Summer 2026
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Read more: The Deutsches Museum Presents History ProperlyOn my free day in Munich, I took a little visit alone to the Deutsches Museum, only a short walk from our hotel. My main…
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Read more: A Full Day of Fun!Today, we visited the Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry. It was very interesting to see the various projects that the scientists were working on,…
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Read more: May 17th: Last Day/Travel Day
It is officially the end of the program and I will be returning soon to Pittsburgh. It has been an incredible experience getting to do…
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Read more: Grocery Shopping in GermanyThe only food I packed for my trip to Germany was a box of granola bars and 2 packs of Instant Ramen. Needless to say,…
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Read more: Speaking with SmilesDuring our online week of the program, we participated in a German language crash course, but I still barely knew any German. With this said,…
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Read more: Blog #14 Departure Day!
Checked out of the hotel at 3:30 AM and headed to the Václav Havel Airport Prague. My visit to Prague has changed my perception of…
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Read more: Foz do Iguaçu, BrazilMerideth Oister, Electrical Engineering For the second week in Brazil, we spent time in Foz do Iguaçu, home to the Itaipu Dam and the Iguazu…
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Read more: Exploring São LeopoldoOnly an hour’s drive from Porto Alegre, the capital of Rio Grande do Sul, lies São Leopoldo, a small but lively town where our group…
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Read more: The Renaissance’s Ideal City
Today I stood in the middle of Pienza, a small Italian town designed as the “ideal city.” Walking up and down the main street, I…
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Read more: Day 12: Castles, Cruises, and ConclusionsThe saddest part of our trip is here… the final day. Our day started off with a train ride to Karlštejn where we then walked…
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