May 11th, 2019 Munich here we come! I was so excited to visit Munich to see what it was really like. It’s the largest city in Bavaria so I knew it wouldn’t be like Augsburg. We had planned to take the train and the leave hotel around 9. We ran a few minutes behind so…
Tag: Plus3 2019
A Humbling Experience at Dachau (Day 9)
May 12th, 2019 Today was a heavy day. We woke up to cold, rainy weather for our trip to Dachau. I had a small breakfast and made sure to pack a snack for after the tour. The bus ride lasted about an hour. I am still in awe of the scenes we are seeing from…
Day 6 – Faurecia, Foraseea, Foryashia?
May 10th, 2019 Today is the final company visit of the week and marking the half way point of our trip. Still can’t believe all the things we’ve seen in such a short amount of time. This site was still located in Augsburg so we only had a short tram ride to get there. We…
Day 4: Hey-gensburg Regensburg
May 8th, 2018 For breakfast today: the same as every other day! A croissant, cheese and jam! Today I realized something as well about the coffee in the hotel. Coffee here is much lighter here, and not as strong with a little more foam on top, but if you order American coffee it comes normally….
The View: Us or the Garden?
On day 4, we visited Tiananmen Square which was only a 5 minutes bus ride from our hotel. The events that took place here are not taught in Chinese schools so if we were to ask a Chinese person about what we have learned about this site, they would not know. In 1989, the government…
I Walked Ten Miles in Munich Today… (Day 8)
May 11th, 2019 Today, we were on the schedule to take a tour of Munich, the capital city of Bavaria. Augsburg is great because of its history and relatively small size, but I was excited to see a much larger German city to get a feel for city life. Our train was not until 9:00,…
Il Giorno Settimo: Invasione degli Alpini
Our seventh day in Milano started with a visit to 10 Corso Como, which is a designer brand retailer located in a part of the city known as “l’isola”, or the island. The store contained a variety of stylish clothes and accessories, including Gucci belts and suits. However, as most of the merchandise was relatively…
Eat Your Brains Out
Today was our final day and Beijing, and even though I was sad, I was excited to visit the historical sites that were planned for the day. Our first stop was Tienanmen Square, which is right in the center of the city. When we got there, I learned that it is also the largest city…
Paving the Huawei to the Future
On day 3 we toured our first company, Huawei. Huawei Technologies is a Chinese telecommunications company. The building we toured was built in 2014 and accommodates more than 1000 engineers. As soon as we arrived, we were all in awe of the beauty. Words and pictures cannot describe how beautiful the building was. We were…
Moments in Milan: Day 7
Today was our last day in Milan, closing out the visit of the city in a wonderful way with a tour of the most famous and luxurious concept store in Milan followed by a tour of the Milan Fashion district. The name of the concept store is 10 Corso Como and it is absolutely breathtaking…
Korea-oke 🎤
Our first Tuesday in South Korea was a fantastic experience. We started our day with a bus ride to Hanyang University—a private research university in Seoul, where we got to see their campus and learnt about Korean culture and history from a local professor. Their library makes Hillman look pale in comparison, but to be…
Amicizia della moda
Il Giorno Sei era perfetto! Today we attended a presentation at the Lineapelle leather consortium, toured the Milan Fashion Library, and finished off with a lecture by Velasco. Lineapelle has a unique position in the supply chain, as they are an international leather and tannery exhibition that holds display fairs a few times a year…
Moments in Milan: Day 6
Today was a long day, starting with a tour of the Lineapelle leather collection followed by a visit to the magazine archive for fashion that holds all prior history of fashion and what was popular going back to the 1800’s and finishing with a class lecture on more supply chain information. At Lineapelle, we were…
Now I’m Wondering If My Car Has Faurecia Components (Day 7)
May 10th, 2019 Today, we were on the schedule to visit Faurecia, a manufacturer of exhaust system and interior components for many different vehicles. Their facility is located in Augsburg, so the commute there was not too long. After breakfast, we got on a tram to travel across town to the Faurecia plant (I took…
ImPRETZELed with Augsburg (Day 2)
Today we started the day with breakfast at the hotel, which was really good, I had some scrambled eggs, a chocolate croissant, and some yogurt. We promptly left for the University of Augsburg using the streetcars from Koenigsplatz to meet the German students and work on our first company presentations that would be a basic…
Day 3 – OberammaWOW
May 7th, 2019 Hello blog, today was day 3 of Plus 3 in Germany, but its felt like I’ve been here for much longer. We’ve done so much in just 3 days I can’t believe it! Today was our first site visit to Hirschvogel. We left hotel Ibis at 8 am, and it was about…
Day 2: University of Augsburg
May 6th, 2019 Woke up this morning even earlier than Saturday, bright and early at 6:45. Today was going to be a busy day but fun! Starting the morning with the breakfast provided by the hotel, is a great way to sTart the day. Croissants, hard boiled eggs, fruit, Brie cheese, and jam. The whole…
Audi Plant at Ingolstadt, a Brief Time in Paradise (Day 6)
May 9th, 2019 Today was the earliest wake-up yet. Unfortunately for Brett, I was not aware of myself until 6:30, and my alarms had been going off since 5:45. I hurried up and got dressed and had a quick breakfast before boarding the bus to Ingolstadt. I knew today would be the best company visit…
Huawei? No way! (For Real This Time)
Today was a day I had been waiting for a long time. As soon as the day started I couldn’t wait until we got to Huawei. I have been following the company for a long time and have been fascinated by their phones, displays, and their new 5G cellular network. Once we made it to…
Moments in Milan: Day 5
So far out of the days we have experience today was my favorite. Starting with an amazing tour of the Starbucks in Milan that is absolutely breathtaking and finishing off with a tour of the Armani archive collect. Although Starbucks is not an Italian company or related to fashion it was a highly interesting visit…