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THE BRIDGE is expanding friendly transatlantic contacts

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Farewell Price!

In late summer, two young Americans said goodbye with a friendly “farewell” at the German-American club DIE BRÜCKE Gießen-Wetzlar. On the one hand, VDAC exchange student Price Watson left the university town in Central Hesse for his home state of Alabama after an eventful year. In addition to his studies at the Justus Liebig University, he was able to gain professional experience in the organization of choir festival events. On the other hand, Joshua Pietz from Wisconsin was said goodbye, who worked as an intern at ESE Engineering and Software Development for three months in the field of artificial intelligence.

Both were the first participants in the newly initiated transatlantic bridge internship program. The project manager Helmut Ott also thanked the two companies involved with the cultural organization Interkultur and the company ESE Engineering and Software Development. In particular, Interkultur President Günter Titsch and ESE Business Manager Daniel Pal were thanked for their generous support. In the last few months, numerous talks have been held with other Central Hessian companies, the Hessian State Chancellery, Hesse Trade & Invest, the local chambers of commerce and partners in the USA. The good contacts are to be expanded to benefit friendly relations between people on both sides of the Atlantic.

BRIDGE launches new internship program INTERKULTUR with partner companies

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New bridge program for young people! Bridge board member with responsibility for the new internship program Helmut Ott (on the right) with Interkultur President Günter Titsch (links) the first placement tag from the American Andrew Price Watson (Center); behind his new Intercultural colleagues, Project Manager Jelena Dannhauer (links, behind) and Julia Hoppe for the next three months

FERN FOREST / POHL HOME (rg / guardian / ger), The German-American Klub THE BRIDGE Gießen-Wetzlar can currently start with the US-American students Andrew Price Watson from Alabama the new bridge-internship program.

So far, the transatlantic club was already in the youth- and student exchange program in the Federation of German-American Clubs (VDAC) active. The Americans from the US southern state of Alabama took a three-month internship at the Kulturorganisatin INTERKULTUR in their headquarters in remote forest on. The charge of the internship program bridge board member Helmut Ott thanked for the successful negotiations with Inter cultural President, the Pohl Mannheim Günter Titsch for the possibility, offered to the young Americans the insight into the organization and execution of international choral festivals by the Central Hessian Cultural Enterprises. Watson is thrilled to Outlook, the importance it 11. International Johannes Brahms Choir Festival and Competition in Wernigerode in the resin 3. to 7. July 2019 to be used locally in the care of the jurors and thereby meet choirs from around the world. The young man is a musician and singer. His German language skills and knowledge he could expand into the musicology as an exchange student in the previous semester at the University of Giessen.

Despite Burger & What. not increased

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BRIDGE-exchange student Carina Thomys back from USA

Carina Thomys back into casting the BRIDGE-Stammtisch lecture
Carina Thomys back into casting the BRIDGE-Stammtisch lecture

CASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), "There you have desire to learn properly!"Said Carina Thomys the recent Stammtisch of the German-American Club Gießen-Wetzlar THE BRIDGE with even clearer enthusiasm after their return from their academic year in the US. There, the student from the University of Marburg learned for a year education and life across the Atlantic, due to a grant from the student exchange program of the Association of German-American Clubs (VDAC) through the bridge, know. You spoke before members and guests at the Hotel Köhler in Gießen.

The budding media scientist also reported strong friendships, they on the 1772 could constitute founded university campus in the eastern US. The support from the professors and the facilities vonTechnik, Service books and was there to exemplary high level. The study took it very seriously, underlined it. They have gained a lot of self-confidence to, because they could prove in a large auditorium and in presentations. They also learned in daily life the cultural differences between Germany and the US know. Especially in their travels around the country, they have seen a lot. Impressive was also the experienced hospitality in the families for them, the Germans also by the local club will maintained in Maryland. Thanks to the great university gym they have despite Burger, Turkey and Co. not increased, she said, laughing at the end of their entertaining presentation. Thanks to social media, they think continued contact with their new girlfriends and friends in the US.

Allison Haskins: „Das beste Jahr meines Lebens!”

