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DAAD Undergraduate Profile: Mark Chaiyakul |
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Mark from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, was a research assistant at the Institute of Immunology and Virology at the University of Wuerzburg from June to December 2006.
I was on a self-developed exchange program at the University of Wuerzburg, which is situated in the northwest corner of Bavaria, the “Beer State” of Germany. Although almost everyone at the research institute could speak English (since the international language for science is English), I had to learn a little bit of German in order to ‘survive’ outside of work because Germans do speak German. In any case, it was fun learning a new language.
Besides working full-time at the institute, I had the opportunity to travel extensively around Germany, especially in Bavaria since traveling within the state is much cheaper than between states.
The World Cup Experience at various Beer Gardens.
The Marienburg and the vineyards surrounding the city of Wuerzburg.
The Castle Ruins in Heidelberg.
The Neuschwanstein near Fuessen.
The Beautiful Zugspitze.
The Weinachtmarkt in Nurnberg.
The old city of Rothenburg o Tauber.
The Chateau of Werningerode in the Harz Mountain region.
The grand reconstruction of the old town Dresden.
Love Parade in Berlin.
Bathing in the hot springs in Baden Baden.
Visiting the port town of Hamburg.
The skyscrapers in Frankfurt.
Oktoberfest in Munich.
To name just a few.
All these traveling experiences, coupled with new friends, both German and International, made in Germany, made my experience in Germany unforgettable and priceless. Lastly, I also had the chance to meet my German cousin and aunt for the first time in the city of Munich, giving me more reasons to learn German because my cousin doesn’t speak much English.
Of course, all these memories and experience would not be attainable without the financial assistance from the DAAD and I truly appreciate what the organization offered. Another chapter of my life came to a close, but I had something to cherish for the rest of my life. Hopefully, I will have the chance to return to Germany to visit the beautiful country, the friends I made, and my German cousin again. The only difference next time is that I would be able to converse with them in German instead of English.
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