Captain’s Log: Epilogue It truly saddens me that we have finally reached the epilogue of this journey. Time really does fly when you’re having fun 😞 Let’s briefly touch on the events of today, so we can get to the reflection. I woke up at about 5 AM, finished packing my stuff, and headed down…

Captain’s Log: Day 12 Guten Morgen!! It’s here! The free day! Woooooooooo! And who would’ve guessed today would be even better, because, it’s my birthday!! 🥳🎉🎂 My 19th on the 19th should I say! I’m so excited for what today brings! Let’s find out together!! Today didn’t start with the traditional hotel breakfast, it started…

Captain’s Log: Day 11 Guten Morgen! By the way, it stands for Big Presentation Day! 😁 Today’s the big presentation day! Let’s get right to it! Today started bright and early, with a good breakfast and an attitude for hard work. Ben, Sydney, and I were heading up to the University of Augsburg to get…

Captain’s Log: Day 10 Guten Morgen! (Heads up, this blog is FULL of photos! Enjoy!!) It is a lovely day here in Augsburg, with a high temperature of 21 degrees C, I’m your host Oday Abushaban, let’s get this day started! Today me and my hearty crew are visiting Castle Neuschwanstein! As described from previous…

Captain’s Log: Day 9 Guten Morgen! Well look at that! It’s day 9, I guess time does fly when you’re having fun 😢 Anyways, it’s a beautiful day in Augsburg, fresh rain! It’s actually quite relaxing when it isn’t aggressive (and believe me, I’ve seen torrential downpours a couple times this week) Today is the…

Hallo. (Trigger warning, this post is disheartening as the section will cover a lot about the suffering people went through in the Holocaust) Today is anticipated to be a short yet hefty day, consisting mainly of a tour of Dachau. Dachau was the first concentration camp created during the Holocaust, and was also a prisoning…

Captain’s Log: Day 7 Guten Morgen! Today is the big day! The grand city of Munich! No time to waste, let’s get right into it! Today we took the train to Munich which was so much faster then the bus we’ve been taking (not necessarily nicer tho lol) Trains don’t deal with traffic and can…

Captain’s Log: Day 6 Morgen! Another fantastic day, I think my sleep schedule has started to readjust but I always feel tired one way or another, so let’s get on with today! Today started super super early, like it did on Wednesday with Webasto and BMW, but only one company visit today thankfully. So after…

Captain’s Log: Day 5 Guten Guten Morgen!(Double the good) Also, the title of this blog post is a quote, credit to my sister Lamar for inventing this expression! I think I finally semi caught up on sleep with about 6 hours tonight! So I’m feeling pretty refreshed now! Today is Faurecia Day, meaning I gotta…

Captain’s Log: Day 4 Guten Morgen! (Honestly, my sleep schedule has been out of wack, I’m going to make it my goal to fix it tonight, one way or another) Today, began like no other, I slept in slightly 😭 I wanted to grab breakfast, but showering, getting dressed, and grabbing my things slowed me…

Captain’s Log: Day 3 Guten Morgen! (Got about 4 hours of sleep, meaning a total of about 9 hours in the past 48 hours 😭💀) I think after writing yesterday’s blog, that I have to let you know, I may occasionally post blogs in groups of two here on out, pretty much a blog every…

Captain’s Log: Day 2 (Part 2) After leaving the Augsburg students, we joined up with another group of Augsburgers (I don’t know if it would be Augsburgians or something else, but I’m just gonna stick with it!) to take a tour of their University. I thought what I saw in the beginning was nice, but…

Captain’s Log: Day 2 (Part 1) (Note, this blog ended up being so long I decided to split it into two so you, the readers, don’t feel overwhelmed looking at it all together 😉 enjoy!) Guten Morgen! (Feels good to say that, after some well needed hours of sleep [5 hours 😭]) Today began with…

Captain’s Log: Day 1 Before I say anything about today, I need to address the first most important thing. It’s mother’s day 💐, so today’s post is dedicated to my mom ❤️. Moms are not normal people, they are beyond anything any human could be. They are heroes, not only because they literally have powers,…

Captain’s Log: Prologue (Please note published date is NOT the same as the date of the blog, these first few may be slightly delayed just till I get adjusted to this)(Also chose this title because it’s a reference to an old game, only original gamers will know though) Every story has a beginning, and this…

Hello! Welcome to my blog! My name is Oday Abushaban, and I’m so excited to share my study abroad journey with you! Let’s see, a little about me 😁 First of all, I’m a freshman engineer, in the Electrical Engineering department at Pitt, with a burning passion for aviation! Even though my degree is in…