berlin wall

Yesterday marked the 36th anniversary of the Berlin Wall collapsing under its own weight. It’s a day I somehow remember, despite my young age at the time, mostly because our elementary school class included a German exchange student who took the news with a level of emotion I had never seen a fellow elementary school student display towards current global events. I was too young to understand what the hell was happening, but we watched the news live on television during the school hours. I’m sure our teacher must have had some semblance of understanding what was...

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