Kate J Hollingsworth
art + travel + photography
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Into the Mines
This week, my International Economics class ventured into the old silver mines of Schauinsland. These mines date back to the 13th/14th centuries, and used to make nearby Freiburg one of the richer cities in Europe. Our class was studying the development of trade over the centuries in this region, and the effects of having…
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Sledding in the Swiss Alps!
Yesterday… My study abroad program organized an optional day trip – skiing/sledding on the Alps in Switzerland! I went hiking and sledding with about 20 other people, while around 10 others (who already had some experience!) opted to ski or snowboard. There was something amazing to do there for everyone! It was an early morning…
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Scenes from Berlin
We’ve been working in a couple of my classes on reflections, essays, and projects from the Berlin trip. Berlin is a hard city to describe…. every time I thought I had gotten an idea of the vibe of the city, I encountered some totally different aspect of it. So here are three quick scenes,…
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Every Day is Special Bread Day!
Even the gas stations and penny markets have fabulous, fresh-baked bread in Germany. It’s my kinda place. : )
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Berlin + Prague, part I
It’s been a busy week in Freiburg! Classes started, and I was sick earlier in the week. I’m feeling a lot better today though, and ready to post more updates! For Berlin and Prague, we broke up into two groups of about 30. I was in Group B for this trip, which focuses on economics…
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Freiburg vs. Nürnberg!
Made it back late last night from a busy week in Berlin and Prague! It was a great time and filled with lots of sightseeing and studying recent Eastern European history. Pictures and recap to come later this week! : D Here’s some pictures from last weekend’s soccer football game – Freiburg vs. Nürnberg!…
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This Week in Pictures
A few photos around Freiburg! The Freiburger Münster, our big cathedral built around 1200 ad: Germany loves international food! There are tons of Turkish restaurants here, along with Irish, Spanish, Chinese… and more. Here’s a photo from lunch at an Italian place… We get sparkling water at almost every restaurant! Its one of the…
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Home in Germany
I showed you a couple of pictures inside my kitchen and living space of the dorm, now here’s a couple more inside my room! The place is huge, bigger than my dorm room back at Emory! I have a great window – a big door that lets in plenty of light and even opens…
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Staufen
Last weekend, our program did the first traveling of the semester! We divided into three groups: the first went to Titisee, the second to Sasbachwalden (I think), and my group went to Staufen! We hiked up to the ruins – they’ve been around since the High Middle Ages! Around 1100 ad. The hills all around…