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US-Studentin hatte gute Zeit in Gießen – Bridge farewell

War glücklich für ein Jahr in Gießen zu sein: Die Austauschstudentin aus den USA, Allison Haskins (Center) mit der der Studentenaustausch-Beauftragten Kerstin Ruppel (on the right) und Vorstandsmitglied Evi Schmadel vom Deutsch-Amerikanischen Klub DIE BRÜCKE Gießen-Wetzlar.
War glücklich für ein Jahr in Gießen zu sein: Die Austauschstudentin aus den USA, Allison Haskins (Center) mit der der Studentenaustausch-Beauftragten Kerstin Ruppel (on the right) und Vorstandsmitglied Evi Schmadel vom Deutsch-Amerikanischen Klub DIE BRÜCKE Gießen-Wetzlar.

CASTING / MEDIUM HESSE (rge/ger/rg), Als bestes Jahr ihres bisherigen Lebens, bezeichnete die US-Studentin Allison Haskins ihr Jahr in Gießen. Dieser Tage verabschiedeten sich die Mitglieder des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Klubs „DIE BRÜCKE“ Gießen-Wetzlar von der Studentin von der University of Alabama. Sie war durch ein Stipendium des Studentenaustauschprogramms des Verbandes Deutsch-Amerikanischer Clubs (VDAC), mit dem der mittelhessische Klub verbunden ist, für zwei Semester zum Studium an die Justus-Liebig-Universität gekommen. Betreut wurde sie dabei maßgeblich von der Brücke-Studentenbeauftragten Kerstin Ruppel, die ihr Land und Leute in und um Gießen mit den Klub-Mitgliedern näher brachte.

 

„Ich habe so viel erlebt.“ sagte Haskins beim Abschied und hob dabei neben der erlebten Gastfreundschaft in und um Gießen, die Feiern zum „Tag der Deutschen Einheit“, den Kölner Karneval und Silvester in der Hauptstadt Berlin als weitere besondere Erlebnisse in Deutschland hervor. Während des Studiums hatte sie Gelegenheit Kurse zu dem Themen interkultureller Kommunikation und internationale Migration sowie zur Literatur und deutschen Popkultur zu besuchen. Besonders das Zusammenkommen mit deutschen und internationalen Studenten in Gießen war für sie eine besondere Erfahrung. Gerade die Offenheit bei Diskussionen und Gesprächen beeindruckte sie. Von Weihnachtskultur bis hin zu aktuellen politischen Themen wurde dabei gesprochen. „Durch meine Erlebnisse in Deutschland und Europa habe ich viel über mich selbst, andere Menschen und die Welt gelernt.“ sagt sie heute. Dank der Unterstützung durch die Brücke, habe sie eine andere Kultur erleben können und heute neue Perspektiven im Blick auf die Welt. „Ich werde die Zeit in Gießen niemals vergessen.“ sagte sie vor ihrem Rückflug in die USA.

 

Inzwischen ist schon der neue Brücke-Austauschstudent in Gießen angekommen. Patrick Elsworth lebt in Washinton DC und kommt vom Oberlin College in Ohio an die Justus-Liebig-Universität. Dort besuchte er nach der Ankunft bereits den ersten Lehrgang zur Einführung. Zurück aus den USA ist inzwischen die deutsche Austauschstudentin Carina Thomys. Sie war für ein Jahr an der University of Deleware und wird beim Brücke-Stammtisch am Mittwoch, the 7. Oktober um 19.30 Uhr im Hotel Köhler von ihren Erlebnissen berichten.

 

BRIDGE-bye: U.S. student from Ohio will miss German culture and truss

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Shannon Wilson goes back to America

Bridge-adoption in the USA! Kerstin Ruppel (Student Representative, links), Roger Schmidt (President) and Vice Günther Schmadel (on the right) adopted at the bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting the US-student, Shannon Wison and gave her to commemorate a JLU-Shirt.
Bridge-adoption in the USA! Kerstin Ruppel (Student Representative, links), Roger Schmidt (President) and Vice Günther Schmadel (on the right) adopted at the bridge-Stammtisch at the Hotel Köhler in casting the US-student, Shannon Wison and gave her to commemorate a JLU-Shirt.

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. Continue reading BRIDGE-bye: U.S. student from Ohio will miss German culture and truss →