20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall

On Nov. 5 at 5pm, I attended the “20th Anniversary of the Fall of the Berlin Wall” workshop, a part of the Community-Global Awareness category. There were chips, pretzels, and soda, which was wonderful. I learned a lot about the history of the Berlin Wall. We watched a twenty minute film, which was produced for the German Information Center USA. It was directed by Bob Frye. This movie portrayed people from Berlin that were affected by the fall of the Berlin Wall and how it changed their lives and the city. After watching that great video, we were listening to some speakers that were from Germany and how it affected their lives. I selected this workshop because I wanted to be a part of this 20th Anniversary. Because the fall occurred two years before I was born, this was never a part of my life. This brought me out of my comfort zone because I was not too familiar with it. Thankfully, it all changed after the workshop since this workshop met my expectations.
I learned that the Berlin Wall was built on 1945 and was brought down by 1989. The Berlin Wall was built in order to prevent East Germans from escaping to West Germany. However, in order to save face, the East German Officials would say that they were trying to “protect” East Germany. I found that very interesting. I also saw footage of the fall of the Berlin Wall. It was nighttime and everyone was partying and having a ball. It must have been great to be those people. I learned a lot from this workshop and I would recommend it to another student who would be interested in learning about the world.