The second day in Germany began early as we traveled to the University of Augsburg for the first time. It was amazing to see the vast amount of green space on campus, with the grass and flowers allowed to grow freely. We met the campus cat and saw geese swimming in the lake, which was a nice surprise. Presentations were the main focus of the morning as we met our group mates and learned about our assigned companies for the first time. After lunch at the Mensa, the scavenger hunt around Augsburg began. It was a very effective way to see the most important and beautiful parts of the city.

The churches we saw at the beginning of the scavenger hunt were particularly beautiful; both the architecture and the inside of the building. Once again, the architecture was a highlight of our walk around town. Accompanying the great sights was plenty of helpful information about Augsburg and its history provided by the scavenger hunt. We were also brought out of our comfort zone even more when we were tasked with asking pedestrians different questions about Augsburg. It was certainly intimidating, but it felt great to be able to break the language barrier.

The town hall was one of the best sights that we came across on our journey. As soon as we made it past the buildings in the center of town, we went to a biergarten to meet up with the other teams. After relaxing for a couple more hours, we walked to Dragone, which was an Italian restaurant in the center of town. We were all tasked with deciphering the menus and ordering in mostly German. Some people may not have gotten what they wanted but ultimately they got a good story or a good meal.

My dinner was tasty and I had a nice time overall eating with everyone. Although I was exhausted by the end of the day, I still mustered up the energy to go and check out the pool hall down the street. It was clearly a great option for us to hangout at and showed promise for the rest of the week. Overall, it was great becoming more comfortable with the city of Augsburg and German culture as a whole.