Day 20: We began the day by visiting a residential community in Berlin that was built 20+ years ago. While also aiming to be an affordable, welcoming living community, one of the main goals of this community was to be sustainable. This was done in the community through retention and detention basins to manage stormwater runoff, […]
Archives for August 2019
Internship Week 4
I am officially two weeks away from America… it is a little weird thinking about going back. I hope to bring back some good habits I’ve made while here. I will only have a week to prepare for school, so it’s right back to work! My fourth week has been exciting – I have been […]
Third Week of Internship
My third week in the internship phase started with an adventure on Sunday. My next door neighbor from my home recently moved into a flat in Frankfurt, and my childhood friend was visiting during a break in her study abroad adventure in Dublin, Ireland! I got to see some familiar faces and enjoy a little […]
Praktikum Week 2
My second week of internship was full of new information and adventures. I will be posting about many of my experiences outside of work as well, and living in Germany in general. My flat is only about a 20 minute walk or 5 minute bus ride from work. Transportation in Germany, as I’ve said before, […]
From South Africa to New Jersey
Being back in the US is surreal. It feels like I have been gone a century and also like I never left. Being in South Africa already feels like a dream I once had. I have already shared with you all the experiences that I had with the program I went with, but there are […]
Week Two in South Africa: It Isn’t Almost Over…Is it?
Week Two in South Africa was bittersweet. I could feel that time was flying by too quickly and I would be on a plane home before I knew it. Day 9, Wednesday: If you knew me, you’d know how much I am not a fan of snakes. So imagine what happened when a client brought […]