Grüß Gott!I am a full-time undergraduate student double majoring in Mechanical Engineering and Foreign Language & Literature with a concentration in German at the University of Alabama. I am involved with the Two Steps Ahead: International German Student Exchange Program, as well as the STEM Path to the MBA Program through UA's Honors College. I am B1-Fluency level certified in German through the Goethe Institute and always look for opportunities to improve my language skills. In the spring and summer of 2023, I studied abroad at the Hochschule Esslingen in Baden-Württemberg, which is just outside Stuttgart. There I studied to learn more about the German language and culture alongside automotive engineering. Now, back in the U.S., I have completed 3 back-to-back Co-Op terms with Mercedes Benz U.S. International in Vance, Alabama. So far, I have had the chance to see what it's like to work in Quality and Electrical Engineering departments at the plant and I am looking forward to seeing what career opportunities the future holds after I complete my undergraduate (and potentially graduate) studies.