Now that the dust has settled a bit, I truly took the time to reflect on this amazing experience. The experience I keep returning to most is our visit to Dachau. Throughout the trip, we toured world-class companies, historic cities, and cultural landmarks, but standing in a place where so much human suffering occurred had…

Waking up this morning, I was filled with many emotions. For one, I was very exhausted and excited to go home, but on the other hand, I was very sad to leave because I had such a great time here. I learned so much not just about Germany, but about myself individually. It was great…

After a very taxing, but phenomenal 2 weeks, we made it to the last day, and I was very grateful to have a free day to ourselves to explore whatever we pleased. While we all previously planned a day in Salzburg, Austria, me and 2 other guys in the group loved our day in Munich,…

Presentation day, probably not everyone’s favorite day of the trip, but a great chance for us to showcase everything we have learned the past 2 weeks. All in all, other than our presentations, there was nothing else on our itinerary, so I was able to sleep in a little bit and get my head right…

We made it, our last company visit, and frankly I can’t believe we are almost done with the trip. These days have flown by, but time does fly when you’re having fun. Audi is a household name in the automotive industry, and I was so excited for it. When we got to the factory, there…

This visit felt special in a way because we had seen all the ways in which you make a car, and this visit completed it. Aumovio focuses more on the brains and electronics inside modern vehicles, rather than building entire cars. These systems and software sit inside modern vehicles, parts that you don’t immediately see,…

This was our first company visit since KUKA on Wednesday, so I was excited to get back into things. This visit is quite interesting compared to the BMW and KUKA because MAN deals with mainly trucks and buses. We made our way to the facility and had a guest talk with one of the workers…

You’ve watched the movies, the documentaries, read the books, but until you are really there, you don’t realize the effect the Hitler and his Nazi regime had on the millions of people whose lives were forever changed by persecution, suffering, and loss. When you enter the camp, you walk through a metal gate, and it…

After another good night’s sleep, I feel very energized and caught up on some much needed rest from the past week. Today was another day on the itinerary I was really looking forward to, our day trip to Munich, one of the most beautiful cities in Germany. We departed to Munich by train at around…

After 4 straight jam packed days, we had a very light day planned for today which included lunch at the canteen and a guest talk from an employee at Bloomberg talking more about European automakers in 2026. We didn’t need to be at the University until 1:30, so I took that time to catch up…

As I said in my last post, and we can all agree, this was probably the most anticipated day of the entire trip. I’ve seen the castle countless number of times in my TikTok feed, but I was super anxious to get out there and see it in person. The one downside to this day…

After seeing KUKA robots in action all over BMW yesterday, I was very excited to see the work that goes into making these robots. We arrived at the site which was directly off the train tracks and made our way inside to check in.  We started the visit with a guest talk in front of…