Everyone met up today at the University of Augsburg to present our research on our respective companies and their role in the automobile industry. Given our short amount of time to prepare our 30 minutes presentations, each group did a fantastic job. Collaborating with the students in Germany was a great opportunity. I really learned…
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Day 10: Work Day
Today was simply spent working on our presentations. My group met up pretty early at the university compared to what I heard from the other groups. We got there at 9:30 am and got most of the presentation out together. We paused around noon to have some lunch in the Mensa. There were not too…
Germany Day 14: Travel Home & Reflection
Saturday, May 18th marked our last day in Germany. I had stayed up late the night prior, so 7 AM came bright and early for me. We took the bus to the Munich airport, where security took way longer than I thought it would. However, we thankfully made it to our gate on time. As…
Day 9: Audi Museum and Plant in Ingolstadt
It was a bit of a drive until we finally reached the Audi plant and museum in Ingolstadt! I was really looking forward to this day, as I was especially interested to see the final production of luxury cars. We split off in to 2 groups: one did the museum first then the site visit…
D6: Munich
Big city day! We took the 40-minute train to Munich bright and early. It was cool to me how we could put up to five people on one single train ticket. I think in Germany, it’s really the small things that says a lot about what they think of unnecessary waste, which really adds to…
Day 13: Salzburg
Today we took two trains to Salzburg, Austria, we switched trains in Munich. This is the home of the Sound of Music, the 1965 movie-musical which takes place right before WWII. It is also know for being the town Mozart was born and raised in. We spent several hours exploring this beautiful city and checking…
Day 12: Regensburg + Walhalla
We first had a long city tour of the medieval town of Regensburg on the Danube River. St Peter Cathedral is in the featured photo, unfortunately it was under construction. It was one of the spared cities during WWII, so it’s pretty well preserved. After the guided tour we had some time to explore and…
Day 8: Dachau
Today we went to the first concentration camp built in Germany. Contrary to what most people believe it was no an extermination camp, they are two different things. People were sent here as prisoners to work and most passed away due to the poor living conditions, disease, and starvation. At the start, this camp housed…
Presentation Time! – Day 11
It was finally time for our final presentation on our companies! My company was Audi which was so incredible to present on. It was an amazing opportunity to work with the University of Augsburg students on this project. There were minor technology issues such as the inability to connect to wifi on campus, but the…
Day 13 – Day in Salzburg!
My 13th and final full day of being in Germany was our group’s only free day, where we could chose what we wanted to do. Hearing positive things from last year’s group, we decided to go to Salzburg, Austria. It was about a two and a half hour train ride from Austria, which wasn’t so…
Day 14: Final Reflections
We traveled back home today from Munich to Pittsburgh. I had many hours to sit in my own thoughts and reflect on my travel abroad experience in Germany. Below are some highlights, observations, and overall reflections that I gained from this transformative time I spent abroad. Highlights: When I ask myself the question of what…
Day 13: Free day in Salzburg, Austria
Today, Friday, May 17th our group headed off independently to Salzburg, Austria. We caught a 9am 3-hour train ride to Austria. We arrived around noon and to our dismay, it was drizzling rain. Despite the ominous-looking clouds, nothing could dull our excitement to explore a new town in a new country! Lucky enough, the weather…
Chao Argentina
Today was our last day in Buenos Aires and I had anan amazing time exploring this beautiful city. This was my second study abroad trip and my first time in South America and it did not disappoint me not one bit! I got to practice my Spanish-speaking skills even more and adjust to the new…
D5: Landsberg am Lech
Today was a relatively chill day at Landsberg am Lech. Landsberg is one of the oldest German towns, and is situated on the Romantic Road. Hitler was in jail there in 1924, and it is noted as the place where he wrote the nazi Bible, “Mein Kapft.” After arriving, the group split off, and I…
Day 12: Regensburg, Germany
The day began with a two-hour (quite lengthy, but of course lovely) tour of the entire city of Regensburg! Our tour guide was thorough and didn’t miss a fact. We learned that Regensburg was one of the only cities in Bavaria that didn’t get bombed during WWII. It is rare as many of its buildings…
Final Blog Post
Going to Germany for two weeks is an experience that I will remember for the rest of my life. It is very difficult to sum up everything we did and experienced in Germany with one blog post, however, I will give a brief summary of some of the highlights. To start off, this trip allowed…
Free Day in Austria: Day 13
Today is our last day in Germany, which is sad to say. We have a free day today to do whatever we want to do! I, along with all of the other students, decided to take the train to Salzburg Austria for the day! Robby, Jacob, and I managed to get lederhosens from some of…
Regensburg/Walhalla: Day 12
Today we went to Regensburg, Germany. The bus ride was about two hours long. I was exhausted from the night before so the bus ride really felt like 10 minutes for me since I fell asleep. Once we got there, we were met by our tour guide who gave us a tour of the city….
A Reminder of School – Day 10
Tuesday of the second week we had a free day to allow us to work on our final presentations. I made my way to the university to meet with my group to finalize everyone’s part of the project. It was so great to continue getting to know the German students and about their lives. After…
Germany Day 12 – Regensburg and Walhalla
My 12th day in Germany was our last day of official planned events, and it started with a two hour bus ride to a city to the northeast of Augsburg. I slept the majority of the bus ride, as I stayed up pretty late the night prior. I think I’ve said this in a prior…