Walking Through History 🇩🇪🇵🇱🇨🇿✈️
Memory as Resistance: What a Holocaust Study Abroad Trip Taught Me About Now. From Auschwitz to East Berlin — a Black woman’s reflection on history, hate, survival, and what it means to remember. I didn’t expect to come home with this much on my heart. What started as a study abroad trip through Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic — learning about the Holocaust — turned into something deeper. I saw mass graves. I stood where genocide was organized and executed. But I also saw resistance, resilience, and how memory fights back. As a Black woman, I couldn’t separate what I witnessed from what I carry. This isn’t just about history. This is about now. Below is the full reflection I submitted for my travel journal. It’s long — because history is long. And because silence is dangerous. Thanks for reading. Thanks for remembering. ✨ Introduction: Walking Through Memory Study Abroad, Soul Abroad When I signed up for this Holocaust study abroad trip, I expected it to be inten...