After a packed two weeks, today was all about slowing down. A lot of people took the chance to travel to Austria, and while I almost went too, I decided to just stay in Augsburg and chill — especially since I’ll still be in Europe for another week and a half. I slept in, grabbed…

Today was the finish line — no early wakeup call, no factory visit — just a chance to put everything we’ve learned into a final presentation. I headed down to the hotel lobby early for breakfast and used the time to polish up my slides before we walked over to the university. Once we met…

Going into today, I didn’t have many expectations — but Grob ended up being one of the most fascinating company visits of the trip. From the start, it was clear they’re operating on a different level. As a private company, they’re not tied down by shareholder pressure, and it shows. They have the freedom to…

With just a few days left on the trip, today was one of those bittersweet moments where you realize how fast everything is going. We started the day with a visit to Hoerbiger, and it definitely stood out compared to the other companies we’ve seen so far. The presentations were on the longer side, but…

Today was unlike any other day on this trip. We visited Dachau, one of the first concentration camps established by the Nazis, and from the start, I knew it was going to be a heavy experience. I was nervous going in. I had a general idea of what we’d be seeing, but I didn’t know…

Today felt different right from the start. We headed to Munich, and the moment we got there, it was clear that this was a whole new vibe from the smaller towns we’d seen so far. It was a perfect Saturday — sunny, warm, and absolutely packed. For the first time on the trip, I felt…