If one thing is certain, is that I will tell my kids about this trip. Vising Europe with your friends while studying and learning more about the business and engineering world while simultaneously learning more about yourself is destined to be a lifetime experience. From visiting the automobile companies, to walking around Ausburg, trying authentic…

Long story short, we had a whole day to ourselves and we simply could not let it go to waste, so what did we do? visit a whole new country (which is not a big deal in Europe, but we were stoked to see a new country for just a day). We woke up and…

Rise, shine, and grind. Today was the day for our final presentations. However, at this point, after five company visits, we are experts in the automobile industry, thanks to all the inside learning we experienced throughout this past week. I woke up early to get my proper dose of caffeine to tackle the day. We…

The day started at Schwangau, Bavaria in order for us to take a visit to King Ludwig’s castle. The second we got off the bus, our eyes looked up to the castle that was standing strong surrounded by trees, something out of a Disney movie. I was ready for Belle or Rapunzel to come out…

I woke up extremely excited today, why? because we get to take a train to the city of Ulm! At this point, I know that any day that starts with a German train as a method of transportation is bound to be awesome. Our first stop was the city of Ulm. This city is much…

Today’s itinerary included a visit to the Dachau Concentration Camp Memorial Site, I prepared myself beforehand to be emotionally taxed and drained, however, the visit impacted me more than I originally thought. As we walked inside the gas chambers, crematoriums, and barracks everything in my life was put into perspective. I admire how Germany uses…

This is a love letter to the city of Munich: I am so deeply in love with you.  Today was filled with beautiful buildings and the most stunning vibrant strawberries I have seen in my entire life. I was completely mesmerized as we walked around the city during our tour and every corner was filled…

We got assigned companies to do a deep industry analysis on, I was extremely excited to tour my company, GROB. Words can’t even describe the atmosphere inside the main buildings, it felt like we were deep in the advanced future. We started with a presentation about who they are, overall company history, culture and some…

How authentic can we get? That’s no challenge for Dr. Feick. I woke up, put on my favorite Pitt t-shirt and headed downstairs to catch the bus to try real, authentic German breakfast. Obviously for that, we needed to drive to the countryside, where the wifi dosen’t work and the fields are a beautiful yellow…

We started our busy day at Webasto, a German company that mainly specializes in roofing systems. They were kind enough to greet us with pretzels (probably the fourth one I’ve had so far since I got here, no complains though) and coffee to wake us up. We had an initial presentation to talk about financials…

The first day’s itinerary was filled, starting with a visit to the University of Augsburg followed by variety of cultural activities. Before getting the day started, I had breakfast at the hotel and was able to experience German breakfast for the first time, which mainly consisted of a wide variety of high quality bread, cold…

After longs week of waiting, the day finally arrived and I was eager to say goodbye to Pittsburgh (temporarily) and begin the German adventure. After what felt like endless hours on multiples planes, my body was filled with excitement to discover this beautiful part of Europe and further my business knowledge. The ride to the…

Hello and welcome! My name is Gaby Simon and I’m a freshman at the business school here at Pitt. I’m originally from Caracas, Venezuela, and moved to the United States almost 6 years ago! I plan to major in Finance and Supply Chain Management, with a minor in Economics. In the future, I would love…