A cultural experience: Germany meets Utah

9 September, 2016 Cedar City, UT

Kristin Plesch, a senior student at SUU brings Germany to Utah. Kristin, who
is originally from Germany but has been studying at SUU for the last three
years, created a project that shared German culture with interested students.
Additionally, she worked as a guide for one of her American friends, who
visited her in Germany in the summer of 2014. Kristin, who says about
herself that she has learned a lot during her time in America wanted to give
something back to all the people who have made her time at SUU
unforgettable.
In 2014 her friend Hailey had visited Kristin in Germany during summer
break. For eight weeks the girls explored German culture together and
visited various famous places in Germany, such as the Jewish Museum in
Berlin, the German Bundestag, and Heidelberg castle. After returning to
Utah many of Kristins and Haileys friends wanted to learn more about the
experience they had made in Germany. Kristin decided to arrange some
meetings with all the students who were interested in Germany. Four to five
students participated in each of these meetings which were held during
March and April 2016. The group talked about German and American culture
and traditions, and the similarities and differences that can be found when
living in those two countries. Many very interesting discussions arose and
some of the American students actually learned some basic German
expressions.
This project was initiated by the Global Engagement Center and the EDGE
program. This program encourages students to create their own project, in
this case with a global background. The EDGE program is divided in three
classes which each prepare and support the student in developing an
individual project.

Contact Information:
Kristin Plesch
Phone (435)327-0921
Email: kplesch@web.de