The past week has been a whirlwind! On Tuesday, 10/30, the 24 of us split up into groups to visit various universities. Our group visited University of the Arts, first touring the industrial and fashion design departments and then visiting the Career Center for what turned out to be a great discussion on best practices! After that, an employee and alumnus of University of the Arts showed us a website that showcases student work so that employers can view it. It was fascinating to learn about all the different types of schools students can attend to receive professional training, how they're funded, and how much tuition, if any, students are asked to pay.
Since Day 2, we have networked with Berliners, visited high schools as well as Europa-Universität Viadrina Frankfurt (Oder), where we were welcomed by the president of the university. The same day (my birthday!), we traveled across the bridge to Poland to tour an additional campus of the same school. I can say now that I've spent my birthday in 2 countries! The following day, we visited Bayer Pharmaceuticals to learn about their vocational training program and then the Berlin Parliament, where we met a panel of 5 politicians representing the 5 political parties in Germany. It is only just sinking in how amazing these opportunities have been...
Yesterday, I toured the Jewish Museum, which covers over 1000 years of Jewish German history. Unfortunately, I'd have needed about 3 full days to really take in the information the museum offers, and I only had 3 hours, which didn't do it justice at all! But it was still a fascinating and eye-opening 3 hours. Finally, last night, we heard the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra live, and it was truly incredible.
Most of all, I am enjoying all of the people I am meeting and my colleagues and new friends in the program. I hope the connections we are making will last a long time.
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