Recommendations to future UM exchange students
Some of the recommendations that I would make to future University of Mannheim students is the following:
- Take advantage of Germany’s small size and travel with a Bahn Discount Card (purchase at any Deutsche Bahn central train station)
- Take part in unique national celebrations (i.e. Karneval, Oktoberfest, etc.)
- Take part in unique local celebrations (i.e. Maimarkt (early May), Dance into May (May 1st), Karneval festivities)
- Participate in all of the VISUM activities and trips (coordinated by the school organization)
- Utilize VISUM’s website for ideas for activities and the “good deals” around town they suggest
- Attend the faculty parties (i.e. in the Katacombs and the Schnekenhof)
- Seek out local food and drink (i.e. regional Flammkuchen, Currywurst mit Pommes, and wide array of German beers and wines!)
While this list is clearly not inclusive of all that a Uni of Mannheim exchange student should take part in, it is a start to getting really submerged into the culture of the Uni of Mannheim and Germany as a whole!