{"id":3299,"date":"2017-06-29T10:59:44","date_gmt":"2017-06-29T15:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/?p=3299"},"modified":"2017-06-29T10:59:44","modified_gmt":"2017-06-29T15:59:44","slug":"willkommen-from-leipzig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/","title":{"rendered":"Willkommen from Leipzig!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>COBA students studying abroad in Leipzig, Germany, continued their coursework and site visits this week. Pictured below is the group on a typical Thursday morning sitting in a Financial Management class from\u00a0<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">9:00 am<\/span><\/span> &#8211; n<span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">oon<\/span><\/span>\u00a0in Leipzig.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-3299 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-2.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>During breaks, the group has met and had the opportunity to visit with refugees from Syria and Iraq. \u00a0The refugees are taking an intensive German class so they can live and work here in Germany.<\/p>\n<div><span class=\"aBn\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Wednesday,<\/span><\/span> the group went to Social Impact Leipzig, an early-stage incubator for social entrepreneurship ventures.\u00a0 Their host was Jennifer Pauli.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-3299 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-4.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-3.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>She showed the group around the location, which is primarily shared office space for firms that are participating in the incubator program. \u00a0Then they heard pitches from some of the firms that are currently in the program.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-3299 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-7.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/2017\/06\/29\/willkommen-from-leipzig\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6-490x368.jpg 490w, https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/files\/2017\/06\/leipzig-day-3-pic-6.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div>One of the pitches was given by Mike from Night Bank. \u00a0His firm is similar to AirB&amp;B, but with a socially minded twist. \u00a0People with unused rooms donate them to Night Bank for a specified number of nights. \u00a0Night Bank books tourists and guests in the rooms and charges them a fee. \u00a0Night Bank then uses 90% of the fees they collect to support aid projects around the world. \u00a0One recent project was a water collection tower in Kenya. \u00a0The person who donates their room to rent gets to select the project they would like their fees to support.<\/div>\n<p>We&#8217;ll continue to blog about the adventures of our group in Leipzig as their time starts to wind down and another group travels to Asia. Keep checking back and share this blog with your friends!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>COBA students studying abroad in Leipzig, Germany, continued their coursework and site visits this week. Pictured below is the group on a typical Thursday morning sitting in a Financial Management class from\u00a09:00 am &#8211; noon\u00a0in Leipzig. During breaks, the group has met and had the opportunity to visit with refugees from Syria and Iraq. \u00a0The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5020,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[818,6633,2750,496,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-academics","category-coba-faculty","category-current-students","category-study-abroad","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5020"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3299"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3315,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3299\/revisions\/3315"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3299"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3299"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.acu.edu\/coba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3299"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}