After many hours of sleep I’m feeling rested and less jet lagged, as we made our way over to Universität Augsburg. We took the street car which I liked much better than Pittsburgh public transportation, everything was cleaner, there was more space, and it seemed very efficient. I really liked the campus. It was much different than Pitt’s campus as it was closed, very green, and much smaller. It was fun meeting the rest of team Audi and getting to practice working with them. I learned that in Augsburg the students rarely present and usually only take a final exam for each class. On our campus tour I learned that the University only has about 70 new students every school year. The buildings and classrooms seemed typical for a university and there’s even a “rivalry” between business school students and other students since they are divided on upper and lower campuses. I loved how green the campus was, the walking path by the pond was very peaceful, and we even saw some sheep they kept in the grass. Their dining hall was a lot smaller than Pitt’s considering that their student body is also much smaller, but they were only serving food in a few stations. I was pretty overwhelmed. It was very crowded so I settled for some pasta which was very average for a dining hall. 

The German students took us on a scavenger hunt of the city. We went a little off script, and our guide, Heinrich, took us to many of his favorite landmarks. We saw the puppet theatre and went into the garden below which I thought was very quaint. We also saw the Dom Brunnen and recreated the statue in front. I thought the structure was beautiful, the architecture in Augsburg is different than anything I have ever seen. The garden at this spot was also very pretty with many flowers and even an outdoor library. To cap the tour we took a gelato break to shelter from the rain, I got “Hazelnuss” and it tasted very authentic. I’m excited to go back.

We ended the day off at an Italian restaurant and I got a Caprese pizza. The pizza was pretty good (not as good as when I was in Italy), but everything seemed homemade, it might’ve been the cheesiest pizza I’ve ever had. At this restaurant I realized how much of a scam the water is here. You have to pay by glass, which in my opinion is crazy, because in this restaurant specifically, the glasses were very small. I’m wondering why the water isn’t free if it just comes from the tap. The upside of tap water being clean here is that I can fill my water bottle wherever I want.