After all the planning, all the classes, all the preparation, and for me, all the correcting of papers, it’s time to travel to Germany.
This is the sixth trip for students in the School of Communication. We’ve been to London, Ireland, Toronto, Prague and Italy. The Ireland and Italy trips featured visits to a number of cities, and we’re doing the same this year, stopping in Berlin and Munich and a quick trip to Salzburg.
Why travel? It makes history come alive, for one, and it broadens students’ (and this faculty member’s) world knowledge. I’ve enjoyed every single trip and the company of my students and fellow faculty. Germany has been at or near the top of my travel bucket list for years. We’ve had great previews through visitors to our classes, the students’ research and a tour of Pittsburgh’s German neighborhood, Troy Hill, led by the wonderful Helen Sobehart, this spring term. Plus the trip to Teutonia Mannerchor, a vibrant and longtime German society on Pittsburgh’s North Side, gave us a great preview of German food and culture. We want to go back for Oktoberfest there to tell them our stories.
And we hope to tell our trip’s stories through these blogs and the stories on our website. Kudos to our 11 students making the trip and my two fellow faculty members, David Fabilli and Aimee-Marie Dorsten, for coming along. I love to travel and and passionate about ensuring our students have that chance, too. Watch for our work … and for any Point Park students reading these blogs out there, think about joining us next year!
Auf wiedersehen, Pittsburgh!
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