Don’t Fall Off The Great Wall

Today was our first full day in Beijing. I was still tired from the flight and the jet lag, but that’s nothing that some Tylenol PM and a good nights sleep will fix. We started off the day with breakfast provided by the hotel which was amazing, despite the fact that it was just hotel…

Auf Weidersehen Pittsburgh, Hallo Augsburg! (Days 1 & 2)

May 4th-5th, 2019 Today is the day! After a rough night of intermittent sleeping in Nordenberg Hall, the Plus3 Germany crew woke up early to get a great last Pittsburgh meal. We agreed to eat at Pamela’s, and the group enjoyed some quality bonding time. Before we knew it, we were loading our bags into…

Il Primo Giorno

After much excitement and preparation, the time finally has come: we are now in Milano! The flight from Pittsburgh to Newark was relatively uneventful, but the flight from Newark to Milan was very exciting, as it was my first international flight. My favorite part of the flight was being able to converse in Italian with…

Milan Memories: Day 1

Good morning Milano! Our two week journey began this morning with an overnight flight from Newark New Jersey to Milan. With an abundance of movies on board the flight, there was a lot of options to occupy our time, but unfortunately sleep only came to a select few. Upon our landing it was obvious the…

Vamos a Costa Rica

¡Bienvenidos a todos! Soy profesor Teeter y ésta es el quinto año de conducir el intercambio en Costa Rica. Este año combinamos el estudio de la cadena de suministros del café con el desarrollo e historia controversial del banano, dos cosechas importantes a la economía de Costa Rica. Me da mucho gusto volver de nuevo…

Innovating in Ireland

Hi! I’m Torrey Trahanovsky, a Sophomore at the University of Pittsburgh taking double degrees in the College of Business Administration (CBA) and the School of Computing and Information (SCI). My majors are Supply Chain Management, Marketings, and Cyber Consulting. While my minors are Chinese & Pre-Professional Writing. Previously, I was a Computer Science major for…