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