Oh Germany, where do I begin? I’m sitting at home now writing this, sad that I couldn’t stay longer. In just 2 weeks (actually 12 days), I’ve learned so much valuable information that will be with me and help me for the rest of my life. I’m insanely grateful for having this opportunity to study…
Author: vipinpunna
Day 13 (May 19): Ich liebe Salzburg!
Today has been a day most of us have been really looking forward to: our free day! With company visits, cultural visits, and presentations being over, today was our day to spend however we’d like before returning to the US tomorrow. Since beginning of the program, many of us casually talked about spending the day…
Day 12 (May 18): Last Group, Last Mensa, Last Dinner
At last, it’s the second Wednesday of Plus3 Germany, which means it’s final presentation day. After working on our projects for the past few days—analyzing, researching, and putting together our slides, today was where we could finally show our peers and the professors everything we’ve learned from the company visits and our research. Since today’s…
Day 11 (May 17): Water Blues & Castle Views
Today has been the day that I and many of us were particularly excited about. Today, we went down back near the Alps to see the glorious Neuschwanstein Castle. At around 1.5 hours, this was the longest drive yet, but definitely one of the most fun cultural visits we’ve had. We began by walking by…
Day 10 (May 16): Boolin’ in Ulm
Morgen! Today was another casual day with half of it planned with cultural activities and the other half for lots of free time. Today we went to Ulm, a small city about an hour west of Augsburg. The city was small but did not disappoint in its beauty, history, and vibe. After a short but…
Day 9 (May 15): Dachau
As you might be able to guess from the title, today was a much more somber but important historic visit to the small town of Dachau. This is where the first concentration camp was built by the Nazis during World War II. We first met our tour guide, Stefanie, who was incredible at explaining the…
Day 8 (May 14): Music in Munich
Hallo! Our first fully casual day in a while was today, which started much later than the other days of the program. At 9:15, we headed to the train station via tram to go to Munich! After many long days of company tours and long presentations, I was excited for a fully cultural day and…
Day 7 (May 13): Raindrop, GROB-top
Today’s schedule was much more company-oriented than the other days, but it was still fun. On a slightly rainy morning, the first thing we did was we had our final company visit today at GROB Werke, probably the most down-to-earth and welcoming company we visited during the program. Our tour guide was a big reason…
Day 6 (May 12): Weißwurst Party
Our first Thursday of Plus3 Germany started off with a casual and traditional Weißwurst breakfast in the beautiful countryside of Bavaria, about 30 minutes from Augsburg. Across the restaurant were these immense green fields and colorful rapeseed fields. Weißwurst translates to “white sausage” in German, and the process of eating it was very new to…
Day 5 (May 11): Assembly Lines & Griddy Lines
Today was the earliest and longest day yet but definitely one of the most fun days so far. After an amazing hotel breakfast again, we headed to the outskirts of Munich for our third company visit: Webasto. Webasto was another one of the companies that we had never heard of before, but their products were…
Day 4 (May 10): Oberammer-WOW
Today’s journey started very early to take an hour-long drive to our first company visit: Hoerbiger. This was my group’s company, so it was important for me to pay attention to the details of the tour and be engaged with the company representatives. Being a slightly lesser-known company, Hoerbiger did not disappoint. Their production facilities…
Day 3 (May 9): Augsburgers & Vegan Burgers
Guten morgen! Today started very early on a warm and sunny day in Augsburg. Breakfast at our hotel was INCREDIBLE. Never have I seen a waffle maker that makes such perfect waffles every time (take notes, Eatery). The scrambled eggs were so fluffy, and the orange juice was on another level. We then took the…
Day 1/2 (May 7-8): Gray Sky & Fuggerei
Plus3 Germany finally began with an early bus ride to PIT on a very foggy and rainy morning. Checking in all 21 of us went smoothly, and the line for security was nearly empty, which was surprising for a Friday morning. Our stop in Charlotte was on time, and we all boarded for Munich with…
Trippin’ to Germany with Vipin
Hi everyone! My name is Vipin Punna, and I’m extremely excited to study abroad with Plus3 Germany! I am currently a freshman in Pitt Business majoring in Finance and BIS with a certificate in Business Analytics and a minor in French. I’m from the DC area, and I chose Pitt because of its great academics…