Germany was a success! This trip was life-changing for me in more ways than one. I met new friends, gained new experiences, and gained a new goal. To begin, working with the students of Augsburg was a one in a lifetime opportunity to meet new people, without that introduction, it would be difficult to meet…
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Travel Back!
Today I said goodbye to Germany as we headed back to America. The German airport was overall pretty simple to get through, but did take way longer than I am used to in the US. We had 3 different security/TSA checkpoints to go through and I had to get my ticket scanned at like 4…
Salzburg (Day 13)
Today, we traveled to Austria! We were given this day as a free day on our trip, and as a group we settled on traveling to Salzburg, Austria. We took the train to Munich, and then to Salzburg for a total ride of about 2 1/2 hours. Once we got there, my initial impression was…
Regensburg/Walhalla (Day 12)
Going on a tour through the city of Regensburg was… an experience. I enjoyed seeing the historic architecture and original buildings, however the guide was not my favorite. I had a hard time following her explanations and it took a bit longer than I think we all anticipated. However, I loved seeing the cobblestone streets…
Presentation Day (Day 11)
Today is the big day… final presentations! The start was rough. I missed the early train that everyone else took, and had planned to be on time with the train that followed it. I was at the station on time, however the train was not. It ended up being about 12 minutes off schedule, and…
Work n’ Prep (Day 10)
Today was super laid back, it was a day to prep for our big presentation with our groups of American and German students. I found that this was one of the days I got to most experience what it could be like to live and work in Germany. I started the day with some breakfast…
Audi (Day 9)
After a very mellow day yesterday, I am very excited for the change in tune today. We are going to the Audi car museum and factory tour! I have recently purchased a new Audi A3 and I love it, so when I initially heard about this trip, I was so excited to learn about where…
Dachau (Day 8)
Today was very real and eye opening experience to the atrocities of human history. We visited the Dachau concentration camp, used by the Nazi’s during WW2. Upon entering, you could immediately feel a dark and emotional presence. We had an amazing tour guide, who was able to clearly describe the events in a clear manner….
Munich (Day 7)
Hallo, and welcome to day 7! We are officially halfway though our trip here, and got some much needed time in Munich. We started the day traveling by the train and it was such an easy commute compared to my experiences with trains in the US. We then arrived at Munich and started with a…
City Day! (Day 6)
Today was an easy day and a fun one! We traveled to Lansberg, although we were originally planning on going to Ulm. However, it was a great change. We arrived and talked for a few minutes before splitting up in smaller groups to explore the city. I was in a group with two German students,…
Fairy-tale Moment (Day 5)
Hallo! Welcome to Day 5 of the trip to Germany, today was a fun one! This morning we departed to the beautiful Neuschwanstein Castle. It is a gorgeous site, built high up on the side of the mountains… which we had to hike up. The hike was a killer after all the walking we have…
Double Day (Day 4)
Welcome to Double Day! We are going to two factory tours today, so it’s a busy one! First, we are heading to GROB, they specialize in making machines for automating processes. We had a great tour around the factory, where it was filled with natural light and shockingly clean. Our tour guide used this awesome…
Up The Mountains We Go (Day 3)
Hallo! I am currently writing to you on a bus… headed to Oberammergau. We just left a great morning at the Hoerbiger factories, where we had presentations and a intricate tour of the factory. We got to view the whole process of the making of synchronizers and got super up close and personal with the…
Welcome to Germany! (Days 1&2)
I am in Germany!! On May 5th at about 9:30 am we officially arrived in Germany. It has been a long travel with a flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago, a five hour layover, and then an 9 hour plane ride to Germany. From there we hopped an a bus to Augsburg. While it was a…
Meet Me! Aurora Giron
Hello, My name is Aurora, but I often go by Rory. I am currently a junior studying marketing, supply chain management, and CPIE (Certificate Program in Innovation and Entrepreneurship). I am born and raised in the Pittsburgh area, and now happily live in Oakland. I enjoy my classes, especially all the friends I have met…