(3)Lyn, born in Malaysia
To be honest, I was far too young to remember anything at that time when it happened. I was barely 6 then, building castles out of mud in Kuala Lumpur and wouldn’t have known what Berlin is, why there was a wall in the first place, or if Europe even existed.
I came to my senses as I got older: I first heard of the Berlin wall from my history classes; I have often regarded it as THE epitome of liberty that got me all excited to sign up for a history degree at the University of Nottingham! However I soon realized that modern history does not only evolve around the World War nor the Cold War – as the compulsory subjects I had to study included the not-so-interesting Balkan history which I personally thought was more confusing than interesting… nowhere close to the adrenaline-packed German history which spurred my intellectual interest in the first place.
There is no doubt that all the events that lead to the collapse of the Berlin wall was a steep uphill struggle for mankind; but in the very end it was a monumental triumph which testifies that freedom transcends borders. I believe in this.
Yes We Can!
This blog post has been published in our series about the fall of Berlin wall.
