Author: SGOZART

As I say my goodbyes to the past year and a half in Germany and adjust back to my life in the US, I have been reflecting on my last three semesters abroad. Although it took a while to adjust to a new life in Germany, it feels quite weird to be headed back to…

I can’t believe I have already finished my first semester here in Reutlingen. It has been an incredible opportunity so far, and I have learned so much about culture and society here in Germany. For example, one of the cultural aspects I had to adjust to when coming to Germany was the heightened bureacracy in…

It has been about a month and a half now since I have arrived in Germany, and it has been pretty incredible so far. For the most part, I have been adjusting better than I thought I would be living in a different country. However, like most international experiences, I have been hit by cultural…

When I think of aspects of culture in the United States, I often think of the undertones of informality that are prevalent in our society. For example, in the English language, we do not have separate pronouns based on degrees of formality, unlike many other languages. Although we respect authority figures, it is also acceptable…