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Exploring Munich
Maggie Altschaffl, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 One of my favorite things about studying abroad was being able to see Munich and explore all that it had to offer and learn more about the culture there. One thing I was able to do while being in Munich was going to see…
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My Little Italian Apartment
Morgan Powers, Engineering Perspectives of the Renaissance and Sustainability: Florence Summer 2024 In Florence, I live in a ground-floor apartment on Borgo Pinti about 15 minutes northeast of the Duomo. This apartment houses six girls, including me. When you walk in, there is a long, tiled hallway that stretches the entire length of the apartment.…
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Immersing Myself in Brazilian Cuisine
Cassidy Laffey, Exploration of Energy and Electrification: Brazil Summer 2024 Trying all the different foods was one of my favorite parts of being in Brazil. Ihave always been an adventurous eater so I was excited to try all sorts of new things while abroad. I really do think the foods I got to eat showcased…
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My Day-to-Day Life as a Student in Germany
Jordan DeWeese, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 During my time in Germany, I established a daily schedule based on my class and site visit itinerary. Most weekdays, I attended lectures or activity classes that began around 9 am and continued into the afternoon. These classes focused on business, technology, and engineering…
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Experiencing New Foods in Munich
Jordan DeWeese, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Food was definitely something I was concerned about when traveling to a new country. I like to say that I am willing to try everything at least once, and I think I definitely kept to that while in Germany. I believe the food reflected…
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Personal and Professional Development on the German Way Program
Jordan DeWeese, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Studying abroad has significantly influenced many of my goals as I enter my final year of undergraduate studies. The “Business, Technology, and Engineering the German Way” program has provided new perspectives on my existing goals and inspired new ones. I am excited to apply…
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Shout Out to Google Translate
Cassidy Laffey, Exploration of Energy and Electrification: Brazil Summer 2024 Everyone in Brazil that I met was super friendly and I found it very easy to make friends with them. One of the first nights, the group of Pitt students went to a little restaurant within walking distance from the hotel, and there was a…
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Learning in Germany
Gabrielle Fernandez, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 The German Way Program consisted of daily lectures at the University of Applied Sciences in Munich, Germany. Our lectures focused on industrial engineering principles and practices such as lean production, takt time, technological advances, German business culture, and product innovation. The classroom and university…
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Troubles During Traveling
Gabrielle Fernandez, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 A challenge that I faced while in Munich, Germany was the transportation. Initially, it was very difficult for me to understand how to use the public transit systems. The names of all the stations were in German so I had trouble understanding where to…
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Interacting with Locals
Gabrielle Fernandez, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 On the German Way program, we were given German buddies from the University of Applied Sciences who became our friends and guided us around! They picked us all up from the airport on our first day and traveled with us for the rest of…