{"id":13694,"date":"2016-08-17T20:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T20:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/?p=13694"},"modified":"2024-01-30T11:48:37","modified_gmt":"2024-01-30T16:48:37","slug":"a-summer-in-europe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/","title":{"rendered":"SPC International Student&#8217;s Summer in Europe"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Time also hits you in the face when you suddenly realize that summer is over and fall classes have already started. So I decided to take a look back at my\u00a0amazing summer 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Even though\u00a0I was taking a full load of summer classes, I still managed to squeeze in a &#8220;quick&#8221; trip to Europe over summer break. Thankfully, my classes were online and so I was able to finish my final assignments during the 9-hour plane ride and stops in NYC and Amsterdam.<\/p>\n<p>For those who do not know me, you can learn a little bit more about me <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/guten-tag-germany\/\">here<\/a>. But in short, I&#8217;m an international student from Germany in SPC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13698 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-3-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"FullSizeRender (3) 2\" width=\"186\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-3-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-3-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-3-2.jpg 1389w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 186px) 100vw, 186px\" \/><\/a>Elementary Education program. The highest priority\u00a0on my itinerary for this year&#8217;s trip to Europe was &#8220;family and friends time&#8221; in my quaint hometown in Germany called Celle. However, it is equally as important to me to continue exploring and traveling, so also on my itinerary were trips to Dubrovnik (Croatia), Vienna (Austria) and some smaller towns in Germany. Read along to learn more about my impressions.<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">Dubrovnik<\/h6>\n<p>My first trip brought me to Dubrovnik, a town in Southern Croatia that is famous for its historic Old Town. Some may recognize this city from the TV show Game of Thrones, which has brought lots of tourism to the &#8220;King&#8217;s Landing&#8221;. But Dubrovnik has much more to offer than any TV show could ever show. I fell in love with the small alleys, the smell of tasty food from the many small restaurants and cafes and the overwhelming beauty of the old buildings.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-13694 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/fullsizerender-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/img_5486\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5486-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/fullsizerender-004\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/FullSizeRender-004-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center\">Wien (Vienna)<\/h6>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13707 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_58742\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_58742.jpg 1631w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>My next stop brought me to Vienna. The capital of Austria has been the residence for many famous people such as Mozart, Beethoven, and Sigmund Freud. I&#8217;m not a historian, nor \u00a0an architect, but I can say, without a\u00a0doubt, that Vienna has one of the most beautiful buildings and palaces I have ever seen, such as the\u00a0Sch\u00f6nbrunn Palace, the Hofburg, and the Opera House. Another (culinary) highlight of this trip was eating an original Wiener Schnitzel &#8211; my all time favorite dish. On a side note: what made exploring this city extra fun was getting around on a bike, it also allowed me to see as much of the city as\u00a0one possibly could during a 2-day stay.<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-13694 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/img_5878\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5878-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/img_5773\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773-128x128.jpg 128w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5773.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/a-summer-in-europe\/img_5911\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-32x32.jpg 32w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-64x64.jpg 64w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-96x96.jpg 96w, https:\/\/blog.spcollege.edu\/international\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2016\/08\/IMG_5911-128x128.jpg 128w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>When you ask people what their hobbies are, you will most likely get answers like\u00a0fishing, biking, or reading. I made it my hobby to travel the world. But for me traveling is more than just going places. For me it means to \u00a0try new things, to meet new people, to explore other cultures and to learn a\u00a0little bit more about myself with every step that I take. I&#8217;m very thankful for the time I got to spent with my family and friends, and the places I got to visit, and I&#8217;m looking forward to so many more adventures that still lie ahead of me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Time flies when you&#8217;re having fun.&#8221; Time also hits you in the face when you suddenly realize that summer is over and fall classes have already started. So I decided to take a look back at my\u00a0amazing summer 2016. 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