She is currently staying in the city of Braunschweig, Germany where she is playing field hockey for the first women's team of Eintracht Braunschweig. Shannon will be playing and coaching has she set her sights on a spot on the U.S. National Team.
Follow her on her blog where she will be telling us weekly about her experiences in Germany.
The second weekend I was here I got the opportunity to go to Berlin for the weekend with my coach. My coach is also a DJ for many different occasions. He had a job in Berlin for a party for his friends so I tagged along and went to the great city. Berlin is an awesome city and there is so much history there. The difference between East and West Germany is hard to tell at first but once you are there the differences begin to stand out more and more. The renovations and buildings are very different. While in Berlin I also had the opportunity to watch the quarterfinals for the men's and women leagues and I watched my coaches old club play and move up a level. It was awesome hockey and very intense. Here are some pictures from Berlin.
Overall Berlin is an awesome city that contains so much history. I love learning about these things and the culture. I am able to see what we learn in our history classes first hand and it just makes the history come alive in my mind. It was a remarkable experience.
