by Alison Kate Kelly | Jul 5, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
It’s hard to believe that it has already been two months since I clumsily arrived at the Hannover airport, carrying all 4 of my bags, arriving in Braunschweig several buses and trains later. This experience has been absolutely amazing and affirmed my inclination...
by Alison Kate Kelly | Jul 5, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
This past lab meeting was my final one with the Braunschweig group, and I was able to give a short presentation about my research. I had given a short presentation before about my study during a lab meeting in the Spring at Penn State. I was very nervous for the first...
by Alison Kate Kelly | Jul 5, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
One of the best experiences I’ve been able to have while on this amazing trip is getting to meet up with my High School German teacher. Herr Smith was one of the reasons that I kept learning German for as long as I did and also one of the factors that helped me...
by Alison Kate Kelly | Jul 5, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
One of the things that I really appreciate doing in the lab meetings at Penn State, after reading a text, is that Dr. Jackson will go around and ask all of the lab members to rate the article on how difficult it was to read on a scale of 1-10. It’s nice to know...
by Alison Kate Kelly | Jun 14, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
I was really hoping to practice my German while I’m here, which I was worried about at first because all of my coworkers like to speak English most of the time, but I do feel that I have improved. Listening and trying to understand what other people have been...
by Alison Kate Kelly | Jun 14, 2018 | University of Braunschweig 2018
I have always associated barbecues with being the quintessential American thing, but Germany has proved me wrong. Last week, I was invited to a barbecue with the Didactics department a little down the hall from me. I was very excited to experience a barbecue in...
