Hi, I am Marie and I am one of the exchange students that are in Corvallis for one year through the Baden Württemberg program. Back at my home university in Tübingen I majored in Plant Physiology and had several minors. Here I don’t really know what I am doing! I came to OSU and discovered that most of the classes offered on the internet are not up to date anymore, and so I am just jumping between departments. I had studied in Tübingen for three years, and when I return I hope to be done with my diploma in about a year and a half.My hobbies and interests are wide spread, but unfortunately there is not always time for all of them. I also love to eat, especially chips, and for that there is always time!

German Punctuality!
During the Christmas break, my boyfriend, Toralf and I were traveling with Amtrak along the West Coast. We visited many interesting places and going by train was fun and convenient. Our last destination was LA, and when it was time to return to Corvallis I assumed that the train would leave at 1pm. At 9:30am I checked out tickets and discovered that our train left at 10:15. I jumped up and screamed, thinking that my heart would stop. Toralf, as always, stayed calm. We packed up our stuff, checked out, and ran to the metro stop. We arrived at the station three minutes before our train was to leave, so I ran to the service desk and asked the man, “Excuse me, I am really late but I need to get to train #13! Could you help me please?” The man smiled at me and said, “ Happy New Year!” Oops, I forgot that. “Oh yes,” I said, “Happy New Year, could you please help me now?” The man laughed and said, “relax, you are not late, the train is late and these people are waiting for it to arrive!”