Based on the courses in American literature at the University of
Wuppertal Dr. Bettina Hofmann organized a trip to Amsterdam and
Leiden this year’s October. We were a group of sixteen students who
started off to experience the Dutch capital. This excursion offered the
chance to gain new impressions and get further information on the
English, American and German history. Visiting Leiden and the American
Pilgrim Museum brought us close to the Dutch past of the Puritans who
sailed away to find their way to America in the 17th century.
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Moreover, we were confronted with our own history: the persecution of the Jews by the Nazis and Anne Frank’s escape to Amsterdam.
Special thanks to our fellow students who gave short reports on the
places and topics we were to experience during these four days. By
their presentations, we were introduced to the issues we
visited and could recall information we already heard about in the
literature courses.
On the following pages, you can have a closer look on where we were
exactly, whom we met and which impressions we took home.
We had a great time in the Netherlands and we hope that you’ll enjoy our
online presentation of Amsterdam and Leiden!
