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Washington & Jefferson College's 2018 Summer Seminar

About / Welcome to our blog about our experiences at the Washington & Jefferson College's 2018 Summer Seminar.

We are a group of 22 German students participating in a language and cultural exchange program organized by the German-American Fulbright Commission. 

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Last day in Washington PA. first day in Washington D.C.

Our last day at the Washington and Jefferson College was very busy. The breakfast was already a little bit sad because everyone knew it...

Bonfire nights and Bowling

Is it already Monday again? Our time here flies by so fast. After a fun and eventful weekend we are back in class. There are only three...

Of speedboats and waterfalls

After having had some intense days before, all of us enjoyed sleeping in on Saturday morning. Around noon we departed from our house to...

City Council & Johnstown

Over the days we created a film about W&J college which shows some activities mentioned in this post: On the 2nd August, our class on...

The Days with Pirates and shopping

Tuesday the 31st was a packed day as all the others were. It started as always with Corey teaching us more about Pittsburgh. That day he...

Kennywood‘s open and BBQ in the Altmeyers‘ Garden

On Sunday, the 29th of July we visited Kennywood which is an amusement park near Pittsburgh. We arrived at Kennywood by 12:30pm and then...

The past of Pittsburgh

Meda Logan, poet, circa 1907: “Here’s to grim Pittsburgh the city of smoke, Where the sky’s but a memory and sunshine a joke, Where the...

Exploring Steel City Pittsburgh

The first week of educational training at the Washington & Jefferson College is over. Our teachers Corey Young and Cathy Altmeyer did an...

Shopping, Drag Queens and Wiz Khalifa

25.07.18 + 26.07.18 Slowly but finally, we got a routine for our daily student life. In the morning we had to prepare a presentation...

The first days of lessons…

23.07.2018 + 24.07.2018 Before breakfast a few people tried to "lose" the cakes and other sweets from the past days with some morning...

Finally arrived!

Hey Guys, after an 8 hour flight from Frankfurt International Airport we landed at Washington Dulles Airport where two of our American...

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