I had always wanted to see the world; this was my first time out of the US. The capital's dome is made of glass to symbolize the transparency of the German government. Germany wanted to ensure that nothing like the atrocities committed by the Nazis would ever happen again. It symbolized good people trying to make a change for the better in this broken world. I discovered photography in Berlin, which did indeed change my life as I found a new hobby that will maybe one day become something more.