Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or how Westford amuses itself. Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. Passing through the center of town around nine o clock in the morning last Saturday proved to be a bad idea. Knowing the usual size of Westford’s town activities, I was completely flabbergasted by the number of people lining the street around [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. New York City, the city of 8 million. I’m not even going to start on the waiting involved in this city. Remember when I said Washington DC was packed? It was nothing in comparison to New York City. Times Square? One could hardly move without bumping into [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. April break saw me driving all over the country, and that also took me through the nation’s capital. If anyone asked what I noticed most about Washington DC, I would promptly answer that it was the fact that the whole city is monument crazy. From Jefferson, to [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or how blatant advertising takes over education. Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. Last weekend I visited a college for an accepted students day. Apparently that is a generally used method of trying to decide on a college. Said college shall  remain unnamed, but, as it is of importance later, I will say [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or how an education system seems to be more trouble than it’s worth. A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. I know I already talked a bit about this topic, but now that college admissions are in full swing, I feel that there is a lot more to say. After the [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or, “Guys, drunk driving really is bad”. Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. When thinking about April 1st, 2011, I think no one can deny that the weather was playing an April fools joke on all of New England. Unfortunately, or so I am told, that made the mock accident less fun, or [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or how we are never happy with any weather. Musings on American culture by a German exchange student. It is snowing. Snowing! Snowing in spring. It is not supposed to snow in spring. Rain, sunshine, warmer weather, yes, but not really cold – and snowing. Flashback to last summer; when I came here it was so [...]

by Bettina Juszak Staff Writer …or getting used to American peculiarities. A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. In several different senses this is exactly the half of my exchange year here. One is simply the time; I have been here for five months and there are five more months to go. A second is [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. The day before Valentine’s Day and I have nothing better to do but freeze my butt off. Not that I didn’t have fun, too, but it was hard to enjoy anything outside (I want spring, now!!). Anyway, I know the actual Chinese New Year [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student. So, remember the time I said something about wanting snow and there not going to be any snow during school hours? I take it back. All of it. Not only has there been a more than ample amount of snow, it also completely and [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student: Midterms are coming up (yes, I know you’re probably already more than sick of that subject even though they haven’t even happened yet) and with that one more instance at school where virtually everyone will have to write at least some sort of essay. [...]

Bettina Juszak Staff Writer A series of musings on American culture by a German exchange student: Christmas and New Year’s – two of the most major events of the year, only a week apart. And the best thing: one week off from school. When I say the best thing, that is of course only a relative assessment. My personal first [...]