![]() ![]() Munich is a vibrant city with a rich culture, beer festivals and nature. Servus! Going on exchange to our neighbours in the East may not seem as challenging as going to a country farther away, but this is not the case. We are currently studying at Linköping University in Sweden, the country of fika, IKEA, and queueing. We are Kari Luijt (Human Technology Interaction), Kobi Delahay (Operations Management & Logistics), and Irne Verwijst (Data Science & Artificial Intelligence). In a city that nobody knows and that nobody can pronounce correctly, we are spending our Erasmus experience together. This is where we aim to figure out the universe’s deepest secrets and spend a lot of time waiting in line at the grocery store, of course. As an electrical engineering intern, I’ve embarked on a four-month journey within this hub of scientific excellence. On the Swiss-French border, near Geneva, lies CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, renowned globally for its groundbreaking work in particle physics. Not as nice as the roof terrace of Het Walhalla or De Salon (which I sometimes miss a bit), but with a view of the Fernsehturm and the Spree, which makes up for a lot. There is a good chance that you will have to deal with Germans in your later professional life, as Germany is the Netherlands' largest trading partner.Īt the end, there were drinks on the roof terrace. After all, many German students study in the Netherlands, but relatively few Dutch students study in Germany, even though it really is a different experience. ![]() The embassy would like to interest more Dutch youngsters in doing an internship or study in Germany. The main topic of the day was 'reasons to study in Germany'. EmbassyĪt the embassy, a meeting was organised for Dutch students currently in Germany for education, exchange or internship. ![]() Provided you buy your train tickets on time, the prices are acceptable. Public transport in Germany in the cities and between cities is just fine, and comparable to the Netherlands. I had also had an invitation to a meeting and drinks at the Dutch embassy in Berlin, and trains go there as well. ![]() There are many great places to reach from the Black Forest such as Strasbourg and Karlsruhe but also Munich, which is less than 4 hours away by train. See the main photo taken on the Hornisgrinde (1160m). The first month I really had to train to be able to climb higher than 200 altimeters at all at once, but things are getting better and better and even the summit of the highest mountain in the region has now been reached by me. As you might guess, cycling is one of my hobbies that I can indulge in abundantly here. The Black Forest is a true cycling paradise with steep climbs (18% is not funny), beautiful landscapes and endless vines. Everyone speaks and understands basic English, but you have an edge if you try in German first, and only switch to English when you can't make it out. In my presence, people also switch to ‘Hochdeutsch’ at social events, although for some (and myself) this is difficult after 4 beers. At the office however, ‘Hochdeutsch’ (Standard German, the one that Dutch students 'learn' in high school) is spoken and is easy to follow for me. For instance, they often greet each other informally with “Salli”, a kind of corruption of the French Salut. “Salli”īecause France is so close, the spoken dialect, Badisch, is a kind of mix between French and German. Therefore it is actually nice weather during the entire internship period. As the village is situated in the valley between the Black Forest and the Vosges Mountains in France, it creates a kind of wind tunnel. The weather is also completely different from that in the Netherlands. ![]()
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