My semester in ENGR103 has been a great experience. I have learned many things about cultures that I didn't know, such as the fact that engineers in different countries have different philosophies, strategies and mindsets. For example, when we learned about the Chunnel project, I was intrigued by the conflict in engineering styles between the French, who were more theoretical and liked to plan ahead, and the British, who improvised more and solved each problem as it came to them. I also learned about the many opportunities for study abroad that Purdue offers, and how they could be beneficial to my career as an engineer. Taking this class has made me want to pursue things in my career that I had not thought about before. In high school, I did not think much about studying abroad. I knew a transfer student from England who went to my school, and judging from how he felt I came to the conclusion that, while studying abroad would be a nice thing to experience once in my life, I would probably feel too out of place in a new country. However, since taking ENGR103, I have changed my mind and decided that I want to study abroad at least once in my college career, preferably in a country where the predominant language is not English. Overall, ENGR103 has been a great eye-opening experience for me in terms of both my engineering career and my personal thoughts and interests.
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