... and the students are back on campus: This can only be the beginning of summer semester! 🌸👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Andrew alias @rewster07 is also back in Dahlem. He studies #EuropeanStudies and takes us along during his first week of classes of the semester.

Die Kirschbäume blühen und die Studierenden strömen wieder auf den Campus: Das kann nur der Beginn des Sommersemesters sein! 🌸👩‍🎓👨‍🎓 Auch Andrew alias @rewster07 ist nun wieder in Dahlem anzutreffen. Er studiert #Europawissenschaften und nimmt uns mit durch seine erste Uni-Woche in diesem Semester.

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My name is Andrew. I am an American from Chicago getting my master’s degree in European Studies - a mix of political science, economics, and law in the EU - here at #fuberlin. This is my second time in three years living in Berlin, and I absolutely love being back, especially in the springtime. 🌱🌸 I am thrilled to be starting my final semester of graduate school in the coming weeks! 

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I flew in from America yesterday, and, after a layover in Madrid, I expected some serious jet lag. Luckily, I was greeted with warm temps and sunny skies. I spent the day walking around, enjoying the city and the blooming trees. I can honestly say Berlin is my favorite springtime city, even when it’s time to get back to work! There is no better way to kill jet lag than to be up and about in the fresh air, so yesterday wasn’t much of a struggle. Today, on the other hand… .

Follow me to see more of my love for Berlin: ^@rewster07

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Today I am finally getting back to work - our master’s program is responsible for an event next month that I’ll share more info on later, and I’m starting to research topics for my master’s thesis, which I will write this summer. Before any of that, however, I wanted to enjoy a cup of tea outside this morning - my first one of the new year. I’m looking forward to a beautiful day! 🌞☀🌸 Now I just need to get some plants for my balcony. 😅

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...to take a break during the school day. Today I wrestled with this book on extractive economic institutions and wealth concentration. Reading outside didn’t make it any easier, but it did make it more enjoyable. :) 

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...my old friend McCall from Boston! She is another FU alumn, who participated in the FU-BEST program with me a few years ago. We had a great time reminiscing about our shared time in Berlin, and she had an opportunity to have Döner again. Check out her profile here: @mcctalll. 

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...about Berlin is, without a doubt, the architecture. Where I live in the southwest, there are lots of classic German apartment buildings and some villas, but I love the interesting architectural oddities of the past. I finally got to visit one I’ve been trying to see for a while, the Mäusebunker. It’s brutalist style is so shocking it’s almost surreal. I’m glad I finally got to check it out, and in this weather no less! 

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...the apartment buildings of Bruno Taut feel cheerful and charming. They are scattered throughout the city, but my favorite is quite near the FU Dahlem campus. I took a quick train ride down the U3 and strolled around for fifteen minutes, loving the bright, simple designs, during my lunch break. Any other ones I should check out??

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...and the trees are blooming, I always stop in this little park between the train station and my apartment. Having a drink or some ice cream here is a great way to unwind after studying and researching, especially when the weekend is so close! 

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...to cap off a warm, sunny week than by hitting the skate park. I haven’t visited any indoor parks in Berlin, so I’ve been waiting for summer to try this little transition park near my place - it’s not much, but it can be pretty fun to cruise. I have a meeting for a group project tonight for an event to create a pro-EU rhetoric around young people in berlin. Check out my profile for more info in the coming days! But for now, I'm going to skate. Thank you for letting me show you a week in my life, and I hope you all enjoyed it. :) I’m so happy to be living in Berlin, and I try to show that as often as I can. Have a great semester everyone! Tschüss!

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