One of my friends asked me a few days ago what the title of this blog meant and I realized I never explained it, so I probably should.
Back in the Cold War days JFK made a visit to West Berlin and gave a speech that basically expressed his support for West Germany and the importance of defending it in the name of not bowing to Communism. Or, you know, something like that. Anyway, at the end of that speech he said "Ich bin ein Berliner", or "I am a Berliner." Obviously he meant a citizen of Berlin, but there's also a type of jelly doughnut they sell here that is nicknamed the Berliner (and, I found out, one called the Amerikaner, which is covered in glaze and frosting), so some people joked that what he actually said was "I am a jelly doughnut", even though I think his German was, in fact, correct.
So since I'm in Berlin...I'm a jelly doughnut. And that's the joke.
Also just for shits and giggles here's a picture of my class in front of a huge leftover section of the Berlin Wall yesterday. Cuz I know y'all wanna see the Wall.
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| This is the only picture our professor (on the left) agreed to be in with us. And we had to beg. |
Anna
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