For week three (the final week), students spent Monday through Wednesday finishing their course specialization (public health, marketing, or business), took their exams in their specialization, Germany in Europe, and German language. On Monday and Wednesday students had a chance to visit a local indoor pool/water park in the evening. Students were surprised at the quality of the facilities at the water park and were excited to return on Wednesday evening. The weather has been very fair in our time in Osnabruck (it rains every other day), but their is very little humid and the low temp is about 55F and the highs range from 63-75F.
On Tuesday, public health students had a chance to visit a local private hospital in Osnabruck. The facilities were very comparable to the USA without the excessive construction/rooms/amenities that many modern hospitals have, which explains partly why they are not having as much difficulty in managing health care costs. A private wing is available at the hospital for the wealthy who have private health insurance (about 10% of the German population).
Thursday we head to Essen, the culture capital of Germany, for a day trip. Friday we finish with international culture presentations and in the evening the farewell dinner/reception will be held at a nearby restaurant/brewery outside of Osnabruck. Saturday we depart early (7:45am) for the airport and return to Indy at 8:17pm local time (2:17am in Osnabruck).
But we still have a few days to finish our intercultural experience.
Namaste,
Brandon
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