(Posted late due to no internet).I’ve been following the fall of the Berlin Wall anniversary on twitter and tumblr today during the (slight) lull in patients. I was just over 10 when it happened and I have such a foggy memory of what occurred that it’s been breathtaking to see the photos of the event. These pictures were particularly powerful to me. I consider myself a fairly educated person – I mean, I was one of the good kids who listened to my teachers and read extra curricular books and the National Geographic and listened to NPR. And yet, I’ve had the misconception for years that the Berlin Wall was built sometime during World War II (before the war ended and the Allies liberated everybody and Hitler committed suicide). I really had little understanding of the complexities of post-war Germany and the rise of the Soviet Union. When your history is taught from an American perspective, well, it can lack some subtleties. I’m grateful for the commentary and reflection that tumblr and livejournal friends (like ) who experienced it first hand have provided.

What really made it all hit home today was seeing this image, of the wall between Israel and Palestine – we still have barriers to overcome.