After an all night flight, the students arrive in Munich where they will stay

overnight before proceeding to Lindau. Venturing into the old city, the

The next day on the bus to Lindau, Roland Hirsch provides a travelogue

on the Germany countryside. A view of the Alps is a bonus.

We finally arrive at our home away from home in Lindau, the small but charming Vis-A-Vis Hotel.

On Sunday evening, the American students host a networking meeting for

approximately 50 other students from countries such as Pakistan, Israel,

Maggie Connatser engages some Pakistani students in conversation.

The Sunday meeting included a buffet of German food.

American and Israeli students discuss their research.

Conversations among similar international groups continued until midnight.

students are able to start practicing their German and dealing with foreign currency.

Some students visited the Deutsches Museum, the largest science and technology musuem

in the world. Shown here is the Marienplatz, the center of Old Munich.

Germany, Belarus, Russia, and the Czech Republic.