Today my exchange family, Cade and I took a trip to Weimar and the Buchenwald concentration camp. I’ve included the pictures of both the city and the memorial. We took a tour and I was especially impacted by how seriously the Germans take their history. The tour guide stayed solemn throughout and everyone could tell how important this was to everyone who went. We also were told to include the word “memorial” or Gedenkstätte, when describing where we went. In Weimar, we visited many older buildings such as the Goethe house and a historic church. Cade and I went up into the church and found some ladders that went up higher but looked pretty dangerous and not used in a while. We noted that if this was in America it would be roped off or someone would need to sign a contract to do it. I wonder if the safety regulations for attractions in Germany place more responsibility on the user and not the facility. We also saw a demonstration for Ukraine and liked how open support for Ukraine is here. ~Matthew