Pitt Plus3 Program

Thousand Thank You’s

I’ve been home for about 2 days now, and I’m so grateful for this trip! It’s still surreal that it’s over. I keep on recounting different stories to my family and looking back we did so much within those 2 weeks. We flew home on Friday and that was a story within its self. We…

Beaches, Boobies, Farewells

Wednesday, May 17th: Today started with a trip to a national park beach. There I got to see great views, wildlife, and swim in amazing water. A short hike to an overlook was how we started and the views of the beach beneath us were amazing. Also got to see pelicans, vultures, and frigates flying…

Rivers, Monkeys, and Trees

Sunday, May 14: After breakfast today we spent some time listening to a conversation between Elle and the recently arrived ASU students. We were technically part of the conversation but everyone was so tired I don’t think we had it in us to get involved. I did learn some things listening like Iyarina meaning “to…

Wao!

Thursday, May 11th: Today we took a canoe ride into the Waorani nation. After a bus ride we got into the canoes 70 miles downriver from our destination. My boat was filled with mud and water, but we still had a great time watching the forest go by. Along the way saw some turtles that…

Back Home (Reflection Post)

Writing this final blog post in the comfort of my own bed in Pittsburgh gives me a lot to think about from the last two weeks. I am first of all grateful for this trip. Everyone, from my classmates to Dr. Lawrence Feick and Claire Dawkins to all of the German students that we met…

Rearviewmirror: Plus3 Germany

My Plus3 trip to Germany has come to a close and I’ve returned home for the summer. I’ve only been home for a few days, but I already miss Germany. The trip was truly phenomenal; I learned so much and had such a great time doing it. I’m definitely going back as soon as possible….

Into the Woods (Jungle, Actually)

Ok friends, this was a BIG day. We visited the Waorani Nation, particularly one community within said nation that lives about a 6 hour canoe ride through the Amazon Rainforest. As per usual, breakfast was bright and early, nothing to see here except the amazing views from the lodge that I have gotten quite accustomed…

No Kangaroos in Austria

As the title implies, there are no kangaroos in Austria, but rather, Australia. I didn’t originally believe this is something that people got confused, but on our last day in Europe we took a train to Austria, and I saw merch bearing the phrase, “No Kangaroos in Austria”. I got a good laugh from it…

Goodbye Germany

Today we sadly flew home. We left around 5:45 am which is relatively early. We all were able to fly from Munich to Charlotte together, but from there we went our separate ways. I personally flew back to Philadelphia with a few other students as it is closer to my home than Pittsburgh is. I…

Harry Styles

Today is our twelfth day in Germany which means it is our free day. Today some friends and I traveled to Munich to see Harry Styles in concert. Since we didn’t have any program today we got to sleep in again which was really nice after having to be up early for most of this…

Presentation Day

Sadly today was the last official day on program. Today all of our hard work visiting and interviewing companies such as Grob, Forvia, Hoerbiger, and Audi come to completion. We will give our final presentations with our group on the company to which we were assigned. I was given Audi. What I enjoyed most about…

Presentation Day

Today was the big day. It was time to present our presentations for our corresponding companies. The time to present wasn’t until 2 PM, so the teams (made up of German and American students) had up until then to prepare any last minute details. My team decided to meet up at the University at 11:30…

Home from Ireland!

I am back in Pittsburgh after a long flight! I had a great time in Ireland, but I am happy to be back home. I had a long weekend of traveling to Denmark, Sweden, and London. All of these places were beautiful and so much fun to visit! Looking back on the two weeks that…

An Irish Goodbye!

I landed in Pittsburgh International Airport on Friday night and I have spent my time since sharing photos of Ireland with family, sharing my favorite memories from the trip, and reaching out to friends I made along the way in Dublin. Plus3 Ireland was such an amazing opportunity, and I’m so appreciative that I took…

From the Largest River Basin to the Largest Ocean

On day 11 of the trip, we began our two day stay at Puerto Lopez which is a city surrounded by the Pacific Ocean and dry forest. Our hotel was amazing. It consisted of great views of the ocean, great food, and a very unique maze that led us to our rooms. We began the…

Psyched for Cyprus: Day 14- What Have We Learned?

Well everyone, it’s official, Plus3 Cyprus has come to an end. In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect going into this trip. I didn’t know anything about travelling in Europe, I had never been on an educational trip abroad before, much less with 25 people, and I was anxious to see what…

Psyched for Cyprus: Day 13- Engines and Endings

Unfortunately, today was the last day we got to spend in Cyprus 🙁 While it feels like the two weeks went by quickly, I know that we made use of every minute we could and I found so much value in the time my group and I spent here together. I think that being around…

Psyched for Cyprus: Day 11- Mid-ochemie

Day 11 consisted of two important company visits that directly relate to the management of international supply chain: Columbia Shipmanagement and Medochemie. Medochemie was admittedly one of the most highly anticipated events for me and most of the other people on the trop, because the corporation is responsible for actually manufacturing some of the goods…

Psyched for Cyprus: Day 9- Digging Up History

Out of all of the days so far, this one was by far my favorite, and that’s because today was the day we got to visit Paphos. The great thing about Paphos, among other things, is that it’s the only city we’ve visited that’s on the west side of the country so we got to…

24 Hours, 3 Flights

After our packed Thursday, we did not have much of a turnaround before the start of our travel day. Not even an hour after getting back from dinner, we had to be fully packed and ready to hit the road on the way to the Larnaca airport, where we had arrived just 12 days prior….