Looking back on the entire trip, I find myself returning to moments throughout our time in Germany. We were able to participate in so many great experiences. I was most impacted by our time at Dachau, Audi headquarters, and Werfen, Austria. I find it funny that these moments are the most memorable since they are…
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Day 14: The Final Ibis Breakfast
I woke up full of mixed emotions. I was tired after ten busy days but I was so grateful for the experiences I had while in Germany. It felt like the past two weeks flew by! Carly and I packed up the rest of our things and went to have our last hotel breakfast (I…
Day 13: The Hills Are Alive
The second I found out I was going to Germany I started researching fun places to go while we were there! As I mentioned in previous blog posts, I had the opportunity to go on this trip with my roommate from Pitt, Carly. We spent so much time checking out places to go and seeing…
Day 11: Inside Audi
Going into our visit with AUDI I was ready to compare this headquarters to BMW’s. BMW and Audi are fierce competitors and often face similar pressures in the industry. We heard what BMW had to say, and I was interested to see if there were differences at Audi. One of the main factors I noticed…
Day 10: Innovation and Adaptation
Our trip to Aumovio and Regansburg had great themes of high technology alongside modern history. Aumovio was my team’s industry for the final presentation, so I was excited to see the factory! Before the visit, I was imagining a futuristic headquarters with a busy atmosphere as that is what the AUMOVIO brand gives off on…
Day 9: Exploring Nuremberg!
I opened my eyes at 5:00am, a little early right? This early wake up was definitely worth it to see Nuremberg. After learning more about MAN for our site visit, we made our way to the main square of Nuremberg. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed this city! The architecture of the buildings…
Day 8: Reflections from Dachau
Waking up today, I knew it would be a heavy day emotionally as we were visiting Dachau, the first regular Nazi concentration camp. We got off the bus and began our tour through the Dachau concentration camp. We began walking and immediately, I felt sick at the sight of how small the camp was. When…
Day 7: A day in Munich!
The day in Munich was such a fun experience. I couldn’t contain my excitement as we left Augsburg and made our way to Munich! Getting off the train, I immediately noticed the change in atmosphere. Everyone in the train station seemed to be busy and in a rush. This was the kind of city atmosphere…
Feeling: like I never want to leave!
On day six, we had a lot of free time to wander around Augsburg before we had a guest talk at the University of Augsburg. Might I add, this was the first night I got a full night’s rest, so I was ready to conquer the day! We went to Schaezlerpalais, a 18th century mansion…
Day 6: Where is Cinderella?
It’s the day I have been looking forward to the entire trip!! It is time to hike up to Neuschwanstein, a 19th century castle built by King Ludwig II as a personal retreat. Leading up to this day, we had talked about the amazing views that would come with visiting the castle, but there is…
Day 5: The day of the robots.
On our fourth day of the trip we had more time to explore Augsburg. We started the day at KUKA, a company that specializes in industrial robots. The day before we were at BMW, where we saw KUKA robots in action, quickly building parts of BMW cars. It was interesting, at BMW there were hardly…
Day 4: Alles Gute zum Geburtstag! Birthday in Germany.
This Tuesday was my birthday! Before departing for Germany I was so bummed that I wasn’t going to get to spend my birthday with my friends from home but, after the trip got into motion, I was so happy I got to spend this big day in Germany. I got to see BMW headquarters and…
Day 3: Getting the hang of it!
On our first full day there, we started the morning with hotel breakfast (10/10 rating by the way) and made our way over to the University of Augsburg to meet with our industry analysis groups. This day was the first time we used the public transit system in Augsburg. I found the transportation system to…
Day 2: Hey Google, how do I cure jetlag?
After eight hours of sitting on a plane and an unholy amount of snacks, I finally made it to Munich Airport in Germany! Getting off the plane was initially stressful. This Plus3 Germany trip was my first time out of the country, so I was extremely excited to see a country other than my own…
Day 1: Leaving the Burgh
Well, here we go! My roommate Carly and I have been so excited the entire spring semester thinking about our trip to Augsburg, Germany. Before leaving, our Oakland apartment was filled with excitement and Carly and I packed up everything we would need for the next two weeks! After endless back and forth conversation about…
A journey to Germany
Hi everyone! My name is Erin Corcoran and I am a junior marketing major here at the University of Pittsburgh. In the future, I hope to work in sports marketing and digital media production. I am passionate about pursuing a career in sports marketing because it combines my love for sports with my interest in…