My Main Takeaways
“You get a strange feeling when you’re about to leave a place… like you’ll not only miss the people you love but you’ll miss the person you are now at this time and this...
Category: Germany
Engaging on campus through music
After this week, I only have three weeks left of my study abroad semester. The friends I have made during exchange are beginning to do things that signal that the end of exchange is...
Travel tips – what has worked for me
It is nearly November, and I am finding it difficult to believe that I’ve completed more than half of my study abroad semester. Fall’s beautiful blanket of colorful leaves has covered Vallendar, and this...
Time’s syncopation and international diversity
It’s been a month now that I’ve been in Vallendar, Germany at WHU. Sometimes a week feels like a day, sometimes like a year – both in a good way. The now familiar rhythm...
Destinations and Journeys
“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” This is the iconic Ralph Waldo Emerson quote that I’ve always admired. It makes me think of long road trips down winding roads, but also lets me...
Vallendar, Germany: The Travel
While flying was fun and sometimes fast, trains played an enormous role in my travels. From Frankfurt airport’s Fernbahnhof (the long-distance station across the street held up by Brutalist concrete supports), I took an...
Vallendar, Germany: The Food
Germany, as with any country, has a family of stereotyped foods. Bratwurst, sauerkraut, sausages, schnitzel, and lots and lots of beer, are what typically come to mind when people mention German cuisine. And you...
Vallendar, Germany: The School
I applied for study abroad through the Smith Exchange program, and was accepted into the program at WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management, a private business school in Western Germany. Only around four percent...
Vallendar, Germany: The City
Some people seek out the big city for their study abroad experience. And power to them! I myself am a big fan of exploring large urban areas, and the rich, ever-evolving cultural offerings they...
German Fußball Culture
Germans absolutely live and breathe Fußball or football or soccer or whatever else you call it. One of my favorite things to do when traveling is to time my visits to certain cities that...