I have now started my internship at Quoniam and have been working there for two weeks. Quoniam is an asset management firm located in Frankfurt. My time at the firm has been enjoyable. The employees treat me well and try to integrate me into the company. Moreover they offer me flexibility and have a very…
Category: Germany: DDP Reutlingen
Blog Reutlingen Germany
As part of the dual degree program I have gone to Reutlingen. The exam and semesters are structured differently and also at different times. The Fall 2021 semester ended on January 29, 2022 after I took my last of 8 exams. It was a very long and work heavy semester and not very pleasant with…
Blog #2- Reutlingen Germany
Being half German and having lived in Germany for a significant part of my life, I will take a different approach on my Blog Post, looking at my confrontation with American culture. Although I had visited America before on holidays and for golf tournaments, it was only when I came to Rollins and truly lived…
Blog #1
Born in Dresden, Germany, my time in the U.S. was a study abroad. Culture and identity have always followed me in my life. My Dad is Dutch, and my mother is German. Living in a household where cultures are different, one learns to accept the differences and enjoy them. Living in several countries and travelling,…
Final Reflection
Looking back at my original ruminations about my identity and the impact it has on my experiences, I find myself to be only partially correct. Over the last four months, I have discovered much about my own identity, as well as the role identity plays in the relations between people, ethnic/religious groups, and even nations. …
Farewell
My time in Germany is nearing its end. If i am ever to return to Germany, however, I would most definitely return to the south. The region’s amazing nature, beautiful weather, and small, sleepy towns stand in stark contrast to the flat landscape and large cities of the north. As a small-town man myself, I…
Exploring the Region
Having spent a considerable amount of time in northern and southern Germany, I must say that the nature of the south is indisputably more beautiful. This conclusion, with which I am sure others can concur, I reached after partaking in two unforgettable experiences. Almost immediately after orientation at ESB Reutlingen, i was informed of two…
Among the Hills of Swabia
If I were to choose one feature of Reutlingen that never ceases to amaze me, it would be the nature (specifically, the hills) surrounding the village. Coming from a relatively small city in Florida, I’ve always preferred quiet, quaint locations to large, busy, and bustling ones. Reutlingen’s location in the beautiful German region of Swabia…
Wieder nach Deutschland – I can’t seem to stay away from this country
When you applied to study abroad, you completed a short activity that asked you to choose some words to describe your different identities, as well as some values you associated with those identities. In the pre-departure orientation, we looked at some different values and placed ourselves and US culture on a spectrum between them. We…
American Company in Germany
Since this final blog post is focused around my perspective and cross-cultural experiences, I find it only fitting to write about my experience at Proctor & Gamble in Frankfurt. Based off anecdotes from other friends conducting internships elsewhere in Germany, I found it commonplace to have traditional and hierarchal work environments, with rigid systems and…