Our time in Augsburg was eventful, to say the least. It is astonishing how quickly people can become friends, when forced to spend almost every day together for two weeks straight. When I came to Germany the first time, my program was spread out over the course of four months, and I still felt like…

Today was the day built into our schedule for us to conduct our own travel, wherever we could reach in a few hours by train. Myself, Ashlyn, and Kayla decided to travel the 2 and a half hours to Salzburg, Austria. We left for our 8 am train, and realized on the way that Kayla…

Today was the final day of all of us being able to spend time together during the program. We had to present our final projects with our company groups and then we had a farewell dinner with everyone in the program and their groupmates. Our days started out slower than usual, as we didn’t need…

Our last company visit happened today, a fact which makes all of us realize that our trip is coming to an end. We woke up this morning, had our breakfast, and fell asleep on the bus to our destination as usual. When we arrived at GROB, we were greeted with second breakfast and coffee, which…

Today we went to the former Dachau concentration camp, a place where many died throughout the duration of the Third Reich. The experience, though I had never been to a concentration camp before, I felt I was prepared for, as I have studied German history for most of my schooling career. I had also been…

Getting to Munich this morning was a bit of a struggle, as many people were unused to the German train system. We had to stand upright the entire 40 minute train ride, which is not good for someone like me, who can become motion-sick. We made it, however, and went on a walking tour through…

We woke up an a very early time this morning, but it was all worth it the second we could see the Alps from the bus window. There were cows everywhere, and the Alpine architecture was beautiful. We saw a great deal of people hang-gliding, and I wished I could have joined them. Once we…

Everyone was very excited to visit the Audi factory, because to this point we had only seen factories manufacturing parts of cars, not the finished product. This factory was the cleanest and most technologically-advanced-looking that we had seen so far. The factory, as it was explained to us, was laid out in a way that…

Today we went on a tour of Continental, and even though we got off to a slow start with some confusion at the entrance, it was an amazing tour. The factory that we went to was geared toward the production of computer chips that enable the technological functions in modern vehicles. The chips are not…

In my time in Germany in the fall, I mainly stayed in the West of the country, and only traveled to Bayern on a few occasions. I was extremely excited when I discovered this program would give me the opportunity to experience a great deal of cities I had never been to before. Nürenberg specifically…

Today’s itinerary consisted of a visit to the University of Augsburg, a guest lecture, a scavenger hunt, and dinner at an Italian restaurant. Upon starting our day, we were able to meet the students that would be in our groups for the company projects. The two girls that Ashlyn, Conner and I met for our…

Our arrival in Augsburg was long-awaited, and came after a very long flight, during which almost everyone struggled to sleep, and a bus ride from the Munich airport. Once we arrived, we were all disappointed to discover that we were not able to check into the hotel, meaning unable to shower (and brush our teeth),…

Hi guys! My name is Tara Wittlinger, and I am a rising senior in the David C. Frederick Honors College, Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, and the College of Business Administration. I am majoring in History and German with a Business minor. I love running, reader, and hiking in my free time. I am…