Hallo! My name is Alyssa, one of this year’s young ambassadors, and today I’ll be doing a takeover! I’m currently in my last semester at the University of California, Davis studying Psychology and German.
My experiences in Germany mark some of the most special times in my life. I first went as a Congress-Bundestag Youth Vocational scholar after high school. I spent a year living with host families in Bonn, Cologne, and in a small town near Heidelberg. I attended Gymnasium and completed a handful of internships, such as at a Montessori school and at the Bahnhofsmission in Heidelberg. As an 18-year-old, my time in Germany involved many firsts and many unforgettable memories.
After returning from my gap year, I became very involved in the German department at UC Davis, which also prompted me to add German as a double major. However, I still itched to return, and so I spent my fall semester in Berlin through the University of California Education Abroad Program (UCEAP). This experience was a more academic one in which I took both German immersion and Psychology courses at the Free University Berlin. I absolutely loved Berlin’s cultural hub, which was enriched by the diversity in the people and also the food!
If you have any questions or just want to chat about all things Germany and study abroad, feel free to comment or reach out!
@cbyxppp @uceap @ucdavis
