1st Blog Assignment

Going on this trip to Germany will be my first time ever leaving United States soil so it was very important for me to choose a program I knew I would enjoy.  One of the main reasons I chose to study abroad this year was to simply see what is out there. One of me goals after I graduate college is to hopefully work abroad, but the only way I can truly know that I will be ready for this is if I actually get out of the country. That is also one of the reasons I chose Germany. Germany, as of right now, is a powerhouse for the European economy. Since my major deals with a business background its not entirely crazy to say that if I reach my goal I could one day end up in Germany, which I would defiantly be ok with.  Actually it would be quite scary, to say the least, if Europe didn’t have Germany holding up the weight of the Euro right now. I also decided to go to Germany instead of anywhere else because of my grandfather. My grandpa was in Germany for the aftermath of World War 2 and always told me how beautiful it was and honestly never had anything bad to say about it, other than the reason he was there in the first place.  My dad and I have talked about trying to get him back to Germany before he is to old so he can show us were he was stationed and all the different things he enjoyed while he was there. However, we have yet to achieve this goal and he isn’t getting any younger so this was my opportunity to go and share my experience with him. The last thing that slated my decision was the fact that the course work and overall agenda for the trip revolved around the culture and history of Germany. When I first came to college my plan was to be a history teacher. Since then I have changed my mind but still enjoy learning about history. Especially since we will be in Berlin, which is a city with a plethora of history just within the last century alone. The experience of being among a different culture is something that not everyone gets a chance to do. This opportunity will make me more rounded as a person and give me a chance to see how people from different cultures interact, and I cant wait to get on the plane and check it out!

These pictures that I chose are things that pop into my mind when I think of Germany today. The first picture represents World War 2, the second represents German architecture, and the last is German ingenuity. These are some of the things that have shaped Germany for what it is today. After World War 2 Germany has become a world power economically, for commerce and engineering. 

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