Monday, June 18, 2012

Welcome!

So...this will be the first post of my travel blog that i'll be using to keep my friends and family up to date with my experiences from my 7 week summer study abroad at Leibniz Universität Hannover in the state of Lower Saxony in Northwestern Germany. I'm going to be attending the Hannover International Summer School of Economics and Management to further my studies at Michigan Tech and gain a greater understanding of how European economic systems function. I am currently getting ready to enter my third (AND FINAL) year at MTU to receive my bachelors of science degree in Economics with a minor in Mathematical Sciences in Spring 2013 and plan to then attend graduate school to obtain a Ph.D in Economics. Attending HISSEMA, I'll be taking courses in International Finance, the German Economy and German Language, Culture and Business...each of which will provide me with invaluable tools which will increase my knowledge of the fields of economics and finance.

Honestly, I hadn't been planning on studying abroad this summer, but a few weeks ago after receiving an email from my academic adviser (and mentor) Brad Wagner, I was introduced to the HISSEMA program and decided that it wasn't an opportunity to pass up. The fact that I didn't really have any specific summer programs, coupled with the thought this would make myself more marketable for graduate school, made it actually quite an easy decision. I had always thought that study abroad was something that I wanted to do, but lacked the explicit ambition to seek it out for myself, but when presented with the opportunity, I seized it. Also, not being fluent in any languages besides English, my options were always limited....luckily HISSEMA is conducted entirely in English!

My travel dates are July 14th through August 30th. Feel free/encouraged to check out http://www2.wiwi.uni-hannover.de/hissema.html?&L=1 for more information! I plan to blog every few days to keep my posts up to date......feel free to check back occasionally for notes/pictures or friend me on facebook for more updates.

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