For the departure day to Germany, I felt a mix of excitement and nervousness that made the experience different from any trip I have taken before. Most of my past travel has been either family vacations or shorter trips where everything felt planned out and familiar. This trip feels so much bigger because it combines…
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Day 7: Trip to Munich
I woke up this morning feeling the best I did the whole trip. Following our chill day, I was able to destress and get a good night’s rest. This allowed me to feel refreshed and locked in for one of the most important days of the trips. We were going to Munich. This is another…
Final Blog: Back in the Burgh
My trip was defined by people. My picture represents all the new friends I made and the shared experiences have. Before travelling to Morocco, the only person I knew was Vinny. By the end of the trip, I was planning to go to Sai’s Temple. I have memories for the rest of my life from…
Germany in Review
After seeing my friends abroad this past semester I knew that something was missing from my college experience. While a semester couldn’t fit with my schedule and I could not do Plus3 my freshman year, I am very grateful that Plus3 Germany was available and fit for my schedule. There is something that I believe…
My Moroccan Memories
Choosing one photo to sum up this trip in Morocco was an easy task for me. I was terrified to go on my first study abroad trip, alone, in another country, and in an entirely new continent. I didn’t know anybody on this trip, and I was scared that I would be alone the entire…
Day 15- Back to Pittsburgh
This experience has completely exceeded my expectations in every way. I came into the program knowing that I would enjoy it, but I didn’t know the impact it would have on me. I have learned so much about German History, automotive companies, and about how to work with those of a different background from me….
Day 14- The Hills are Alive with The Sound of Music
Way before the program started I knew that on my free day I wanted to go to Salzburg, Austria. It has been a bucket list travel place of mine for a while now and having the ability to see 2 countries in two weeks was very appealing to me. The Sound of Music is also…
Day 13- Wrapping Up
I started my morning with a walk around Augsburg, taking in all the sites and landscapes I got to call home for the past two weeks. It gave me a lot of time to think and reminisce about my experience abroad. I was surprised with how many things were connected in Germany. Every site or…
Bye-bye Buenos Aires
Last day! This is simply a wrap up post to discuss a few of the things I learned while studying abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina! I’ll begin with my presentation topic of the private system, which you must have insurance in order to utilize. These hospitals tended to be much cleaner and more organized than…
Ma’a as-salama, Morocco
If you told me a year ago that Africa was my third continent I have visited, I would have thought you were crazy. Even though Morocco had a very coastal, French-Spanish vibe, it offered a very humbling, refreshing, perspective on life outside of the U.S. unlike Europe. It is easy to get caught up in…
Day 6: Finally, A Chill Day
This Friday marked one week since I left my home to begin the journey. Looking back, we have already done an inane amount of stuff, and it has only been one week. Coming off of Neuschwanstein the previous day, this Friday was a super chill day. We had a Bloomberg talk we had to attend…
Day 7: German History
Today we took a trip to Münster, Germany. Here, we took a tour of the city and learned about its rich, deep history. On our tour, we talked about how the church there would have cages where people would be hung in them if they spoke out against the religion. It was crazy to think…
Day 6: Flowing Through Enschede
Today, we took a tour around the city of Enschede to learn how the city incorporates sustainability into its city and everyday life. We learned that the city used to have a heavy textile industry, which required lots of water, but they soon shifted away from it and were left with a surplus of water….
Final Lessons from The Hague
Somehow, today was already the last day of our trip. Time really does fly when you’re having fun. Even though our time in the Netherlands was coming to an end, we still made the most of the day as we traveled to The Hague, the political capital of the Netherlands, for one final day of…
At the Airport :(
This trip has been great and incredibly informative. I want to open up my own coffee shop one day, so I went to Costa Rican hoping to learn about how coffee is farmed and how companies make the production process as sustainable as posible. I do not want to roast my own coffee, but I…
More Than a Motto: Pura Vida
Coming into this trip, I thought sustainability mostly meant things like recycling and renewable energy. After spending time in Costa Rica though, I realized sustainability is way more connected to business, tourism, agriculture, culture, and everyday life than I originally thought. My project theme focused on multinational corporations and sustainability, and throughout the trip I…
May 22
Before this trip to Costa Rica, I viewed sustainability mostly as an environmental problem that was more towards on protecting forests, minimizing pollution, and using and producing renewable energy. But, learning and going to these other countries Kyndryl, Café Britt, Café Monteverde, and Sibö Chocolate, I realized sustainability is much more connected to business strategy than…
May 22 – One Last Pura Vida
Throughout this trip, my understanding of sustainability and agriculture expanded far beyond what I previously associated with those topics. Before coming to Costa Rica, I often thought about sustainability mostly in terms of environmental protection or marketing, but this experience showed me how deeply it can become integrated into a company’s culture, values, and long-term…
Final Costa Rica Blog Post – 05/22
The plus3 Costa Rica trip is coming to an end and my understanding of renewable energy and green infrastructure has changed a lot. Before this trip, I mostly thought about sustainability in a simple way: solar panels, wind turbines, recycling, and trying to be environmentally friendly. After seeing Costa Rica in person, I realized that…
May 22nd- Pura Vida :(
As I sit down to write my last blog post from Costa Rica, I find myself genuinely struggling to put into words just how much this trip has meant to me. From the moment I arrived in Heredia, my host family made me feel completely at home. They were warm, patient, and endlessly generous, feeding…