Spring 2013 study abroad trip in Germany

Polar opposites are the core of Wright State University’s upcoming Germany abroad program.

The old and new are the destinations chosen for students to visit this spring, according to program leader German instructor Renate Sturdevant.  One of the planned highlights will include a trip to Germany’s highest mountain Zugspitze and its modern comparison, the tallest man-made building, the Olympia Tower.  Another highlight will be a comparison between a modern shopping center to the produce market Viktualienmarkt, created in 1807.

Other comparisons will be more historical, said Sturdevant, as the students will be visiting the World War II Jewish concentration camp Dachau.  Then they will see how Jewish relations in Germany have improved by visiting Germany’s New Jewish Synagogue and Cultural Center.  Here they plan meet with Germany’s highest rabbi.

The group will arrive on May 12 and depart on May 28.  The total cost of the program will be $1,422, not including airfare, tuition, and passport costs.