Author: Obonilla

Today we visited Dachau concentration camp where we learned the dark history about German camps during the WWII era. It felt uneasy to go through the camp tour but it was important to understand what has happened to pay respect to the victims and make sure sure it doesn’t happen again in the future. Then, [...]

Today we went to the Allianz Arena and had a tour of Bayern Munich’s stadium. We learned how Bayern Munich has been Germany’s most successful European football club. Additionally, that the club is for the people which is why they have cheap tickets for residents of the country. We then visited the Glockenspiel tower and [...]

Today we took an early train ride to Munich. We visited the BMW factory where we learned how they prioritized environmentalism in their manufacturing process by making their own car seats and not producing as much odor which also was for the neighbors case. We saw more of the manufacturing process than other factories. BMW [...]

Today we went to visit Reutlingen University. I enjoyed getting to learn about the werk150 first hand. I liked when I programmed my robot to carry and move around objects. It was also nice to see how machine learning applies to different scenarios in the manufacturing industry. As a computer science I’ve had similar projects [...]

Today most of us went to visit the Mercedes-Benz museum where we learned a lot about the history of automobiles. I learned that Carl Benz created the patent for the first automobile. I enjoyed going through and seeing how cars progressed through time and the influence they had. Later in our day some of us [...]

Today we woke up really early. We had some European styled breakfast at the hotel. We then took a bus to the Mercedes-Benz factory. It was very fascinating how much of the manufacturing process is automated by robots. I learned the factory was 99.3% automated by technology.

Today was our first day in Germany! We started off our study abroad with a walking tour of Stuttgart. I enjoyed learning how to use the train system and the history behind the city. After the tour, we went out to eat dinner where we had pork and mashed potatoes. The food was really good [...]