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Walking with Bavarian Pride
Matthew Brancaccio, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Posture is different in Germany. People here walk with upright, stiff necks, and eyes level to the ground. Only their feet lift off the ground as they march forward. Hips orthogonal to their destination, the people fully engaged, walking proudly. Identifying why everyone walks…
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Planning Your Munich Adventure
Matthew Brancaccio, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 A problem I had during the ‘Engineering the German Way’ program was that I found myself ‘tagging along’ with groups rather than being a part of them. After some thought I realized this was because these groups had already curated points of interests and…
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Classroom Contrast: Munich vs. Pitt
Kevork Zeibari, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Studying abroad in Munich was an eye-opening experience, particularly when it comes to classroom and curriculum structure. While we were studying with graduate industrial engineering students, so comparing that to my undergraduate experience is a little more difficult, there were some big differences between…
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Making Friends with Local Students
Kevork Zeibari, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 During my two-week study abroad program in Munich, I had the wonderful opportunity to interact closely with local German students who served as our ambassadors. These student ambassadors played a crucial role in helping us acclimate to the new environment and culture. One of…
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Being an “American” Abroad
Kevork Zeibari, Business, Technology, and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Being an American in Germany brought its own set of experiences and insights. Many locals were curious about American culture and lifestyle. They were eager to ask questions about everything from our education system to our perspectives on global events. I encountered a few…
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DE vs. US: What Differences Stand Out?
Annabella Peretti, Business, Technology and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 It was very interesting seeing how the academic program at Munich University of Applied Science compared to Pitt. I was very surprised to see how interactive and hands-on the academic program was in Munich. As a university of applied sciences, they seemed to have…
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A Day in the Life: München Edition!
Annabella Peretti, Business, Technology and Engineering: The German Way Summer 2024 Everyday life as a college student in Munich was very similar to that of an American student. We went to class starting at 9:00 every day and finished around 16-17:00. During lunch breaks, we would leave campus and walk to nearby shops to order…
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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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Dining with My Host Family
Joe Palamides, ISA: Granada Spring 2024 During my time abroad in Granada I lived with a host family. The host family was required to prepare me two meals every day for the duration of my program. Because the price of these two meals was included in the cost of my program, most days I decided…
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Shifting My Goals in Spain
Joe Palamides, ISA: Granada Spring 2024 Very simply put, studying abroad in Granada has changed my entire life. I was exposed to so much new history and culture. My entire perspective of the world has been changed, and with that so have some of my goals. Before studying abroad in Spain, I had my career…