Before we decided to go on this Trip to the United States, everyone imagined what
campus life might be like—movies, coffee cups, and lecture halls full of students
debating ideas. Now that we‘re actually here, we can say: it’s different than what we
expected. Here’s what Wednesday looked like for us.
The day started at 9:00 a.m. with Introduction to Psychology. There we talked about
male and female roles in different cultures and also a bit about human behaviour. The
teaching style here feels engaging—professors encourage discussion instead of just
lecturing and there was also calming music playing in the background. Back home in
Germany, classes tend to be more formal, so I really enjoy this open atmosphere.
After Psychology, we grabbed a quick coffee and went to German Chat Hour. Even
though we‘re from Germany, it’s really nice to help others practice their German. It’s
also fun to hear how they pronounce words and to answer their questions about culture
and slang. We even end up talking more about American culture than German!
The next highlight was lunch where we tried a new spot in the huge food hall. It was
delicious but definitely not healthy! Lunch is always loud, full of conversations, and a
great time to meet people from everywhere.
Next up was German 102, where we helped with a small group activity. It feels strange
but nice to be on the other side of language learning.
The afternoon was busier. Some had Marketing Principles and Problems first. Where
we learned about consumer markets and Customer Life Value. It’s great that this class
feels very practical with examples from real companies.
Others had Theater class. Where they learned about the basics and helped build props.
It was really great but also very different from our usual business classes. It was a
fantastic experience!
Right after that came the last class Principles of Real Estate. The professor talked a lot
about how property markets work in the U.S., which is quite different from Germany. It’s
challenging, but we enjoy learning something so applied and business-oriented.
A strange thing was that sometimes there was a full class of sutednts and other times
there were only about 5 students.But the biggest difference to Germany was that no one
sat together in class, there was always at least one seat empty between everyone!
In the evening we all went to eat some ice cream and after that we tried Topgolf for the
first time. At first it was really difficult to even hit the ball because we never played golf
before but in the end everyone kinda felt like a pro finally hitting the ball and it made a lot
of fun!