Nicholas Petry, a volunteer, welcomes participants and shows off his enthusiasm for German culture by wearing lederhosen.
These T-shirts, printed with the event logo, were given away to the first 50 participants to arrive.
Adila Hoque and Marsiat Jahan, USF students, sign into the event and receive their raffle tickets.
The crowd listens to a poem written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The projector screen displays the poems in both German and English.
USF student Tyler Sponder enthusiastically recites “Es ist Nacht,” a poem written by Christian Morgenstern.
Anna Cardwell shows off the free pen and German gummy bear she received for attending the event.
This year’s German Day theme was “25 Years of German Unity.” The event was held on Oct. 23rd and was sponsored by the German Embassy in D.C. The German Section at USF and the German Culture Club presented the event, which consisted of a poetry slam and a poster contest. There were also free refreshments, raffle prizes and other items given away.
