Being back home for a few weeks after our trip to Germany has really allowed me to reflect and soak in all of the amazing experiences I had there, as well as the differences between day-to-day life here in America and in Germany. Prior to applying to and preparing for this trip, I had never…
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Auf Wiedersehen Deutschland
After relaxing for a few weeks post-Germany, I realize how grateful I am for this trip to have happened. Studying abroad in Augsburg, Germany for two weeks was an incredible experience that surpassed all my expectations. Not only did I get the chance to immerse myself in a new culture, but I also had the…
Seeing Harry in Munich!
As much as I loved being with the group and exploring Germany, today was by FAR my favorite day. I got to see Harry Styles perform live on his “Love on Tour”. I went with Lauren, Colleen, and Jules. The concert wasn’t until 7 pm, but we had to get there earlier for several reasons:…
Rearviewmirror: Plus3 Germany
My Plus3 trip to Germany has come to a close and I’ve returned home for the summer. I’ve only been home for a few days, but I already miss Germany. The trip was truly phenomenal; I learned so much and had such a great time doing it. I’m definitely going back as soon as possible….
Goodbye Germany
Today we sadly flew home. We left around 5:45 am which is relatively early. We all were able to fly from Munich to Charlotte together, but from there we went our separate ways. I personally flew back to Philadelphia with a few other students as it is closer to my home than Pittsburgh is. I…
Harry Styles
Today is our twelfth day in Germany which means it is our free day. Today some friends and I traveled to Munich to see Harry Styles in concert. Since we didn’t have any program today we got to sleep in again which was really nice after having to be up early for most of this…
Presentation Day
Sadly today was the last official day on program. Today all of our hard work visiting and interviewing companies such as Grob, Forvia, Hoerbiger, and Audi come to completion. We will give our final presentations with our group on the company to which we were assigned. I was given Audi. What I enjoyed most about…
Presentation Day
Today was the big day. It was time to present our presentations for our corresponding companies. The time to present wasn’t until 2 PM, so the teams (made up of German and American students) had up until then to prepare any last minute details. My team decided to meet up at the University at 11:30…
Goodbye Cyprus
Today, unfortunately, was the day we departed from Cyprus. As we were taking the bus to the airport, it truly hit me that we were leaving this beautiful Mediterranean country. The bus from Limassol to Laranaca, about two hours, was the first part of a long journey back home to the States. Surprisingly to me,…
Training the Crew
Today we visited Bernard Schulte Shipmanagement Training Center. BSM was in Limassol and quite close to our hotel, so we just walked and did not have to take the bus. Once there, we were introduced to a teacher who showed us around the training center. The first room we were in was a relatively small…
Day 14 – Bye Cyprus!
Our last day in Cyprus, or at least our last day of the trip since we were in Cyprus from 4ish hours until our flight left. All of our flights went smoothly, and practically nothing was delayed. Now, I can’t connect this to the supply chain like most shipping companies we visited airports have implemented…
Day 14 – More Shipping
On our final day, we visited the soul behind the shipping industry, the engine for the industry we studied the whole trip. And while we didn’t learn anything about the logistics of the supply chain, the blue-collar workers that train at the BSM ship management center certainly play a large role in keeping the chain…
Our Trip to Salzburg
Our first official day off program! To celebrate our company presentations and the hard work that we as a group put into them, we collectively agreed to take a day-long trip to Salzburg, Austria. If I had to describe this trip in one word, I would say it was extraordinary. Everything about this trip was…
Port and Ship Logistics
Today we went to Vassiliko Cement Works and MSC Shipmanagement. Vassiliko is close to Limassol, and MSC is located in Limassol, so we only had to spend a little time on the bus today. Vassiliko Cement produces cement and clinker and then distributes it to other companies to be turned into cement. Concrete is, after…
Alive in Austria
For our final day on the Plus3 Program, we had the option to have a free day, to do and to see whatever we wished. Twelve students from our group, in addition to two German students, travelled to Salzburg, Austria. Many of us were looking to take today as a chance to travel to a…
Presentation Day
Today was our last official day on the Plus3 Germany trip, capping off the program with the final group presentations. 4 groups have a half hour presentation on each company we toured in the previous week – Hoerbiger, GROB-WERKE, FORVIA, and lastly Audi. The groups were composed of both German and American students, and was…
Castle on a Hill
Today we got up bright and early to travel to see the castle in Neuschwanstein. We had a decently long bus ride to the castle so I got to sleep a bit more on the ride there. Once we got there it started to rain but that wasn’t going to stop us. We stopped first…
Company presentations
Here we are. Company presentations. The culmination of the work done on the entire trip condensed down to 30 minutes. You could feel the nerves in the presentation room, half from the weight of the presentation itself and the other from the pressure of not slipping up in front of your professors and piers. However,…
Day Twelve – Harry Styles!!!
Today was our free day, so a few friends and I went to see Harry Styles in Munich. I got to sleep in again today, which was amazing! Around 2:40, we boarded the ICE train to Munich, arriving about 30 minutes later. From Munich’s main train station, we took an Uber as far as we…
Day Eleven – Final Presentations
Today was a highly anticipated day: the day we had to present our research and recommendations for our assigned companies with our groups. Today I got to wake up a bit later than usual, which was nice because I have frequently felt that I’ve been behind on sleep during this trip. Around 11:00 am though,…