august: cleveland county

First and foremost, Happy New Year and Frohes Neues! FC Bayern was also very excited to wish its English-speaking followers the best in the coming year with the following tweet: Happy Neuer! pic.twitter.com/FKyUU4tEeY — FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) December 31, 2015 Buzzfeed wrote an article detailing possible fallout from the Berlin attacks in December for Angela Merkel. This also contains the very disturbing...

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I've been doing a lot of reading this year; my new job doesn't start until next month, so I'm trying to learn everything I can before then. I'm trying to focus on feminism as well as dictatorships, which has led to me reading much less fiction than nonfiction. I thought I might put some suggestions and a list of what I hope to...

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Today I had the honor of participating in the Women's March on Oklahoma at the state capitol. My mom and I got up early and made the drive up to OKC. It was an incredible experience. In a state like Oklahoma, it can feel like you're the only person who isn't extremely conservative. The organizers said about 12,000 showed up in all. This...

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2016 is finally coming to an end. I know that I'm not sad to see it go, even though I had some amazing experiences this year. Austria has a good month, but Germany ended the year on a terror-filled note that brought further (in my opinion, unmerited) criticism to the country's asylum system. Alexander Van der Bellen won the second presidential election in...

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Every time something awful and violent happens in Germany, I am surprised. At this point, I've become pretty desensitized to violent acts that happen here in the US; gun violence hardly makes the news anymore. But I always felt safe when I was in Germany. Even if I was lost. Even the time my train got in after the last tram and I...

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I’ve read a lot of books this year, much like every year since I finished my BA. So here are a few of my favorites, in the order that I read them. I've also added why I love the book and tried to avoid just saying "It's a fantastic book!" as the answer to that point. The File by Timothy Garton Ash Somehow...

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Advent is one of my favorite times of the year. It's not common to observe Advent as a season here in Oklahoma, so I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Advent is a major part of Christmas in Germany. Every brand makes its own Advent calendar with 24 little doors. The best ones have fancy German chocolate behind each one. Since it isn't...

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