Life in the East

Every Thursday, my German class takes a "cultural" field trip somewhere in the city together. This past week we visited the DDR Museum which concentrates on everyday life in the GDR (east Berlin). Our class had a handout to fill out which gave us reason to thoroughly explore the museum. Luckily, the museum was really enjoyable anyways mostly because it was extremely interactive. You could sit in a Travi (East Berliner's car that most had to wait up to 16 years for), try on East Berliner's clothing, rock out to East Berlin's music and even sit down and watch some good old GDR television in a fully decorated living room.
It was a fun day getting out of the classroom and learning about a specific time and place of Berlin's history.