As the plane landed at Washington Dulles Airport and Vipin and I said our last goodbyes, it didn’t even feel like the trip had ended. With all the new friends I had made in the short span of 2 weeks, it felt like I had been living with my own family. From our daily excursions…
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Tag 12: From one country to the next!
For our final day in Germany, and our first completely free day, the group made a decision to stick together, and we took a train to Salzburg, Austria. Arriving at the train station, a couple of us were especially worried about our train being late, and to no surprise, our train was delayed a whole…
Tag 11: Presentation day
Good morning blog, it’s presentation day here in Augsburg! Honestly, I have been nervous about this day since before the start of the trip. Here we go! We started off the morning early with a group breakfast at the IBIS before leaving for the University. We all shared our last-minute nerves with each other, and…
Tag 10: Cinderella’s Castle
Today was my most anticipated day of the entire trip, the Neuschwanstein castle!! Today by far offered the most gorgeous photos of the entire trip, with a huge hike up the mountain and to the top of the castle. I slept in today until 8:00 and had my second to last Bavarian-style breakfast in the…
Tag 9: Cardio in Ulm
Hello blog! Today, we visited THE tallest church steeple in the entire world, located only an hour away from Augsburg, in Ulm city! This morning we woke up around 8:00, ate a quick hotel breakfast, and then hit the train station. It was great to see Nikolas and Maxi again, as I taught them how…
Tag 8: Dachau
Today, waking up in the morning felt completely different. It was a very serious visit to one of the most infamous work-camps in Germany, Dachau. We had talked about the visit the day before we left Germany, and heard about how heavy the visit was for the Plus3 Germany students in the years prior. The…
Tag 7: Munich Free time baby!
Wow, almost halfway done with these blog posts, and it feels like time is just flying by! Today we took a much-needed rest day, and really fit the tourist stereotype, as we dressed out in casual clothes and took a tour of Bavaria’s capital, Munich. I woke up around 8:30 today, which was the longest…
Tag 6: GROB-Werke visit and Italian Dinner
Today was the final day of our company visits, concluding our business-dressed part of our trip. Everyone LOVED GROB, and I’m glad to say I wasn’t an exception to the group. Today was our final day waking up early and dressing in Business casual, and it was my turn to take notes for the group…
Tag 5: Weißwurst breakfast and Faurecia visit!
Today we were specially treated for frühstück (breakfast) with Bavarian favorites, pretzels and weißwurst! It was a beautiful day outside – perfect for eating out in the morning. Instead of waking up super early, today was a chill day with fun activities in the morning, and then a company visit to Faurecia in the afternoon…
Tag 4: Webasto and BMW visit!!!
This morning was an even earlier wake-up call, with our busiest schedule yet. One of the main reasons I applied for the program is the benefit of visiting one of the biggest car manufacturers in the US and the world, BMW! Webasto was a unique company, with an entire campus (including a really cool river…
Tag 3: Oberammergau gondola and Hoerbiger visit
Today had to be my favorite day of the trip so far! We started the day off super early, the bus left at 7:20 to depart on our first company visit, Hoerbiger. I wasn’t too stoked about the early wake-up, but after about an hour’s nap on the bus, I was excited to see what…
Day 2: University Tour & 1st impressions
What a day we just had! Between commuting to the University of Augsburg early this morning, and our day-long scavenger hunt, this day consisted of LOTS of walking around. The most enjoyable part was getting to meet with the students and work on our company introductions, I really liked trying out my German phrases on…
Day 1: Late arrival??
After several months of bi-weekly lectures and meetings, we’re finally here! The wait was long but well worth it. After arriving in Pittsburgh on Friday the 6th, our group connected fast as we quickly broke the ice – we even took a bus to see the new Doctor Strange movie with almost all the boys…
Liam’s First Plus3 Blog Post!
Hi everyone, welcome to my blog! My name is Liam Gordon, and I’m super excited to be traveling to Germany on the Plus 3 Business program! I am originally from the DC area, attending the University of Pittsburgh as a freshman with hopes to major in Finance. A fun fact about me is I have…