Calvin offers so many cool traveling opportunities for its students, and the Engineering Summer Program in Germany seems like one too good to pass up! I decided to embark on this journey for multiple reasons, all of which trump staying at home to work at a grocery store cashier.
Taking Engineering 202 will help me master concepts that I learned in Physics 133, and I will be more prepared for Physics 235 in the fall semester. I will only be learning 202 and a German course simultaneously, so this trip gives me an option NOT to juggle four technical classes at one time.
I’m also going on this trip because I get to experience a totally different culture with unique food, architecture, and language, and all in the company of friends 🙂 Continue reading “First Thoughts Before Our Adventure!”