Wednesday was the most packed day by far! We visited 2 Munich located companies, Webasto and BMW. The key aspect that I remember from the Webasto visit, was the architecture from their new offices and workstations. Webasto is a rook manufacturing company and so what that meant was we walked through the work/ testing station…
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Adventure 6: GROB & German Burgers
I honestly have to say that I will never get enough German bread. I will choose my lingonberry jam and my Brötchen everyday of the week! Finally, it was time for my company visit, Grob Werke! A company of great power and influence (as we learned today), makes automated manufacturing equipment for automobiles companies such…
Adventure 1: 20+ Hours of Travel ✈️
We finally landed! After 20+ hours of travel, we finally made it to Augsburg, Germany! But let’s go back to the beginning of our very interesting journey of travel, all the way back to 3pm on Friday afternoon. After my dad dropped me off in Nordenberg, I checked in and found my room. It honestly…
Adventure 2: Vegan Burgers & Augsburg Scavenger Hunt
I woke up around 7 today and took a shower, got ready and then headed down to breakfast. And when I got down I was in bread heaven, they had croissants, pain au chocolate, pretzel and beautiful dinner rolls (find the name of this bread lol). I got a plate and started to stack on…
Final Reflection on Augsburg
Like I’ve said in each blog post before, I was beyond lucky to have gone on this trip. The fact that we were able to visit the companies and places we did was incredibly special. The connects that Dr. Feick and Korbinian have really make a huge difference. Seeing real applications of so many different…
The Krauss Khronicles Conclusion: Reflection Post und Tag 14
I never thought it would be more difficult getting home from Germany than it was getting here. It took Peter and I a total of about 24 hours to travel from our beloved Ibis hotel to the Newark airport. After we left the company of Dr. Feick and Ms. Spirk, we rode the bus to…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 13: Journey to Österreich
Our free day today was sadly our final day in Germany, and we decided to go to Salzburg, Austria. I’d like to commend Vipin for planning out the day, as he made sure we all had train and lift tickets. One of us unfortunately wasn’t able to accompany the group to Salzburg. This morning, Zach…
Reflection Blog Post: Auf Wiedersehen Blog!
As the plane landed at Washington Dulles Airport and Vipin and I said our last goodbyes, it didn’t even feel like the trip had ended. With all the new friends I had made in the short span of 2 weeks, it felt like I had been living with my own family. From our daily excursions…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 12: Stress & Spätzle
Today was a very stressful day! Everyone had free time until 2 P.M, when the presentations began. Each group had a maximum of 25 minutes to present their topics, and 10 minutes for questions. Our Faurecia presentation mostly focused on a PESTLE analysis, as well as the company’s research and development innovations. My group was…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 11: A Visit to Castle Krauss
Today we ventured to Neuschwanstein castle, our final cultural visit of the trip. We started the day with a relaxing 90 minute ride to the castle, which was built in the late 19th century by King Ludwig of Bavaria. We first saw the castle from the bottom of the mountain, and it was absolutely stunning. …
Final Thoughts
The summer after my Junior year of highschool i was supposed to study abroad. It would have been my first time leaving the states. I’m sure we all know how that story ended. So to have the opportunity to study abroad this year is a huge privilege that I am insanely grateful for. I greatly…
Take me back, no seriously i want to be back in Germany. Please. (Reflection Post)
Well, here I am. I am currently in my home in good ole’ Pennsylvania. To say I am missing this trip is a major understatement. I went from having loads of fun everyday in Germany to working five days a week. Not cool. Anyway, I have been home for a little bit now and I…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 10: Sparrows Galore!
Today we visited the city of Ulm, a quick train ride away from Augsburg. The day started off with a good amount of running. It started to rain in the morning, and I asked Korbinian if I could grab my rain jacket, but he told me we were already leaving for the train station. As…
May 19th- Final Full Day
Here we are, our last full day on the trip. I am trying not to think about it too much because I don’t want it to be over. But, today we are spending our free time in Salzburg. We started off the morning taking our covid tests to ensure we were able to go home…
How could this happen? – Day 8
Phoebe Katz, May 15 I have been dreading this day since I first saw the rough itinerary for this trip. Two years ago, during a semester abroad in Israel, Three years ago, during a study abroad program in Israel, I traveled with 80 other Jewish people to Poland and we visited both Majdanek and Auschwitz….
Germany, You Have My Heart
When I heard past students talk about Plus 3, they talk about how amazing the trip was, how great the Augsburg students were, and how much they loved the city, but somehow, it doesn’t do it justice. This trip has given me more memories in two weeks than entire summers in Pittsburgh. I would not…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 9: Dachau
Today we visited Dachau, the first concentration camp built by the Nazis. Although I’ve read plenty of books in school and visited Yad Vashem, the Holocaust memorial in Israel, nothing could really prepare me for how upsetting it would be to walk through an actual concentration camp. We started our tour right outside the front…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 8: München Munchies
We had another much needed late start today at 9 A.M! Although I enjoyed the company visits, I won’t miss our excessively early wake-up times. We took the tram to the train station, where the train was about 3 minutes late. This simply wouldn’t fly in the U.S. According to Dr. Feick, the trains in…
The Krauss Khronicles Tag 7: Grob!
Today we had our last early-morning wakeup, and I enjoyed a quick power nap on our way to Grob, our final company visit. Grob Werke is a family owned company, which has maintained the Grob name for three generations. I was amazed by Grob’s facility, as it might as well have been a college campus! …
Company Visit and Purple Cabbage, Typical German Day
For our final company visit, we visited GROB Werke. The tour was nice and the facility was massive. GROB creates machines used in the production of cars. In addition, GROB uses its own machines to create other new products to sell. One thing that only GROB really highlighted was their customer service. They work 24/7…