I would like to thank Thomas Angelo Honors Scholarships for providing me with a scholarship to assist my participation on the Plus 3 Vietnam program. Your generous donation allowed me to have the opportunity to learn and experience so many new things. I was able to travel with my peers in the College of Business…
Tag: Summer 2019
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Eight: The Mañana Attitude and Wildlife Conservation
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. There were in some ways a lot of similarities…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Seven: My Study Abroad Experience
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. This trip was not my first international experience, but…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Six: Keep an Open Mind
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. I was already friends with two people going into…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Five: Being an American in Costa Rica
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. When first arriving in the airport, it became clear…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Four: The Ticos (Costa Ricans)
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. During the trip, we were given many opportunities to…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Three: Coffee and Banana Plantations
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. In order to get a more detailed understanding of…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post Two: Language Barrier
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. Leading into the trip, I was well aware of…
Swanson School of Engineering Study Abroad Scholarship Blog Post One: The Program and The Country
Hi, my name is Leanne Boody. I am a rising sophomore in the Swanson School of Engineering. I participated in Pitt’s Plus3 program studying in Costa Rica for two weeks to learn more about the country, with a focus on the coffee and banana supply chain. The Plus3 program is only offered to freshman in…
Plus3 Germany, I love you.
I hate goodbyes. More than I hate waking up early in the morning, which is a lot. Usually I don’t do them, I literally just walk away because I refuse to accept a terminal interaction with someone, but I’ve been changed so much by this program and all the people part of it, that I…
Day 13: Austria!
We were allowed to go wherever we wanted on the last day of the trip. So, a group of ten of us decided to go to Salzburg, Austria! I know what y’all are probably thinking: Ravi probably slept in on his free day. Wrong! We were out of the hotel by 6:45! I had to…
Reflection on Germany
There is so much to be said about experiences that change the way you think, behave, and view the world around you. With Plus3 Germany, I genuinely discovered more about how to grow as a student and as a human more than I ever anticipated. I cannot speak for James, but I know that I…
Germany, I’ll Be Bach!
I cannot believe it has already been two weeks since the end of Plus3 Germany! It is difficult to summarize the entire trip in one blog, but I am going to try my best. The Plus3 program was definitely one of the best two weeks of my life. I learned so much, met so many…
Reflection: The Top 3’s
I just want to start by thanking everyone who made this trip possible! From Pitt Study Abroad to the University of Augsburg, and to Arielle and Dr. Feick, who decided to take the time out of their lives to oversee a bunch of teenagers in international waters. These two weeks were some of the best…
Day 13: Back to the Place of the Monks
Today was our free day to go out and explore on our own time. I decided to go to Munich with Nick, James, Reid, Esme, and Joe. Although Salzburg seemed like a pretty interesting place to go to, I decided to go to Munich, so I could at least somewhat sleep in after being up…
Reflection Blog – A Trip I’ll Never Forget
Looking back at the two weeks I spent in Germany, I couldn’t be any happier with how it went. The company visits were amazing. From seeing molten metal being molded into different components at Hirschvogel, a completely electronic assembly line complete with robot helpers at Continental, and cars being assembled in front of us at…
Augsburg: Two weeks in review
When I first heard about Plus3, I was interested, but a little hesitant because I wasn’t sure how much I would be able to get out of a program that was only two weeks long. I decided to go for it anyways, since it might give me insight into what it might be like to…
Tag dreizehn: Machinery and the Munich Space Needle
May 17th I was excited but also sad that it was finally Friday. It meant the free day was here, but also that my time in Germany was almost up. I got up relatively early so I could get on a train to Munich with Justin. We just sat down when heard a bunch of…
Tag zwölf: Weißwurst and views
May 16th This morning I had a light breakfast, to save room for our traditional Bavarian breakfast we were having later. We hopped on the bus and got off at what seemed like a barn in a little village. We had traditional weißwurst with pretzels and mustard. Luckily, I already knew how to eat weißwurst…
Reflection of the Germany Journey
During high school, I never would have thought that I would be doing a study abroad during my freshman year of college. I had never truly traveled outside of the country before this trip and, even though I wanted to, was nervous to go far abroad. So when I learned of the Plus3 trip, I…