Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyReflections on BerlinBerlin, the culminating city of our trip, was an amazing way to wrap up our course and travels. I felt that each city we visited and the…Jun 22, 2023Jun 22, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyIndustry Site Visits in HamburgInto Week 3 we go and on to Berlin! Our class just boarded our ICE Train to Berlin although delayed, we are making our way and leaving…Jun 12, 2023Jun 12, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyForging Through FreiburgAs I sit on our ICE train to Hamburg and reflect on our second city, Freiburg, I reflect on our few days in the Green City and our…Jun 8, 2023Jun 8, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyStarting in StuttgartUpon arriving in Germany, I had many preconceptions and feelings about the adventure I was about to have. I was nervous, excited, and…Jun 4, 2023Jun 4, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyGrappling with Identity: The Ethnic, Political, and SocialThe narratives and experiences of “new Germans” resonated with me as I struggle to grapple with my own ethnic and political identity as…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyReflection on “Ostalgie”Last class, Professor Wong hosted a discussion with Professor Ina Gamila, who was born in Saxony in 1981 before the Berlin Wall came down…Apr 16, 2023Apr 16, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyThe 9-Euro TicketTransportation is an aspect of sustainable development. Germany grapples with the dilemma of being dependent on the auto industry for…Apr 15, 2023Apr 15, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyThe German Information, Communications, and Technology IndustryUtilizing the Atlas of Economic Complexity to analyze Germany’s economic structure, market dynamics, and strategy space, I was able to…Mar 22, 2023Mar 22, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyThe ever-increasing carbon footprint of communicationWhen we first learned about Jevon’s Paradox in class, my first thought immediately went to the use of the internet and computer devices as…Mar 10, 2023Mar 10, 2023
Ashley Muranaka-ToolsieinSustainable GermanyNuclear Power and the GreensIn class we have been learning about Energiewende, or Germany’s transition into a carbon- and nuclear-free energy system by year 2045…Mar 8, 2023Mar 8, 2023
