(5/19/22) As you can see by the title, I actually left Germany for the final day of this trip. When the itinerary was first given out, I saw that today, May 19th, was our only free day. With it being the day I was most excited for, I knew I had to do something special….

(5/18/22) I’d like to start this blog off right at midnight. Once I saw the clock strike twelve, I texted one of my brothers “Happy German Birthday”. He is back in the states on Eastern Standard Time, so it was only 6 PM the night before and not his birthday just yet for him. However,…

(5/17/22) As I said in my previous post, it is getting sadder and sadder that this trip is quickly approaching its end. Today was the last day of cultural visits planned by our program, and it was definitely the most scenic and beautiful site that we have seen. After meeting at 8:30 AM, we departed…

Another day, another cultural visit. With our time in Germany quickly approaching its end, we want to try to fit as much into our days as possible. In order to do so, we visited Ulm today in the morning and early afternoon. Ulm is a city under half of the size of and located about…

Today’s blog post is about a topic much more serious and sadder than the others, and that is the Holocaust. This morning, we visited the concentration camp memorial site at Dachau, which is a suburb of Munich. Reflecting on this experience, it’s very hard to find the right words to say and to think about…

My day started with a sweet, sweet sound. It was the sound of my alarm going off at 8 AM and not 6 AM. That’s still a little early for me, but I’ll take it. With all of the company visits and talks completed, it was finally time to take a whole day worth of…

Today was a good day, and do you want to know why? It was the last day of getting up super early! I mean…there are other reasons…but that one sure is awesome, because I am insanely exhausted. Today was also the last day of company visits. We boarded the bus at 7 AM and were…

(5/12/22) Today started in a way that I usually never start my days. I am a very punctual person, so when my alarm goes off, I get up right away. However, I slept right through it and had to get ready in less than five minutes. I did catch the bus, though, and we quickly…

(5/11/22) For the second day in a row, the group left Augsburg and ventured to Munich to visit two companies: Webasto and BMW. Packed days call for early wake-up times, so after hitting the alarm at 6 AM, I quickly ate the delightful breakfast, realized I forgot my shoes on the bus yesterday (don’t worry,…

If I could pick one word to describe Day 3 in Germany, it would be long. Just kidding, there are countless additional words that better represent this day. However, I’m writing this on the bus ride back to the hotel after this long day, so my exhaustion is speaking. It’s definitely a good kind of…

(5/7-5/8) Hello from Augsburg! Welcome back to my blog for Plus3 Germany! I am thrilled to say that we have completed our journey from Pittsburgh to Germany and our first day in Augsburg. What a 30-ish hours that whole journey was! We first flew from Pittsburgh to Charlotte and then caught our connecting flight to…