After a while looking back on this wonderful experience, I have compiled the highlights, observations, feedback on the trip, and my personal reflection. Observations: Something I observed about Germany as a whole is that it is more like the U.S. than I imagined. I have visited numerous countries, and this was the first time I…
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Day 13: Salzburg, Austria
Today was our last day in Germany and also a free day! The whole group decided to take the train 3 hours to Salzburg, Austria. It’s an absolutely gorgeous city located just past the Germany-Austria border. It was an hour train ride to Munich, then a transfer to a 2 hour train headed for Salzburg….
Day 12: Regensburg and Walhalla
I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from our visits today, but my expectations were exceeded! We arrived in Regensburg after another long bus ride, and began with a walking city tour. Our tour guide gave us so many interesting facts about the city and it was so beautiful to walk through and see all…
Day 11: Presentation Day and Farewell Dinner
Today was an exciting but (eventually) sad day. We started off bright and early at the University of Augsburg for our presentations. My group went 3rd, and felt very prepared and excited to share our knowledge and findings in our studies on our company (Hoerbiger). My part was focusing on the CASE (connectedness, autonomous, shared,…
Day 10: Presentation Work
Today was a free day designated to working on our presentations, due the following day. Myself and the other American students in my group took the train to the University of Augsburg, where we worked on our presentation with the German students in our group. It was so great to connect with them more on…
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…
Day 8: Dachau
I was struggling in the days leading up to this day, as I knew what I would see would be incredibly sad and extremely humbling. We arrived at Dachau concentration camp at around 10 am after a slightly long bus ride. We were debriefed by our wonderful tour guide about some brief history and facts,…
Day 7: Trip to Munich
Today was a very exciting day, as we went to the largest city in Bavaria and a very popular one, Munich! We headed for the train station fairly early and it was about an hour ride. We arrived around 10 am and were met with swarms of people at the Munich train station, which is…
Day 6: Day Trip to Landsberg
Today was a bit different then what we had been doing previously, as it was a slower paced day trip with little structure. I definitely enjoyed it, though, as it allowed me to take things a bit easier and really enjoy what the town had to offer without the stress of having set plans. We…
Day 5: Neuschwanstein
We got up bright and early and had breakfast before departing for Neuschwanstein castle! Myself and everyone on the trip was extremely excited for today. It was over an hour drive, but after some good naps we reached Neuschwanstein. Seeing the castle from a distance and getting closer and closer was a really amazing experience….
Day 4: Grob and Forvia Site Visits
We started the day as always, with an early start and breakfast at the hotel. We left the hotel with the German students who were doing their presentation on Grob. After a little while, we arrived and were greeted with refreshments and a general presentation on who Grob is and what they do. We received…
Day 3: Site Visit and Sight Seeing!
We started off the day bright and early with breakfast at the hotel around 6:45 before departing at 7:15. Today was our first sight visit for my company in focus: Hoerbiger. It was about a 45 minute drive to their first location that we visited. We arrived and received a presentation about the operations of that…
Day 2: First Full Day in Augsburg
Our first full day in Augsburg, Germany started bright in early with breakfast at the hotel. We left a little after 8 to catch the tram for our first day at the University of Augsburg! We rode the tram and eventually arrived at 9 and got a brief introduction from both Professor Feick and Professor…
Day 1: Arrival in Augsburg
Yesterday, May 4, was our first travel day to Germany and started with a flight from Pittsburgh to Chicago and ended with an 8 hour flight from Chicago to Munich. It was a long, treacherous day, but my fellow students and I managed to make the time pass rather quick. Before we knew it, we…
Introduction Blog: Danielle Butler
My name is Danielle Butler, a current sophomore at Pitt pursuing a major in Supply Chain Management and a certificate in Global Studies. I have lived about 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh my entire life, and am greatly enjoying my time at Pitt so far. I am extremely grateful and ecstatic for the opportunity to…