Thursday, March 5, 2020
Since
the
beginning
of
February,
Aynur
Huang
is
studying
abroad
at
the
University
of
Mannheim.
She
is
currently
pursuing
a
Joint
Master
of
Arts
in
Intercultural
German
Studies:
a
program
which
awards
you
with
an
equal
degree
from
two
universities,
the
University
of
Waterloo
in
Canada
and
the
Universität
Mannheim
in
Germany.
Aynur
has
special
attachments
to
Baden-Württemberg
because
she
lived
in
Freiburg
(the
breathtaking
city
in
the
Black
Forest)
as
a
child
and
later
returned
to
the
city
as
an
exchange
student
in
her
bachelor’s
degree.
Hence,
she
really
appreciated
the
opportunity
to
come
back
to
Germany
once
again,
living
and
studying
in
a
different
city.
Her
life
in
Mannheim
includes
visiting
old
friends,
attending
cultural
events,
taking
thought-provoking
courses,
as
well
as
meeting
lots
of
new
people.
Although
studying
abroad
has
its
obstacles,
she
believes
that
such
challenges
enable
one
to
reflect
on
oneself
from
various
perspectives.
Academically,
Aynur
likes
the
autonomy
that
students
have
at
German
universities.
She
is
taking
two
seminar
courses
in
philosophy
and
two
other
courses
in
German
literature
this
semester.
Such flexibility
and
interdisciplinarity
of
the
course
selection
are
well-suited
for
her
research
interests. Aynur
says
that
she
is
very
grateful
for
this
experience;
she
has
no
doubt
that
the
city
and
all
the
people
she
meets
will
occupy
a
special
place
in
her
heart.