Drück! Drück! Drück!
Olivia Wilkins
German is characterized as being a strong and harsh language. Surprisingly, while delivery a baby, it gave way to perhaps the most soothing and encouraging words I've ever heard.
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A (Ful)bright Future
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Günther ist geboren!
Olivia Wilkins
So much can change in just one year. On May 6, 2015, I was presenting my honors research in Chemistry at Dickinson College. On May 6, 2016, my husband and I brought home a baby boy from the Uniklinik Köln.
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Olivia Wilkins
As I am two days away from my baby’s due date, I still cannot believe I have experienced German Kultur around pregnancy and birth first-hand. One year ago, I still insisted I wouldn’t have any children until after grad school and probably not until I had a steady job. Yet here I am, cultural ambassador aus den USA, about to help boost Germany’s declining birthrate.
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