First Post
So I’ve finally decided to jump on the bandwagon and start a blog. This might be because I have an insatiable need to express myself or my inner history degree is subconsciously telling me to document everything. Whatever the case, you’ll be able to find here tales of my adventures in Berlin and Europe. Something tells me that I should have started this blog when I first arrived, almost a month and a half ago. Rather than going through a dry list of everything I’ve done, I’ll start with last night and slowly fill in the details along the way.
Last night we had a private ceremony in honor of the new exhibit at our museum, called The New World: Portugal and the Age of Discovery. The employees of the German Historical Museum were invited to listen to a few speakers, eat a few hors d’oeuvres, drink some Portuguese wine, and see the unveiling of the exhibit before the official public grand opening the next morning. Two of the speakers were rather notable: Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and the Prime Minister of Portugal José Sócrates, who is also the President-in-Office of the Council of the European Union. How our museum managed this is beyond me. They both gave uninspiring speeches on inter-European corporation and globalization, then tied it in with the exhibit by stating that Portuguese explorations in the 15th and 16th centuries marked the begins of globalization. Debatable, but interesting. Chancellor Merkel had clearly not prepared for this occasion very well, for she practically read directly from her notes. Nevertheless, it felt really nice to be in the presence of celebrities.
Portugese Prime Minister José Sócrates
