For the second week we dug deeper into course material in both respective courses. Specifically we examined more closely issues that a variety of governments are facing in terms of the economics of public health and what the possible solutions are as government budgets continue to shrink over time. The general consensus is that systems must become more efficient and that more efforts on prevention must be a part of the solution in order for individuals to use fewer expensive services over the course of their lifetime. We also had the chance to learn about international careers with a wonderful bbq on the lake on Tuesday and on Thursday the students visited the Meyer-Craft ship building yard where 2500 employees build customized, giant cruise ships. Its a family owned company and the students enjoyed the animated tour guide who has the energy of an 18 year old, but has been retired for many years from the company. Last, the students prepared for their visit to Paris (6 of the USI students plan to go, while 2 will stay in Germany and see Hamburg or Hannover).
I will be in Hamburg, which is the Harbor city and Germany´s second largest city overall behind Berlin.
Time is going quickly as we can see our time ending soon as we prepare for the final week and days of ISU 2011.
Namaste
Brandon
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