As my time in Argentina winds down, I can honestly say this is an experience I’ll remember for the rest of my life. Over the past two weeks, I’ve learned more than I ever expected especially since I am a business major learning about a field, I was so unfamiliar with before. From lectures and…
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Day 13: The Hills Are Alive
The second I found out I was going to Germany I started researching fun places to go while we were there! As I mentioned in previous blog posts, I had the opportunity to go on this trip with my roommate from Pitt, Carly. We spent so much time checking out places to go and seeing…
Regardless of where you go, the people really do make the place
Ever since I got home from Germany, gratitude for this entire experience has consumed me. I went into the trip with zero expectations. I was honestly quite nervous about travelling abroad without my family and with so many people I barely knew. Every time someone from previous Plus3 trips told me I was going to…
Day 14: A very sad goodbye to Plus3 Germany
Typically by the end of a long trip I feel ready to go home to get a good nights sleep in my own bed and have a homecooked meal . For the first time in a long time, I was dreading flying home and leaving Germany. I think what made it so hard was the…
Final Reflection
A few months ago, I had a meeting with my advisor, and she mentioned this opportunity to me. At first, I didn’t think much of it, but as time went on, I realized it could be an incredible experience. I felt like I hadn’t gotten involved as much as I should have during my time…
Day 15 – Bye Germany!
After an early wake up around 7 am, we headed to the bus at 8 am for the ride back to Munich Airport. While this trip has truly been a once in a lifetime experience, I was ready to go home. Once we arrived at the airport, we went through multiple passport checks before finally…
Day 14 – Free Day
After almost two weeks, our final day in the program had arrived. Since we had a free day with no scheduled activities, most of our group decided to take a trip to Salzburg, Austria, which is located just south of Germany. The trip involved a 30 minute train ride to Munich, followed by another two…
Day 13 – Last Day in Augsburg
After completing all of our company visits, it was finally presentation day. My group headed to the University of Augsburg to meet with the German students in our team and review our presentation one last time before presenting. We spent about an hour going through each section, making sure everyone was comfortable with their material…
Day 11: Exploring Aumovio and Regensburg
Today, we visited Aumovio and Regensburg. Before visiting, I had never heard of Aumovio and had only received a short introduction from the presenting group the previous week. Aumovio was established in 2025 as a spin-off from Continental AG’s Automotive division. They focus on vehicle electronics, software-defined systems, and mobility solutions for safe, connected, and…
Day 12 – Our Last Company Visit, Audi
Today was our last company visit, and it might have been my favorite one yet. We had already done the presentation and Q&A with the Audi employee last week, so today was focused entirely on the factory tour and a walk through the museum. We arrived a little early, so we took some time to…
Day 5: Came for the castle, stayed for the donuts
Today was one of the days I was most looking forward to! Everyone from past years always talked about Neuschwanstein Castle and how it was one of their favorite parts of the trip. The 6:15am departure time was a shock to my system, but excitement and adrenaline kept me awake the whole bus ride until…
Final Days in Ecuador
This Wednesday was a lot more chill after a hectic couple of days. We had a calm 8 AM breakfast of eggs, yuca, fresh fruit, and orange juice. Very yummy per usual. Today we worked on our pottery a little more since it had dried out completely. I took a small stone and rubbed the…
The final stretch :( Goodbye Ecuador
Wednesday, May 20th, was a much needed slower day. The night before, we had finally returned from deep in the Amazon with the Waorani tribe. The journey back was long and exhausting, filled with canoe rides and bus rides, but somehow we all made it back in one piece. What I didn’t make it back…
Day 8 – Exploring Munich
We’ve been here for a week now, and it has already been an incredible experience. We’ve been constantly on the move, doing so many activities each day that it can definitely get tiring, but I know it will be amazing to look back on this trip and remember everything we’ve done. After an hour long…
Day 6 – The Castle
Today was the day I had been looking forward to the most. After an early wake up, we headed out on the bus to Neuschwanstein Castle, a 19th-century castle located in the very south of Germany. We started the day by taking pictures from the lower area, where we had an incredible view of the…
Postcards from Morocco: Farewells, Connections, & Intuition
Days 12 and 13 in Morocco flew by fast! Day 12 started off bright and early with a trip to women’s cooperative! Rather than a traditional site visit, however, we were enlightened with a cooking class! After some tea and biscuits and learning about the women’s cooperative, we got straight to business. We got to…
Free Day: Friday
I decided to stay in Augsburg on the last day of the trip. Ironically, our final day ended up being the nicest weather we had the entire time, and I did not want to spend any more time on a bus or train. I woke up, had our awesome hotel breakfast, and then spent around…
Arriving in Augsburg
After arriving in Munich and taking the bus to Augsburg, my first impressions of Germany were very different from what I expected. One of the first things that stood out to me was how clean and organized everything felt, especially the roads, buildings, and public spaces. Compared to what I am used to at home…
Presentation Day: Thursday
This morning, I was able to sleep in a little, wake up, and enjoy our awesome hotel breakfast while putting the final touches on our group presentation about KUKA, the robotics company we toured the week prior. It has been very interesting learning about them as a company and understanding how manufacturers like BMW and…
Day 5 – A Day at KUKA
Today was my groups assigned company visit, and we took a quick tram ride to the KUKA factory in Augsburg. I remembered seeing KUKA robots the day before at BMW and being amazed by what they were capable of, so I was excited for the visit. When we arrived we watched a cool video and…