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My Daily Life and How I Budgeted Money
Tony Robol, Business, Technology and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2023 On weekdays in Munich, my day typically starts around 7:30 AM. I wake up, get my shower and get dressed, and head down to the hotel lobby to meet the rest of the students around 8:15 AM. We then head to the train station,…
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Delicious German Cuisine
Tony Robol, Business, Technology and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2023 As far as food goes, we always ate out. There was a small kitchenette at the hotel, but none of us really had any time to cook with the way the program was structured and with all of the other things we wanted to…
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Essen: The Window to the Soul!
Annabella Peretti, Business, Technology and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 I was never aware of what “German” or “Bavarian” food consisted of until arriving here; however, I was pleasantly surprised to try all the food. The food is not drastically different from food in the United States; however, I find that there is more…
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Adapting to Life in Germany
Nicki Wealand, Moving the Cities: Germany Fall 2023 Interacting with the German locals was a lot easier than I thought it would be, since most locals were able to speak English very well and could easily answer questions about transportation and food. All the locals I interacted with when trying to figure out how to…
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Navigating Dietary Restrictions in Germany
Nicki Wealand, Moving the Cities: Germany Fall 2023 For our program in Germany, we ate breakfast and lunch at the university, and then went out for dinner each night. Breakfast for everyone consisted of something from a local bakery, and in my case was usually a gluten free baked good I got from the store…
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Opening Up to an International Perspective
Nicki Wealand, Moving the Cities: Germany Fall 2023 This study abroad experience was primarily a week-long design sprint to help with the UN Sustainability Goals. I joined this experience because I am doing Environmental Engineering and the Sustainability Certificate, so the sustainability component really interested me. During the project I really enjoyed learning more about…
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So Many Bikes
Hansini Kumar, Moving the Cities: Germany Fall 2023 Before going on my global experience, there are a few things I wish I had known to better prepare myself for the journey. First and foremost, having more detailed information about the project specifically tackled in the program would have been helpful. I only had a vague…
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Indoor/Outdoor Italian Culture
Kira Klein, Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence Summer 2023 One of my favorite surprising things about Italian culture is something that I did predict from media but was such a different experience in-person. This is the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces in Italy, and how united and blurred the lines are.…
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Sort-of Speaking Italian
Kira Klein, Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence Summer 2023 While not required, I did learn a bit of Italian for this program. I did Duolingo Italian for about 160 days before the program, and during it. I could generally say common phrases, such as hello, good day/evening night, and order food. However,…
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Learning to Navigate International Travel Alone
Maggie Altschaffl, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Although my trip to Germany was an experience I will never forget, there were still challenges that I faced during the trip. The main challenge I had to overcome while being in Germany, was being out of the country for the first time ever…