Train Travel

by | Mar 14, 2013

Rail Travel in Europe and Germany: Introduction Other than by car, train travel is the most popular way of getting around in Germany and Europe. Deutsche Bahn AG, sometimes known as German Rail in the English-speaking world, is one of Europe’s most advanced rail...

German Language

by | Mar 13, 2013

Learning German “The limits of my language mean the limits of my world.” „Die Grenzen meiner Sprache bedeuten die Grenzen meiner Welt.“ – Ludwig Wittgenstein (1889-1951), Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus (1922) Vocabulary! See our new annotated glossaries below! The...

Black History and Germany

by | Mar 12, 2013

African American History and Germany Every February since 1976, Black History Month has been observed in the United States, but Black history obviously goes beyond the borders of the USA. Germany and Austria may not be the first places that come to mind in connection...

Sigmund Freud

by | Mar 10, 2013

Sigmund Freud Biography and Timeline “Die Anatomie ist das Schicksal.” – “Anatomy is destiny.” – Sigmund Freud The Austrian founder of psychoanalysis was born Sigismund Schlomo Freud in the town of Freiberg (now Pribor) in the Austro-Hungarian...