Sachsenhausen Concentration Camp

Translation: Work will set you free

Translation: Work will set you free

Entrance to the ovens.

Entrance to the ovens.

Prisoner uniform

Prisoner uniform

The most strenuous experience during my time in Germany was visiting the Sachsenhausen concentration camp. The air around this place is thin and there is a presence there that isn’t describable. Continue reading

The Berlin Wall

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Berlin has to be one of the most historically moving locations I have ever been to. Being in front of this now deteriorating wall really gives you the sense of reality that thousands of people went through when they woke up in August 1961. Being totally cut off from east to west and not having the privilege to move freely from one side of the city to another really makes you appreciate the freedom we have in the United States. I will never forget my time sitting in front of this historically