Auf Wiedersehen, Deutschland

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner It's been quite a busy and successful past week and a half since my last post.  My parents came to visit me here in Mannheim and we ventured over to Rothenburg for a nice weekend trip.  The medieval town was absolutely gorgeous and a nice...

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Wir lieben Herzogenriedpark!

by Abigail Pearson Massaro I often feel that, after a certain amount of time in a city, one tends to forget what's great about that city. When I first came to Mannheim, everything about it was new enough that I was always excited to go exploring and there seemed to...

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Weekend in Milano

by Abigail Pearson Massaro One of the undisputed perks of being in Europe is that everything is close by (relatively speaking). My dad is currently living and working in Milan, Italy in a three-year position with his company. As I didn't have any participants on the...

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Ode to Abby – Mannheim Addition

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner My time here is quickly coming to an end, but I am very happy with the status of my research.  I ran a total of 26 participants, despite all the final exams students were taking during the time I was here.  I'm hoping for a few more people,...

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Nijmegen

by Melinda Paige Dennis I can't believe how lucky I am. I am living in the Netherlands, in the biggest apartment I've ever lived in, stepping out onto our 11th floor balcony every morning and watching the Dutch do what they do best: biking. Simultaneously, I am...

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One Month Down, One to Go

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner Time is really flying by here.  It's sad to think that I have to leave this place in a month from today.  The past month that I have been here has been very enlightening and very successful.  As of right now, I have run almost 20...

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Adjusting to Mannheim

by Abigail Pearson Massaro Some of the initial excitement of being back in Germany has started to wear off and I feel like I've really adjusted to life here in Mannheim. I think that I was really very eager when I first arrived to see all of the things that the city...

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Germany – 10 Days Later

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner It's hard to believe that I've already been in Germany for almost two weeks.  I guess that's what happens when you're always busy!  Abby and I have been recruiting almost every day, but we're competing against final exams at the moment, so...

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Grüße aus Mannheim!

by Abigail Pearson Massaro It's already been six days since I've arrived in Mannheim and I feel like time has flown. I spent my academic year last year in Germany and it feels so great to be back. Mannheim is a really terrific city but is much different from...

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Wir sind in Deutschland!

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner After three days of running around Germany, I can finally say that I have arrived and settled in safely!  The flight started off quite interesting.  We were about to take off, and as we were leaving, the pilot made an announcement that the...

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University of Mannheim

by Molly Ada Lichtenwalner My name is Molly Lichtenwalner, and in a few short days, I will be conducting research in Mannheim, Germany!

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6 Days Left!

by Abigail Pearson Massaro My name is Abby Massaro and in 6 days (!) I'll be heading off to Mannheim, Germany to conduct my research for my PIRE grant.

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