It is so easy to fall into the routine of going to class, that we forget the country is more than what we see on the map on the wall. If you can get away for the weekend, I suggest taking the train or a bus to German cities to learn more about the culture, the language and the people. Personally, my favorite cities include Frankfurt, for the museum called the Frankfurt Book Fair, Leipzig for the Spinnerei, Dresden for the Dresden Castle, the art fair in Cologne, the boat show in Hamburg, the sunny beaches of Usedom and the Bauhaus in Dessau.