Travel days… the worst. Traveling to the destination is always fun and exciting but going home is neither of those. Honestly, I was not ready to go back and wish I could’ve stayed longer in Germany. Our day started with breakfast as usual then off to the bus. We drove to the Munich airport to…
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Free Day… AUSTRIA!
Today was our free day, so we spent it in Salzburg, Austria! This was such a cool experience because we were able to experience an entire new country for a day! We started with a train ride to Munich then from Munich to Salzburg. I have to mention that the public transportation in Germany and…
Regensburg!
Today we spent the day in Regensburg! We started with a historical tour of the town. This was a very interesting tour compared to the others that we went on but nonetheless it was interesting and educational. We learned that students can live in the town which was cool to see! We also stumbled across…
Presentations and farewell dinner!
Today was a stressful, relieving, and sad day. Today we presented our projects with the German students. It felt like this entire trip has led up to this project and today was that day. I think that everyone did a great job considering the language barrier, packed schedules, and short time frame. After we were…
Work on projects day!
Today we had the opportunity to meet with our groups to prepare for the big presentations tomorrow. Once my group decided to not meet, Katie and I spent a few hours in Starbucks working together on our project and once we were done we spent the day shopping. I bought a ton of souvenirs and…
Dachau
Today was a surreal, eerie, yet interesting day. We visited the first ever concentration camp, Dachau. This camp was used as the ‘model’ for other camps after rumors of the living conditions reached the masses. Entering the camp, it looked as I expected, bare, somber, and cold. Even if you did not know that it…
Munich!
Today was another exploring day! We started by taking the train to Munich. From then we spent the day there. We went on a tour around the city which really helped put the history into perspective. Later in the day, Julie, Rachel, and myself all went to the town hall to check out the library…
Shopping Day!
Today we took the train to visit the city of Landsberg am Lech! This was a massive town with so many streets and shops. There were all kinds of stores and restaurants so we spent four hours in this town! Surrounding the city, there was a massive body of water that was so pretty next…
My Favorite Day So Far
To recap today in one word… STUNNING! We started the day off at the Neuschwanstein Castle. This trip is extra special for me, my grandfather has told me about how stunning it was since I was little. He was stationed here in Germany while in the military, so I have heard lots of stories about…
Company Day
Today was a day full of company visits. We started the day off at GROB. GROB has been my favorite company that we have toured so far. The facilities were so modern, elegant, and most of all… CLEAN! I wonder how they manage to keep the production rooms so clean when they are doing hard…
Day 2!
Today was our very first company visit! We visited Hoerbiger, which is a tier 2 company and make products for a whole bunch of markets. We started by learning about the Piezo technology, this is a tiny chip used for all kinds of services such as medical and laser cutting. This was the most interesting…
First Full Day
Today was a long day, but a good one! We had to be ready to go at 8:05 this morning, so we had a jammed packed day full of adventure! First we went to the University of Augsburg. Here we met up with the German students again, did a project with them, met the other…
We’re Here!
After what felt like an eternity of traveling, we are finally in Germany! I cannot believe this trip is finally here, there was so much excitement and anticipation leading up to the program and it is now in action! Today was a very busy day, regardless of how jet lagged and hungry we were, but…
Introduction – Kalynn Kuchta
Personal Introduction Hey! My name is Kalynn Kuchta, I’m a sophomore majoring in marketing and supply chain with a certificate in digital media here at Pitt! I’m from Springdale, PA which is a super small town, about 25 minutes outside of Pittsburgh. I’m currently a marketing intern for the University of Pittsburgh’s athletics program, where…