The past 12 days have felt like a blip and an eternity at the same time. And I think that feeling is a testament to how many memories were made and how fun this experience was. The German students when above and beyond to connect with us and really wanted to become our friends. I…
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Day 13: All Good Things Must Come to An End
Officially the at the finish line! This trip has been an experience of a lifetime and has changed my perspective in so many ways. Today was our travel day to the Quito Airport. We made many stops along the way to take Ecuador all in one last time. We had a special breakfast today of…
A Free Day in Innsbruck
Wednesday night after lots of deliberating with my friends and German students, a few of us on the trip decided to plan our free day to Innsbruck, Austria. We had been told to buy two regional rail passes and we figured that’s all we would need to go from Augsburg to Munich and then Munich…
Day 12- Innsbruck
The final day of the trip came, and we had a unique opportunity to travel on our own. Leo and I took an early train Thursday morning to the City of Innsbruck in Austria. We tried to find the best way to use our free day and after days of deliberation we settled on Innsbruck….
Presentation Day
Now that the company visits were over, it was time to give final presentations. Harry and I worked on our slides on Tuesday with our free time. My company was GROB and we built most of presentation around what was talked about during the company visits. Building the Ansoff Matrix and examining GROBs competition was…
Day 11- Presentations
Today we all presented our findings from our various company visits. The conclusion of this course was a 3 hour long session where 5 groups all gave 20-30 minute long presentations. They were all amazing. Everyone did a great job measuring the competition, markets, and supply chain aspects of all the companies we visited. Great…
Day 10- Grob
Today was our final company visit before we all presented. We went to Grob, a company that manufactured large robots for car manufacturing plants. Grob was an interesting company since everything I heard about it was much different than what I saw. When I learned they were family owned and operated I expected something much…
Last Full Day in Seoul
Last full day in South Korea! We started our day by taking a long bus ride to an Oil Park where we planned on touring. Upon arrival, it seemed a bit empty, and apparently it was closed for tourism. We had to be flexible and adapt, so we decided to walk around the Oil Park…
Our final days in Ecuador
So today is a very bittersweet day as we’re making our way back home and leaving Ecuador 🙁 However, let me tell you about what we did on our last couple of days! Wednesday was definitely on the calm side as everyone was still pretty tired from our long day of travel. We started with…
The Journey of a Lifetime
Hello! It’s been a chill last couple of days at the lodge. It’s been more focused toward working on school projects. On Wednesday, May 21st we painted our ceramics that we made earlier in the trip. We painted with one of our fellow students’ hairs. It was really hard to paint and get good lines….
Gracias para Todo, Ecuador
On our final two days in country, we finished up our project presentations that we had been working on as well as putting the finishing touches on our traditional macagwa pots. I decided to make mine with a clay lizard and snake on the inside and paint them with simple traditional diagonal line patterns. We…
Tot Straks, Holland
Today was our last day in the Netherlands. I can’t believe how fast time passed, but I’m so grateful to have shared this experience with my fellow students and professors. We started our day at the Floating Farm, which was one of our most anticipated visits of the trip. We attended a brief presentation on…
From Presentations to Parting: The End of My Time in Ecuador
Hey everyone! This is my last blog post for Plus3 Ecuador, which is crazy because I feel like I just started this journey. This post is going to be a little shorter than usual as we didn’t do much the last 3 days, but it was a nice break from our jam-packed days that we…
Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again!
Day 12 was one of those rare, perfect travel days—packed with discovery, laughter, reflection, and spontaneity. Waking up in London felt like something out of a movie. There’s a certain thrill in stepping into a city so rich in history and culture; we could feel it from the moment the day began. Our first official…
Hello, London!
Day eleven of our journey was packed with activity, insight, and emotion as we wrapped up our final morning in Birmingham and made our way to London. From in-depth academic lectures and a tour of BCU’s simulation labs to inspiring conversations with alumni, it was definitely one of my favorite academic days so far. We…
Adios Ecuador!
Today was a sad but special day.. it was our last day in Ecuador. We left the lodge after breakfast and had to kill time til our late night flight. First, we went hiking in the cloud forest which is endangered so it was a special sighting. Then we headed to see a bunch of…
Day 12: Bittersweet Goodbyes in Iyarina
¡Hola! Today is our second to last day here in Iyarina. We had breakfast which was eggs and an interesting hash brown food with cheese and a mashed potato inside. We didn’t have anything to do today, so I used it to pack everything up which was very sad and take out my outfits for…
Final goodbye for Ecuador
Day 12 of our trip started with me being very anxious about our presentation after breakfast, since we didn’t finish it the day before. We spent the rest of the day chilling until our presentation group got together. We were able to finish up the final details and start practicing for the presentation. Our presentation…
Just Married! Our Final Moments in Ecuador
I know the title may have some of you confused, but stick with me because our day and a half with the Waoroni had some of the best moments of our whole trip! Our venture into the Waoroni territory started early on Sunday morning at 6 AM. We ate a quick breakfast and carried our…
Day 12: Goodbye, Holland! :(
Wow! I can’t believe it is officially the last day in the Netherlands. It has gone by so quickly. Today, we started by heading over to the Floating Farm. The Floating Farm is the only one in the world to start raising cows and making cattle-based products on the water. Here, they make a lot…