Fachhochschule für Wirtschaft Berlin

i worked in Sean Og's Irish Pub at the weekends, and underneath there was an indie music club called the Dolmen Club - pretty cool. and mustn't forget the Jazz club NIGHTTRAIN

I live in the Studenten Wohnheim in Biesdorf and despite it being pretty far away from the college FHTW, it still managed to maintain a good student atmosphere

buy a student MONATSKARTE. it is a ticket which lets you travel on the tram, s-bahn, u-bahn and bus for one month. Saves money in the long term, as opposed to purchasing a ticket every day

don't just hang around with people you knew before you arrived. make the effort to speak German. If you don't, you'll regret it later when you're at home and its exam time, or else you'll regret it when you return to Germany in later years. the public transport system is easy to follw, maybe print off a copy of the map of Berlin, bus, u&s-bahns and trams before you arrive so as to familiarise yourself with your new home finally, speak to the students who were there in previous years, let them share their experiences with you and ask them any questions you feel might benifit you for your GFerman adventure.

i went to Berlin, to improve my German. My course in Ireland was called International Marketing, and therefore fluency in a foreign language would not just help in the workplace, but be a necessity. The classes in FHTW were much more personal than in most Universities. Lecturers knew your name. You got to know your classmates on a first name basis too. This familiar setting definitely helped me and my classmates improve our knowledge of the Gereman language