I studied in Berlin, Germany for two years, and my program was conducted in English. I learned almost no German. Now I am in a doctoral program at an American university trying to learn German.
With that said, I loved my experience studying in Berlin, Germany. The student culture there is different, and I appreciated studying contemporary American literature and culture from a German perspective. It was especially interesting during the Bush era. I also learned a lot about myself, which I didn't get in America as an undergraduate because I didn't study abroad. I went into some debt while living in Germany mostly because of cost of living, but I don't regret it at all. (With that said, I wouldn't recommend it either. My financial situation was and is different.) I also worked a little bit as an editor, but it's much easier for employers to hire British folks instead of going through the work visa process with Americans.
Freiburg is a nice college town, for sure.
OP, I think you should apply for a Fulbright and go to Germany, or do what I did--meet a nice German person who will show you around! ;)
This - there's a Fulbright that allows you to teach English in Germany as an ETA in addition to the full grant, so you could always do that after finishing your MA.
I studied in Berlin, Germany for two years, and my program was conducted in English. I learned almost no German. Now I am in a doctoral program at an American university trying to learn German.
With that said, I loved my experience studying in Berlin, Germany. The student culture there is different, and I appreciated studying contemporary American literature and culture from a German perspective. It was especially interesting during the Bush era. I also learned a lot about myself, which I didn't get in America as an undergraduate because I didn't study abroad. I went into some debt while living in Germany mostly because of cost of living, but I don't regret it at all. (With that said, I wouldn't recommend it either. My financial situation was and is different.) I also worked a little bit as an editor, but it's much easier for employers to hire British folks instead of going through the work visa process with Americans.
Freiburg is a nice college town, for sure.
OP, I think you should apply for a Fulbright and go to Germany, or do what I did--meet a nice German person who will show you around! ;)
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