In 2020, during my studies in mechanical engineering with a focus on renewable energy at the Berliner Hochschule für Technik, I participated in a project that would unknowingly shape the next few years of my life. The project, part of the “Project Management and Business Planning” module, centered around exploring use cases and business models for vertical ground-mounted solar systems in the United States.
Growing up in Germany with a German mother and an American father, I often wondered what life would have been like if my parents had decided to move to the U.S. Instead, we visited the U.S. every couple of years for a few weeks to spend time with family. As I got older, I realized that having dual citizenship and a deep understanding of American culture opened up many opportunities for me.
After waiting for so long, I am finally where I have wanted to be, the United States. Being a restless person, I have always wanted to explore other ways of living and working, especially far away from my country, Spain.
“Before coming to the United States, my cousin, who had been previously living there for a year, told me to write a letter for myself, with all my thoughts after the first weeks of living my new life. Then, after the whole year, I would compare the feelings described in that letter with my thoughts after all this crazy experience.
I dreamed of traveling to the United States, seeing this great new world, which is life overseas, how work and technology look like… And here I am!
Las emisiones nocivas para el planeta están en aceleración por lo que necesitan reducirse tan rápido y enertanto como sea posible. Hacer una transición a energías renovables es mi prioridad. Hacer esta visión una realidad se debe a compañías como Sunstall Inc. en la cual estoy empezando mis prácticas profesionales.
Sunstall intern David Wenk from Germany.
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I started my internship at Sunstall in October 2017, now that my first weeks are over I can tell that it was definitely the right choice to do an internship in the US.
Besides my studies I worked for many years as a student assistant in a German company, that’s why I am very happy that Sunstall gave me the opportunity to experience the working environment and methods of this country.
First of all, I’m very happy to had this possibility to work for Sunstall Inc., I do not regret my decision.
I started my internship in April 2016, as it was my first trip ever to the United States, and my first work experience abroad. I was very excited to work in an American business environment and to live in one of the most beautiful cities in the states – San Francisco – the golden city.