It’s time to pack my bags!

I really enjoyed my semester here, because this period was full of traveling, new experiences and new people! My learning experience was very positive too. All of my instructors were very helpful, and the courses were very interesting and interactive. From my point of view this is a great place for exchange students, the Erasmus life means here a great experience, which everybody should have!

To sum up I would like to add this semester was a big challenge for me, but it was a very valuable experience. After a half a year of living abroad I have improved in many ways. I am sure that in the future I can use these new experiences. Of course I really enjoyed meeting German and foreign people too, who quickly became my friends. And last but not least I enjoyed Remagen life! Remagen is a very nice town!! I would like to thank everybody who made my stay here unforgettable! I am sure that this will not be the last time that I’m here at RAC! I will come back! I would recommend Remagen to everybody who asks me!

I will really miss you!

Gabi

Goodbye

RheinAhrCampus is a rather international university with a lot of foreign students. As a result you can hear many different languages. When I came here I could not speak a word of German and now I can understand and write in German (not perfectly but my skills have improved a lot), thanks to the German classes offered for foreign students.

My experiences are very positive both from the campus environment and the courses as well. I would definitely recommend RheinAhrCampus to everyone. It was a very positive experience which helped me not only in the language and social aspects but also to expand my horizons and understand different cultures and ways of thinking.

Best wishes from

Io

Final Get-Together

Hello, this is Jochen again. The semester has just finished. Everybody is about to leave for home! Our time together is all over now! So Mark and I decided to organize an evening out in Bonn.

At first we went to Telekom Dome to attend a EuroChallenge game between Telekom Baskets Bonn and Szolnoki Olaj (the Hungarian basketball champion). It is a very nice place with a good atmosphere. We had a lot of fun. The pompom girls were very attractive and we met a Hungarian family. The Baskets won 89-75.

Afterwards we had an appointment with Io at Bonn Hbf. Unfortunately Gabi couldn’t come with us. We went to the Tacos Bar (don’t imagine Tacos Bar paid me for this advertisment!!). They have good cocktails but I couldn’t drink... I had to drive. In spite of this, we had a great time together and we won’t ever forget it.

Thank you, RheinAhrCampus!!

Sports and Travelling

Hey there,

This semester is coming to the end, but luckily it`s not completely over. After I celebrated Christmas and New Year’s Eve at home, I soon got back to Germany to take some exams, and to enjoy my remaining time. For instance I visited a local basketball game in Bonn, where the host team has beaten the Hungarian Champion. What a pity! We were also very excited about the recent water polo and handball European Championship, which we watched almost every day together. It`s interesting to see, how strong ties can be become to nationalities via sports.

I have also travelled a lot in the recent weeks. Koblenz, Bonn or Köln are very convenient to visit. These can be reached with not more than one hour’s travelling, and also they are free with our student card. Deutsche Bahn also provide some special offers, but if not, do not hesitate to search for “Mitfahrgelegenheit”, people offering a place in their private cars. I used it to get back from Dortmund, and it was completely fine. By the way, the winter here is not like in the polar regions, so until recently it’s been mostly above zero degrees, which means that we have to give up snow, and our warm and ugly coats as well. It is perfect weather for travelling, isn`t it?

Greets,
Mark

My "Cercle de francais" at RheinAhrCampus

I have been living in Germany for three months now. My German and my English are getting better and better!! The German way of life doesn’t have any secrets for me anymore!!

Now I help RAC Students, who didn’t have the opportunity yet to discover the French way of life, to practice and to improve their French. Indeed, we meet on Wednesdays from 1:15 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. for the “Cercle de français”. This is an occasion to meet people who love France, and to discuss topical subjects, cultural subjects, or to read French newspapers. For example, the subjects discussed go from the French school system to cinema, via French table traditions or the image that French people have abroad.

I appreciate meeting people who are interested in French culture, and I feel helpful and useful. What a pleasure to meet each week the same people again!!

Cheers from Jochen Djamel

Rhein AhrCampus Experiences

RheinAhrCampus forms a square which gives you the impression of hugging you and involving you in all campus activities. Life passes quietly and creatively while everything runs smoothly. University is full of friendly young people willing to help you and talk to you. Professors are close to us and helping us with our problems and uncertainties.
Apart from learning new things and expanding my scientific knowledge, I have learnt how a foreign University operates which is much different than mine. In addition, I am meeting every day people not only from Germany but from all over the world which opens my horizons and makes me more open-minded. I am getting familiar also with the German culture which is much different from mine.

In the beginning, I had difficulties in interacting with German people but now I am getting into their way of thinking. Even if my German is very poor everybody speaks perfect English and I do not feel like an outsider. Of course, with the German courses and everyday use of the language, my ability of communicating gets better and better.

Greetings from Io

Hallo!

It`s Mark again, just after the first half semester closing and the world famous Kölner Karneval, where two million people celebrated together. The reason of the celebration is still unclear for me, but it was fun, because almost everyone got some fancy dress. I was a cowboy, which was a quite good decision, because contrary of so many Top-Gun pilots, and police officers, I felt myself like a special one.

Before the carnival, I visited a Champions League game in Leverkusen, and also a local Kölner football match. Yes, there are so many good teams in this area, so I have a great variety of choices thanks to the prosperous German football. Apart from the football part, which is obviously an indispensable part of my foreign semester, I have learned a lot as well. During the course of International Business Simulation we set up a simulated company, which offers online consultancy services. I occupied the Vice-President seat in this firm, so I have experienced so many obstacles and challenges, which my colleagues and I had to cope with to become more successful. Luckily, we did our job very well, so our customers were quite satisfied.
Furthermore, I also organized and took part in Managing Cultural Diversity, a weekend intensive seminar where around 14 different nations were represented. We participated in various workshops, where we were able to practice what we had learned before. I am looking forward to see the Christmas period here in the Mittel-Rhein region.

Greets,
Mark

2 Months!

Hey it's Jochen here...already 2 months in Remagen! Time flies! But I feel very good here.

As regards the courseseverything is also well. The courses are interesting and the professors arereally good. In my opinion the course "Inter-cultural Communication“ is very instructive and enriching. I alsoattend Master's degree courses of the Sports Management programme in the Germanlanguage. It is good but more difficult and that asks for more work. Howeverthey help me to progress quickly.

Moreover I have written my first examination thisweek. It was the examination of "Human Resource Management" (Master'sdegree). Even if I needed the dictionary it was less difficult than I thought!

Happy Fall!!

Hey guys it's Megan here, I can’t believe it’s already fall! I am loving thisfall weather; mostly the colors of the trees and the sunsets… The weather is ofcourse a little bit colder than I am used to but it’s not hard to keep warm ifI wear the right sort of clothing!

The first half semester was very busy and Ilearned a lot. Toward the end of the semester I attended the MCD Seminar oncampus and it was very interesting. Avariety of speakers from different universities around the world were there tomake presentations. I have to say itwas not at all like the typical seminars which I have attended before. Everyonewho attended took part in small workshops that were very entertaining and Ilearned about many things to expect while traveling to different countries.

I am spending part of my internship in the Sprachlaborwhich is great because I have the opportunity to help students with theirEnglish if needed. It also helps me to learn because I have the opportunity to speak German with them as well :-)