Today, Friday, the class ventured together to the Anne Frank House. Well, it was supposed to be together, but that can be a difficult task for a group of twelve students in a foreign country. Aside from a few people temporarily straying from the pack, we all made it there.
The Anne Frank House is such a popular exhibit that we had to wait outside in the on-again off-again rain for forty-five minutes on a Friday! But, I think everyone in the group would say the experience was well worth the wait. The house was comprised of two different sections, one part of the house is commonly called "The Annex" which is where eight people lived in hiding during the persecution of the Jews during WWII. The entrance to this part of the house hidden behind a removable bookcase.
The bookcase was still there today for us to go through on the tour of the house. The Annex consisted of two bedrooms, one bathroom, and one room that served as the living room, kictchen, and bedroom. Also, there was a very narrow staircase leading to an attic which is where Anne Frank would spend time when she wanted to be by herself, because she rarely had any time alone.
Overall, the visit was very interesting. I feel like it has given me a better understanding of Jewish and Dutch culture in the context of WWII. Actually being able to stand in the place these people hid gave me an insight to the situation I never could have obtanied from a classroom.
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