today was the last day of our amazing trip in Germany. Today was a deep look at history visiting the Dachau concentration camp. Learning the deep history and horror’s committed at the camp was deeply saddening but necessary part of visiting Germany and understanding the depth of the German guilt that they carry with them [...]
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Germany Study Abroad – Day 5 – 3/15/2024
Today was our first day in Munich which required us to get up quite early in order for us to make our trains. We took the train back to Stuttgart and then to Munich which gave us plenty of time to rest. We then took the trains to the BMW factory and were able to [...]
Germany Spring Break Study Abroad – 3/13/2024 – Ryan Cameron
Today we went to Reutlingen University to be taught by some of the experts in different fields of technology in the school. We started off with an early departure to the university taking the bus and then meeting up in their Industry 4.0 facility with a wide range of machines and items available. Today was [...]
Germany Spring Break Study Abroad – Day 3 – 3/12/2024 – Ryan Cameron
Today was our last day in Stuttgart and our first day in Reutlingen. We were able to see the Mercedes-Benz museum which had been closed the day prior which gave us more depth on the history of the company and the effort that had been put into creating this company. We the were able to [...]
Germany Spring Break Study Abroad – Day 2 – 3/11/2024 – Ryan Cameron
The second day of our Germany adventure has us starting with an early breakfast and grabbing a train to Mercedes-Benz’s Sindelfingen factory. We were able to get a close up look at the innermost workings of the factory from the incredibly detailed robots used to ensure perfection in the frame to the teams working in [...]
Day 12 – Rotterdam – 05/25/2023
Today is the final day of excursions and we were able to visit the town of Delft and the Kinderdijk windmills. One interesting thing I learned was that Delft and many other cities/towns in the Netherlands love to have open air markets. They have all sorts of food and shops that one can go to [...]
Rotterdam 5-25-23
Last full day in with the group. We went on a tour of a small village and to see the surrounding old windmills. It was interesting to hear about the history of the town and how art and Vermeer still has a strong grasp on the region and its decisions. I really enjoyed this trip [...]
Rotterdam 5-24-23
Today we went on a biking tour of the ports. It was really interesting to learn about the logistics of how ports work, and impressive to see the sheer size of the ships. I enjoyed getting some fresh air by the water and biking in the tunnel.
Day 11 – 05/24/2023 – Rotterdam
Today we had the wonderful experience of a bicycle tour! It was so fun to ride around the city in bicycles along with doing it in a convenient fashion. It is so interesting how different life is for cyclists in America compared to here in Rotterdam. This aspect of Dutch culture was very amazing to [...]
Rotterdam 5-24-23
On this day we traveled all day then had an amazing food city walking tour with some local students. I really enjoyed eating the local foods and connecting them with the city and getting expert guidance from the people who live here. I am looking forward to the supply chain workshop tomorrow.