Oh, the Weltschmerz of it all

http://articles.sfgate.com/2006-06-07/opinion/17301307_1_german-weltschmerz-national-spelling-bee

Dan Hamilton, Professor of International Studies at Johns Hopkins University, is also Dean of Waldsee, America's German Language Village, an übercool German immersion adventure program:
http://www.concordialanguagevillages.org