Going to the Bosch Foundation was an enriching experience. We were able to have an employee that had worked in multiple areas of the foundation. She was very helpful in answering our questions about their mission and its relation to education in Germany. Before going on the excursion site, I was fearful that I would
In German, there are two words for education. The first is erziehung and refers to the education that a parent helps instill in a child…sit when you eat, say please and thank you, and generally know how to function in the world. We might call this type of education manners. The second is bildung, which
I found this motivational speech by Simon Sinek, a British-American author, speaker, and organizational consultant while surfing YouTube, and it made me think about the meaning of leadership in the modern-day society. In the past, a leader was viewed as someone who held an authoritative power and whose decisions and directives had to be followed
When I first heard about this class I was intrigued. I thought it sounded interesting of course. And I also thought that it aligned with my love of travel and my interest in other cultures. If I could have another career I would choose anthropology. And then, out of the blue, something marvelous happened. I
I had the opportunity to visit the Baden Würtemberg Stiftung this week. This translates to the Baden Würtemberg Foundation. Baden Würtemberg is the name of the state we are visiting and the foundation’s mission is to ensure the sustainability of the state by focusing on research, education and society and culture. A non-partisan supervisory board
When I was studying International Business as an undergraduate student, I remember a student from Argentina in one of my comparative government classes who was taught that it is sometimes useful to compare the lifespan of a country to that of a human. In the infancy stage, the country might be compared to
I would like to shout out Kate, Andrew, Tom , and my group. You all have been remarkable thus far on this trip. You all have tried to accommodate me, check up on me daily to see if I am feeling better. Keaton volunteered to let me ride on her back and Kate volunteered Tom.
During my three-day stay in Stuttgart, I had the pleasure of meeting many people from various corners of the world. This truly has been a unique experience as I was able to participate in multiple discussions and learn multiple perspectives from my fellow students at U of R, as well as our INEMA counterparts. As
When I learned French in the American classroom setting and then set out to spend my junior year of college there (attending university in my second language), I was struck by my inability to communicate as I would have liked. It took months before I felt like I could be myself, could understand others, and
What a strange and small world we live in! You can literally move between continents within a few hours and find yourself surrounded by a group of people you’ve never met before, and voilà you are discussing globalization. You are in a small group with two other people from different countries who are kind enough