Shannon Wilson goes back to America
CASTING / WETZLAR / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), July 2014, Last October 2013 came the US-American Shannon Wilson through a VDAC-scholarship of the German-American Club "The Bridge" Gießen-Wetzlar as an exchange student at the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen. At the end of her 10-month stay, she said the last bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting to the members and new friends in the university town of "Good Bye!“. They talked about their impressions and experiences as US-American woman in Germany and the University as a student.
Economics and German were here, as Green at their home university at the Bowling University in Ohio, their subjects. So they took include courses in monetary policy and International Business. These days they completed the final exams. She used during this period but also the possibility in German to deal with Goethe's "Faust" and Büchner's "Dante's death". "In addition I have in the USA at the University no chance." Said the young student. Not so simple, as in the United States it was, to get to know here in Germany people, However, it has been found. In their homeland lived on campus all students together. That makes it easier to establish contacts and to have short paths in the Uni. The lecturers at the JLU Giessen they are all certified friendliness and helpfulness. "It has helped me immediately, when I had questions. "Your German they could significantly improve, she is happy. The central location casting they also used to travel across Europe. So she visited Italy, France, Holland and had to detour in neighboring Morocco in Africa. Mittelhessen she finds great. In particular, the half-timbered towns Grünberg, Butzbach, Lich, Marburg and Wetzlar have it done to her. So etwas, like the Oktoberfest in Munich and the numerous Christmas markets they had not previously experienced such, she admitted. Kerstin Ruppel, the bridge-student representative, as well as numerous members had helped her, their way in casting and the near and far environment. "Thank you for that!"She says, smiling. She met there also a German friend. She would like to stay here, because the German culture will miss her very much, she admits. You still looking for an internship in the Rhine-Main region and Central Hesse in a business organization. If it still works, maybe they extended to August also their stay in Germany. A great compliment for the German hosts is definitely, find the bridge-President Roger Schmidt and Günther Schmadel. Together with Ruppel they gave the young exchange student from the USA T-Shirt of the Giessen University as a reminder of the wonderful time in Central Hesse. Soon will come with Allison Drake Haskins of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, a new exchange student to the bridge after casting. From Mittelhessen then goes for a year Carina Thomys at the University of Deleware.
