My time in Milwaukee is coming to an end. What an amazing time it has been! It is time to recapitulate my whole visit now. It is incredible how time flies by when you enjoy the experience. The city, my host family, the friends I have made – I am going to miss all of it.
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Now that I have already been here for a couple of months, I feel able to give a short summary of the daily life of Americans. Before I came here, I had thought that American culture was not that different to German culture. Certainly, there are definitely countries in the world, where you would rather expect a culture shock. Indeed, the difference between American and German culture and the daily lives is not that big at first sight. However, there are multiple little differences I will try to explain now.
A lot of things happened during my internship in the United States: two major hurricanes (Harvey and Irma) hit the American coastlines, a man shot dozens of people during a concert in Las Vegas and influential actors and producers were accused of sexual harassment. All these events became global news. Of course, they were huge topics in the American media, too. As I realized some differences between German journalism and the way of presenting news in the United States, this blog entry shall deal with media in the United States.
The city of Milwaukee is closely connected to Germany. Many German immigrants moved to the city at Lake Michigan in mid-19th century. Although the citizens generally do not speak any German, the connections are still obvious. Many students, not only those who learn German, have German sounding family names (e.g. Dittl, Erdmann, Foersterling, Geier, Groeschl, Kuglitsch, Scharfenberger, Schumacher, Schwab or Weiss).
I have just finished my first month at Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL). Therefore, I feel able to give a first impression of my daily routine. My job is to help and assist the teachers at the German department and give the students insight on German culture.
My Daily Routine at Milwaukee School of Languages (MSL) weiterlesen