaneously. Who would think that the habit of taking your shoes off inside the house in Germany is totally weird for a Dutch person?! Well, if you did not know, now you do ;) and I wish to get to know more and more during this 6 months in Berlin! Happy to meet and mingle with you during the course and to share my experience with all of you week by week.

Make it a great day! :)

Auch unser erster Stammtisch im Februar war wieder ein voller Erfolg! Wir haben uns über jeden Einzelnen, der zur super Stimmung beigetragen hat, gefreut. Ein besonderer Dank geht an alle, die ihr Gesangstalent auf der Karaoke Bühne bewiesen haben. Wir freuen uns auf das nächste Mal!
Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

Liebe Teilnehmer,
für nächste Woche Freitag, den 19. Februar, haben wir wieder ein interessantes Kulturprogramm für euch vorbereitet. Gemeinsam werden wir die Filmstadt Berlin entdecken und viel über die deutsche und internationale Filmgeschichte lernen. Kommt und meldet euch bis Donnerstag, 18. Februar, im Büro an. Wir freuen uns auf euch!

Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

Liebe Teilnehmer,

am Donnerstag, den 11. Februar, treffen wir uns wieder wie gewohnt zum Stammtisch der ersten Kurswoche. Um 20 Uhr geht es los im „Knutschfleck“, 5 Minuten von der DeutschAkademie am Alexanderplatz. Wir freuen uns, wenn ihr kommt um mit uns einen lustigen Abend mit leckeren Cocktails und Karaoke zu verbringen!

Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

Liebe Teilnehmer,
danke, dass wieder so viele von euch zu unserem gemütlichen Stammtisch im Café Berio gekommen sind. Wir hatten einen schönen Abend mit euch!
Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

Liebe Teilnehmer,

unser zweiter Stammtisch im Januar findet nächsten Mittwoch, am 27. Januar, im Café Berio am Nollendorfplatz ganz in der Nähe der DeutschAkademie am Wittenbergplatz statt. Wir freuen uns auf euch und hoffen, dass ihr auch dieses Mal so zahlreich erscheint! Ihr könnt euch auf eine gemütliche Atmosphäre und ein interessantes Quiz freuen.

Euer DeutschAkademie-Team

Meine Bilder vom Winter hier in Berlin