We got up at 5 in the morning and took a bus to the Munich airport. There, we said goodbye to Steph, Dr. Feick, Phoebe, and Gabi, who would be staying in Europe and visiting other places. The rest of us checked our bags in boarded our flight to Charlotte. It honestly didn’t feel as…
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Day 12 – Austrian Adventures (May 19th)
Today would be our last day on the Plus3 program and it was also our free day. Almost all of our Plus3 crew decided to go to Salzburg together. However first, in the morning we had to go to COVID testing center because we needed negative COVID tests to go flying the next day. Me…
Day 11- Presentation Day! (May 18th)
Today was the day that we would be doing our presentations on our companies. I had been stressing about this day since our company visit and it’s finally here. We had done so much work and I couldn’t wait to get it over with and enjoy our last couple days in Germany. Our group woke…
Day 10 – The Disney Castle (May 17th)
Today we visited Neuschwanstein, which is a castle near the border of Austria. We took a private bus there and we took the same road that we took to Oberammergau. It was a weird feeling because we passed by the same scenery almost a week ago and it hit me how close the trip was…
Day 9 – Ulmer Münster and the (almost) 768 steps to the top (May 16th)
Today we went to the city of Ulm and what made it even more special was that we would be taking the train! German transportation truly is awesome and it’s so quick too. When we arrived, we immediately went on a city tour and explored a lot of the architecture including the main church building,…
Day 8 – Dachau (May 15th)
Today was our visit to Dachau, which was the first concentration camp made by the Nazis during World War 2. Dr. Feick emphasized the importance of the visit and also the respectfulness we have to maintain during the tour. We took a bus over and we met up with our tour guide near the entrance….
Day 7 – München’s Marvels (May 14th)
Today was the day we went to Munich. We went to the Augsburg Hauptbahnhof(Hbf) and took the regional train to Munich. It was pretty comfortable but it was packed full of people. The trip was about 30 miuntes and we ended up at the Munich Hbf. The train station itself was massive and had over…
Day 6 – The Future of Autonomous Vehicles and Robotics (May 13th)
We once again woke up at 7 and today would be our final day of company tours. We were visiting Grob Werke, which is a company that develops machines which are then used to develop specific parts with a variety of applications. We first had a presentation on some overall statistics about the company. We…
Day 5 – Weißwurst und Faurecia (May 12th)
It’s Day 5 now. Over the past 5 days I have gotten less and less sleep as time goes on. I’m sure that won’t come back to bite me. We woke up this morning and went to a place in the countryside called Baindlkirch that sells Weißwurst, which is a white german sausage. Dr. Feick…
Day 4 – Webasto and BMW (May 11th)
It was another early morning for us today. We were up at 7 and out of the hotel by 8. Today, our first order of business was to go to Webasto. This was also my company so I had to make sure that I was paying attention and taking notes as these would be important…
Day 3: Hoerbiger Visit and Oberammergau (May 10th)
Today has been the longest day since the start of Plus 3. We got up at 7 and left for the Hoerbiger company visit on a private bus. For the first part of the company visit we had a quick presentation about the company and then toured the Flow Control facility. There were 3 main…
Day 2: Augsburg University and Scavenger Hunt (May 9th)
Today we started our day at about 8. We had breakfast at the hotel, which consisted of cold meats, breads, and some yogurt. They also had a waffle maker that I definetely have to try tomorrow. Then, we got on a street car and went to Augsburg University. The campus was gorgeous and it was…
Day 1: (May 7th – May 8th) The Radar Fiasco
I started the first official day of Plus3 by checking out of Nordenburg at 8am and saying goodbye to Pitt. We took a private bus to the Pitt International Airport, checked in our baggage, and went through security. Our flight to Charlotte was quick and uneventful but when I got off, I did see someone…
Plus 3 Germany: There and Back Again
Hello everyone! My name is Jerry Peng and I am a freshman at the Swanson School of Engineering and I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering. I grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and I have a younger brother who’s currently in 9th grade. I enjoy playing badminton and running in my free time….