Vorlesungsbetrieb und Roadtrip San Diego

வெளியிடப்பட்டது: 11.09.2016

After the great weekend with the trip to Sedona, it got serious on the following Monday and the lecture operation began. I have four courses, each with 6 credits: Econometrics, Money and Banking, Corporate Managerial Finance, and Consumer Behavior. Studying here is completely different from my university in Konstanz. Much smaller classes (maximum 25 people), generally lower level, and above all a different teaching style. So we don't just take one exam at the end of the semester like in Germany, but 3-4 exams per subject spread over the semester, plus a lot of homework, which counts a lot in the final grade like attendance. What I really like are the many projects and group work, finally some practical relevance and above all the relationship between professor and student. This is much more personal than with us, you can talk to the professor anytime and the teachers always have an open ear, help wherever they can. For example, my finance professor has already invited me to an NBA game in Phoenix, which would be impossible in Germany. In general, Americans are a very friendly people, open-minded, and you can immediately start a conversation with a stranger. Unfortunately, there are also things like the gun law (I already mentioned that you can buy guns in the supermarket) and the wastefulness of everything, which I really dislike.

After the first real week at university and already the first extended weekend (Monday was the American Labor Day), our next road trip was already on the program, this time with the destination San Diego on the Pacific coast near Mexico, where we visited Karo, our acquaintance from the round trip through California. My roommate Zane and the other two "Konstanzer" Eva were also with us, and after a long 9-hour drive through the deserts of Arizona and California, we finally reached San Diego.


The evening took us to Pacific Beach and then to a small beach bonfire where we got to know some international students from San Diego State and got to eat very, very good marshmallow sandwiches. Since we were still hungry, we also had the first burritos and tacos, for which San Diego is very famous (rightfully so) due to its proximity to Mexico. On Saturday, after a somewhat uncomfortable overnight stay in the car, we drove towards downtown and the harbor. The sailing festival taking place this weekend was quite exciting, where we could admire some large old sailing ships and as a special highlight, a World War II submarine and a gigantic US Navy aircraft carrier. In addition, the US police tried to improve their image with a stand, so we could try on bulletproof vests and sit in the armored police car.








In the afternoon, we continued to one of the most beautiful beaches in San Diego, Coronado Beach, where we stayed until sunset.



In the evening, our destination was the famous wooden roller coaster at Pacific Beach, so much fun, before we again enjoyed the wonderful burritos of San Diego :D

We spent the second night a little outside at Torrey Pines Beach, the morning view is definitely worth it:















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