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| HometoGo office |
Up
bright and early, and a train ride to a field trip seems to be the trend for
Berlin. Today, we took a trip to visit a small company by the name of
“HometoGo”. They identify as a member of the 90 billion dollar vacation rental
market, of which Europe holds 27 billion. It was really cool to see how relaxed
the work environment was at HometoGo compared to the larger companies that
we’ve visited on this trip. All of the employees were in jeans and t-shirts.
After the visit, my classmate Ally
and I went to Subway! I know what you’re thinking. Why would I eat American
food while I’m in Germany?! Truth is, I miss home a little bit, and there’s
nothing like a little taste of it to make you appreciate where you come from.
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| Bored at Darren's interview |
A little bit later, we went back into the
field. We first went to find stores for my partner Darren’s research project. Afterwards,
we took a 30-minute trip to interview
with my second dance apparel store in Berlin. When we got there, I was bummed
to find out that they were closed for the holidays! I’m thinking however, what
holiday could it be. I asked a woman selling strawberries down the road if she
had known about a holiday. She replied,” I think it is a school holiday for
them.” I know that dance schools usually take the summer off because kids are
out of school, but I never heard of an apparel store doing so. I’ll have to do
some more research and get to the bottom of this one.
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| Le Ballet |
