After reflecting on my time in Berlin, I can see the massive amount of growth I have had through the internship program. It has taken a little while to decompress from the trip because it was a quick sprint of a lot of stimuli being thrown at me in both a professional and social context,…
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Changing My Idea of Success
It has been an eventful last full week, and it has dawned on me that my experience in Berlin is ending soon. Although I am excited to be home and to have many reverse culture shocks that I have heard so much about, I also will be sad to leave and say goodbye to a…
Filling in the Blanks in Berlin
This week was extremely eventful and was packed with new experiences. A highlight of the week was a trip to an “Ice Bar” which is a concept I previously never heard of. I went with a few other friends to this place where they took you into a bar setting that is completely made out…
Touring Prague with the Locals
I enjoyed this weekend in Prague, which was my first time traveling outside of Berlin. It was important for me to get out because our company had a big energy conference that we had been working hard on, and when it finished up on Saturday afternoon I took a bus directly to Prague. I was…
Mastering Individual Leadership in Berlin
This past week I have been doing my best to explore as much of Berlin as I possibly can. It has been an interesting experience because I lost my iPhone on the bus on Tuesday and have been without a phone since then. In an interesting way, this has led to me being more outgoing…
Adapting To Conflict Through A Language Barrier
The past week has been eventful and in my opinion has been the most interesting as both an employee and a traveler. I was able to get in touch more with those from other U.S. universities within our Intrax group which I was always looking forward to. It is always good to see others in…
Proactivity Amidst Uncertainty
This past week has been extremely busy in terms of work as well as out of work activities. To start, it was nice to have the first full week of work that could help me to see how a normal full week would play out while I am now officially settled into my job. This…
Community Building In Kreuzberg
My first week at work went very smoothly and I feel as though I managed it well. I started off meeting my supervisor, Fiete, who is a great person to be working with. He is extremely personable and made me feel at ease with the new environment and even took me out to lunch. It…
Navigating Cultural Differences in the Workplace
Orientation week was extremely interesting to get to know the landscape of Berlin and immerse ourselves in the history and culture of Germany. I thought this was beneficial because we could become comfortable with public transportation around the city, and also get to learn basic German through our classes. In addition, we got to see…
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