Author: Danielle Shaver | Majors: Social Work and Psychological Science Before tonight, I had never seen a street performer attempt to play rock music outside the main cathedral in Valencia, Spain. It is not how I pictured our last group meal, but in an odd way, it is...
Libby Finch Award
Holiday Season in Germany
Author: Ryan Rau | Majors: Computer Science and German With 2022 already here, it’s crazy to think that I’ve been living in Germany for the past 4 months. It has not felt near as long, and I can confirm that time really does fly when you’re having fun! With winter...
Classes, Residence Permit & More
Author: Ryan Rau | Majors: Computer Science and German With classes now in full swing, I quickly realized how different classes were here in comparison to back home. The biggest difference was the scheduling of classes, instead of having lectures for a given class...
Month 2: An Early Fall Break and Preparing for the Semester
Author: Ryan Rau | Majors: Computer Science and German With my German intensive course finishing up and a two week break before the actual semester takes place it seemed like I had an early fall break. And with that time, I knew what I wanted to do, travel. With the...
Month 1: Adapting to life in Germany
Author: Ryan Rau | Majors: Computer Science and German As I stood in line for German customs awaiting that passport stamp of validation, I thought to myself that this all had to be a dream. It had been over a year of delays and uncertainty due to COVID and another...