Settling in the city of Berlin

What a week it has been.  Everyone from IIP Berlin arrived Tuesday and it has been nonstop since then.  Britta from Intrax has been taking us all around Berlin and if I had to pick one thing that really stood out it was the Humboldt Forum.  I cannot stress enough that this was one of…

Berlin Check-In

Guten Tag! (at least it’s early afternoon for me in Berlin) Being in Berlin for five days now feels unreal. I have had such an amazing time. After nearly missing my connection flight (and my luggage actually missing it), I finally received my suitcase three full days after I landed. This first week during orientation,…

Settling Into Berlin

Hello all! As I wrap up my first week here in Berlin, I already have a great amount to reflect on. Right from my arrival in Berlin life became very busy with orientation events. I had a very stressful flight to Berlin with lots of delays and a very late arrival, but I was able…

Begin in Berlin!

Hello! My name is Benji Gluzman and I am a junior at the University of Pittsburgh, and I am a double major in marketing and supply chain management in the College of Business Administration (CBA). To talk a bit about my self from a personal perspective there a some things you should know. I have…

Berlin Send-Off

Hi all my name is Nick Tosatti. I just finished my junior year at the University of Pittsburgh, I am a Global Management and Business Information Systems double major. I am from Stratham New Hampshire. I very excited to embark on my study abroad journey as this has been one of my goals since the…

Berlin Beginnings

Hallo, my name is Kira Ota. I’m a 5th year senior at Pitt majoring in business information systems with a minor in German and I will graduate at the end of the fall semester. I grew up in New Jersey, only about 30 minutes outside of Philly, with my parents and two brothers. My family…

Shipping Off To Berlin!

Hello all, my name is Dylan Anton and I am a rising junior majoring in finance and supply chain management, and I am taking part in the International Internship program in Berlin this summer. I am originally from Ithaca, New York, and somehow I found my way to Pittsburgh. After two years I have fallen…

Auf Wiedersehen und Hallo!

Hi readers! My name is Viv Zauhar, I have just finished my junior year at Pitt majoring in media and professional communications in the College of General Studies. I am also pursuing a certificate in television and broadcast arts, as well as the related concentration in European and Eurasian studies certificate from the European Studies…

Thoughts Before Berlin

Guten Tag! My name is Caitlin Jarrell, and I am a rising junior in the College of Business Administration. My majors are Finance and Global Management, and I am also pursuing minors in French and Political Science. Outside of the classroom, I am involved in the professional business fraternity Phi Chi Theta, which I helped…