The summer after my Junior year of highschool i was supposed to study abroad. It would have been my first time leaving the states. I’m sure we all know how that story ended. So to have the opportunity to study abroad this year is a huge privilege that I am insanely grateful for. I greatly…
Tag: Summer 2022
Germany, You Have My Heart
When I heard past students talk about Plus 3, they talk about how amazing the trip was, how great the Augsburg students were, and how much they loved the city, but somehow, it doesn’t do it justice. This trip has given me more memories in two weeks than entire summers in Pittsburgh. I would not…
Company Visit and Purple Cabbage, Typical German Day
For our final company visit, we visited GROB Werke. The tour was nice and the facility was massive. GROB creates machines used in the production of cars. In addition, GROB uses its own machines to create other new products to sell. One thing that only GROB really highlighted was their customer service. They work 24/7…
Over Too Soon
Bright and early, here we go! We left the hotel around 5:30 am after a light breakfast. By that point in the morning, I had already fought with my luggage and I was ready to send my checked bag on its way. Luckily, it was under 50 pounds and they accepted it. At this point,…
German and Austrian Trains are Not Our Friend
On our last full day in Germany, we left Germany. Before leaving for Germany there was speculation about what we would do on our free day. Every major city that was not Munich was 4 hours away by train. After 4 hours there and back, our day would’ve been shot. All the group knew was…
Good Country, Better Company
Today was the big day-Presentation day. Each group had its own schedule but we all had to be at the University ready to present at 1 pm. My group met at 10 that morning to start rehearsing. In earlier working sessions, we rehearsed, but this is the first time we would practice with a…
Castles and Donut Balls
With our second week in Germany in full swing, we packed in as many cultural visits as possible. This meant seeing the most beautiful castles around, on this particular Tuesday we visit Neuschwanstein. We were briefed on the history of the castle including the original owner, King Ludwig the second, also known as mad King…
I’m Officially Afraid of Stairs, not Heights
As we continue into our second and final week in Germany, we went to Ulm. Ulm is home to the tallest church tower in the world. We had a small city tour and a tour of the church. It was a Protestant church that started as a church in the 14th century. Work continued to…
Visit to Dachau
Today we visited the Dachau Concentration camp visit and worked on our group project. Dachau was a very impactful experience. I’ve always taken interest in World War 2 and the Holocaust. For me, this is the most recent history where something this awful happened on such a massive scale. Even more powerful, is that there…
Working for My Breakfast, German Style
Thursday we started our morning with a traditional Bavarian breakfast: sausage and pretzels. And for many locals, that included a beer. About an hour away from our hotel and into the countryside, we pulled up to a large barn like structure with picnic tables outside and people eating. I must say when we got off…
Go to Germany, Make Your Family Jealous
Today we visited Webasto followed by the BMW World and museum. The day was crazy packed full of stuff but I had so much fun. We started our day at Webasto and heard a presentation about car chargers and moving towards emobility. A lot of this trip has focused on emobility. In the US, we…
On Top of the World
On our third day in Germany, we did a company tour and visited the Alps. First, we went to Hoerbiger which mainly made compression valves and rotaries. We toured their small office space and then their massive manufacturing plant. They provide a variety of products so it is hard to categorize them for creating one…
University of Augsburg Transfer Student?
Today was our first full day in Augsburg. For me, this is the first step toward letting our bodies fully adjust and eat three full meals at expected times. We started with breakfast at the hotel which we will do every morning. I was surprised to see a different variety of carbs that did not…
A Day on the Beach
Today was the first totally free day we had and it was both fun and relaxing. I slept in until about 11 am today, and woke up feeling refreshed and ready for the day. I then immediately went out to the beach, where the rest of Cyprus one and two were. It was beautiful out,…
Kahoot Glory and the End of a Story
The end of an era has come. The sun has set on the Plus3 Cyprus program. All that is left at the time of writing is the arduous flight back home. That being said, today was not a wasted day! We got our last breakfast at the hotel and then took the bus to the…
PwC and more goodbyes
I can’t believe our trip is almost over! I don’t think I’m ready to go home yet:(. Today our group didn’t meet until 11 so we were able to sleep in a little bit. We woke up a little early and went to the little coffee place next to the hotel. I got my usual…
Three Worlds, One Day
Waking up in the Amazon became very usual for us. The sounds of insects buzzing, birds singing and making various sounds, and the moist leaves throughout the lodge. This is exactly the scenario that happened 24 hours ago, but we did not realizenot a realize the diversity we would go through in one day. After…
Day 10: Networking and Nicosia
Today, the start was nice and late at 11 so we decided to get up and go to a crepe place near by. However, when we got there it was closed because it turns out it opens at 4pm. Instead, we just went to a coffee place next door for coffee and pastries. Then, we…
There’s Multiple Oxfords?!
After today, I can officially say I’ve been to Oxford University! With an early morning wake up and a quick snooze on the 2 hour coach ride (it’s just a bus, I know the British term sounds fancy), we arrived in the very beautiful city of Oxford. The first site to see was the Martyr…