Days 4-6

Days 4-6 have see the students spend time cooking together in the evening (a wonderful meal); students getting lost in the Bermuda Triangle in the City Center; visiting one of the local public hospitals; and even the begging of ISU 2011 yoga classes (I particularly enjoy the Slovenian student who brings his coffee cup to yoga class; he takes sips in between poses). Students are not actively engaged in their courses (international public health or marketing; plus their German language and culture courses). Specifically, in my course we are examining strategies for dealing with future public healthcare strategies and how both the public and private sectors can work together to find a solution to these challenges. Enjoy the pics.
And food is even better this year here.

-Brandon

Europe 2011

Days 1-3 of the International Summer University in Osnabrueck, DE

The first few days of ISU 2011 included a wonderful welcome reception, nightwatchman tour of Osnabrueck, team building activities, and the beginning of lectures in International Public Health or International Marketing, Germany culture, and German language. The nightwatchman tour was particularly interesting learning about the 800 year history of Osnabrueck. A bonus for the night, was that the tour ended at 11:30pm in the city center, where the Wine festival was finishing. So students (and faculty) had the option to grab a snack or try some regional wine. Day 2 involved team building activities teaching students how to work together in groups with students from other countries. Day 3 began the first day of lecture for all courses and my lecture was off to a good start exploring public health in Germany and reviewing core concepts of public health.

Vacation

I took a week of vacation before I went to teach in Germany and traveled around Amsterdam and Barcelona with my friend Ken. We had a great time eating the local food, seeing the sights, walking for 15 miles a day, and enjoying the local night life. Especially nice was the go-car we rented in Barcelona. It's basically a three-wheeled scooter with two seats. It was crazy and I've got video to prove it.