Meet 3 Faculty College students Who Studied Overseas in Berlin, Germany

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Germany is understood for its influential historical past, wide-reaching enterprise and tech industries, and progressive artwork scene, together with all the things from avant-garde vogue to classical portray. AIFS Overseas gives a number of research overseas applications in Germany’s capital metropolis of Berlin, through the summer time, spring semester, fall semester, and January Time period. A research overseas program in Berlin gives glorious alternatives to advance your diploma whereas exploring German tradition and touring all through Europe. Wish to be taught extra about what it’s actually like to review overseas in Germany? 

Hear from three faculty college students who did a research overseas program in Germany with AIFS Overseas!

Kelly: Summer time in Berlin

Kelly, a political science main from Santa Clara College, studied overseas in Berlin through the summer time as a rising senior. Under, Kelly describes what the town is like: 

“Historic websites are combined in with fashionable structure, graffiti, and social scenes to create an superior cityscape. I haven’t been to a different place prefer it. Additionally, the individuals in Berlin are very welcoming of all backgrounds and existence. It’s so full of life and enjoyable right here. Good vibes!” 

Many cities in Europe are identified for his or her very good public transportation methods, and Berlin is not any exception. As somebody with little expertise utilizing public transportation, Kelly explains that Berlin’s system was nonetheless simple to determine (particularly with a bit of assist from AIFS Overseas!): 

“Most individuals in Berlin use public transportation to get round… The U-Bahn is Berlin’s underground subway line. It’s very simple to navigate and really dependable! … Public transportation in Berlin is very simple to make use of. I used to be fairly nervous about it coming from a suburb that doesn’t actually have public transportation, however AIFS did educate us how one can use it throughout our orientation. As soon as you determine which stops you’re imagined to be getting off at, it’s so simple I don’t even actually give it some thought anymore… It’s additionally actually protected… I really like the general public transportation right here and a variety of my friends do too.” 

Throughout her summer time research overseas session in Berlin, Kelly took one class, Nazi Germany: Rise and Fall. She describes her tutorial expertise at Humboldt College in additional element beneath: 

“It’s so attention-grabbing to study this subject from a German perspective. My professor at Humboldt College may be very educated and makes the category interactive as an alternative of simply lecturing for 3 hours.” 

Under, Kelly explains that her AIFS Overseas housing in Berlin made it simple to spend time with different individuals in her program: 

“I share an condo with two different women, however we every get our personal bed room. Everybody else in this system lives in the identical complicated, so I can go to my mates nearly any time!” 

Braxton: Spring Semester in Berlin 

Do you know that many underclassmen can research overseas? Braxton from Western Kentucky College is proof! He was a sophomore pursuing a twin diploma in worldwide enterprise and enterprise finance when he studied overseas in Berlin throughout spring semester. As he explains, a research overseas program in Germany was an ideal match for him, since he may take European enterprise lessons and be taught extra concerning the German automotive trade: 

“I particularly selected Germany as a result of I’m searching for employment within the automotive trade, and Germany is dwelling to lots of the big producers that everyone knows of. I simply needed to [learn about] how European enterprise works in Germany… I’m taking all programs in correlation with my worldwide enterprise diploma, and people are European politics and European enterprise lessons.” 

Not solely is Berlin an superior metropolis to pursue a variety of research, nevertheless it’s additionally the right launching level to go to different German cities and European international locations, which Braxton discusses beneath: 

“Regional journey from Berlin is tremendous low cost. There’s really a 50-euro ticket that lets you journey throughout the nation for an entire month. So, for those who’re going to do some touring, I extremely recommend knocking all of the cities out in a month so that you simply don’t should spend any more money. A number of these locations in Europe have tremendous low cost journey. I imagine there’s a spherical journey to London that’s wherever from 50 to 100 euros. After which we’re really going to Greece quickly, and that’s going to be about 200 euros round-trip. So, get your touring achieved, positively go see all the things—you’re already right here, so that you may as nicely make the most of it.” 

Wish to know what Germans are actually like? Hear Braxton clarify his expertise assembly and speaking with the German individuals: 

 “Everyone that I’ve met right here has been completely nice. The general public right here really communicate English, there’s a variety of tradition right here, and also you’re going to see every kind of individuals… for those who even have a dialog with individuals, they’re the nicest individuals you’ll ever meet.” 

Sadie: Fall Semester in Berlin 

Meet AIFS Overseas alum Sadie, a world enterprise main and international languages minor from Champlain Faculty who studied overseas in Berlin through the fall semester. 

For a lot of college students, discovering LGBTQ+ pleasant cities is essential. As Sadie explains, Berlin is accepting of all existence: 

“Berlin is unbelievable, Nele, [my Program Director in Berlin], texted me a couple of new bookshop that opened up that’s promoting solely feminine authors and authors who determine as queer, simply to provide them extra of a platform—that provides you any concept of what this metropolis’s like. There’s pleasure in every single place, and it’s like everybody might be who they wish to be; it simply feels actually accepting to each kind of individual on the road.” 

Each AIFS Overseas program vacation spot has superior on-site employees who’re there to assist you. Hear Sadie describe her expertise with Nele and Flora in Berlin: 

“After I was there, Nele [was my Program Director] and Flora was her assistant. Instantly, I knew that she was superior. Nele is the perfect. I really heard about her earlier than I even received there. She’s tremendous communicative, and considered one of them, Flora or Nele, was there on the cafeteria of the college each Monday to assist us. So, I used to be all the time capable of see them. Nele would set up occasions for us and shoot us a textual content if one thing cool was occurring; we had been all in a WhatsApp group collectively. I cherished touring together with her on the AIFS excursions. She was like our Auntie Nele over there.” 

AIFS Overseas applications embody journeys and excursions that take you round your host nation to be taught extra about its historical past and tradition. Plus, as Sadie says, they’re a fantastic alternative to attach with different college students in this system: 

“The excursions had been nice, and since they’re a part of what you pay for, I went on all of them. We went to Potsdam, which is simply half an hour away by prepare, and that’s the place Nele [used to be] a tour information, so we received her particular tour for that. However I feel my favourite one was earlier within the semester when it was nonetheless heat, and we went to the northern a part of Germany to a city referred to as Prora. It’s proper on the seaside and it’s unbelievable. All of us stayed in a hostel, had a barbecue dinner exterior, swam, went and watched the dawn, and had a morning dip. That was after we grew to become shut mates with everybody else in this system… It was simply unbelievable, and I nonetheless dream about going there.” 

Uncover all Germany has to supply—research overseas in Berlin with AIFS Overseas like these faculty college students did! 

AIFS Overseas gives a variety of research overseas applications in Germany, every tailor-made to fulfill particular tutorial and private preferences. Whether or not you’re occupied with Berlin’s wealthy historical past, worldwide enterprise, otherwise you wish to immerse your self within the metropolis’s well-known artwork scene, there’s a program in Germany for you! Research overseas in Berlin with AIFS Overseas and make the most of our useful program inclusions (which actually take the stress out of planning!), resembling housing, journeys and excursions, social and cultural actions, complete insurance coverage, 24/7 emergency assist, and the assist of our trusted on-site employees.