Last Week was Busy Busy

This past week was the first week I did not travel outside of Germany since the beginning of the semester. We did however, go on some exciting class excursions. On Thursday we went to Vogelsang & Monschau, which lie directly on the border of Germany and Belgium.... I even got a picture of the border sign! we went to Vogelsang to see one of the Nazi's training bases prior to WWII, which was interesting, but to be honest it was really nothing more than a few abandoned buildings and a nice field. We then went to this awesome Mustard Mill, where they make mustard and honey from scratch. We got to try all sorts of flavors and I even bought myself some Marzipan Honey which you can all try when I get home. 

We were suppose to go bobsledding in Monschau, but unfortunately luck was not on our side. It literally started raining the moment we got there. We did however find this awesome park near by that had all sorts of fun things that would totally be outlawed in the U.S.. Germany has few safety laws for children it appears, which made for more fun for us. Check out my first horribly sad attempt at running in the hamster wheel! haha (By the end of the day I almost did a 360 in it, but you will never believe me after watching this first part on film hahaha)

Another major thing that took place last week was a presentation that I had to give to the Innovation Project Manager at Bayer. I presented along with two other friends on the best market for Bayer to expand into within China, the pros and cons of doing so, and critical success factors for conducting business within China. The presentation came close to two hours, by far the most intense and stressful presentation I have ever had to give. It turned out great though, and the Project Leaders of Bayer said they were extremely impressed. I feel very fortunate to have had this amazing internship, it will be a great thing to have on my resume. 

On Saturday, we traveled to the city of Mainz, where we got to see the original Gutenberg Press, the same one that printed the first Bible, which we also got to see! We even got to use one of the presses to make some artwork and Prints! I printed a page of the Bible in Latin, and also made some designs for myself and some friends. After visiting the Gutenberg Press, we went to a famous Cathedral and saw the tombs of many famous Catholic Bishops from the 16th and 17th Century.  

  For the next week, I will be studying hard core for finals, so this may be the last blog update for a week or so! 

Only a few more weeks until I come home! May 8th, Save The Date!!!!  I cannot wait to see everyone!!! : ) 

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