CourtesyEconomics senior Drew Tedlock left 成人头条 to spend a semester abroad learning in Berlin.
Tedlock attended the Hochschule fur Wirtschaft und Recht (the Berlin School for Economics and Law) during the spring 2009 semester before coming back to WSU in August.
鈥淚 have known for years that I wanted to study abroad because everyone said it was an experience like no other,鈥� he said.
He knew that studying in a different country would make him stand out to future employers and graduate schools, but he went for personal reasons, too.
鈥淚鈥檓 interested in other cultures and traveling,鈥� he said.
In one of his Berlin classes, 14 students came from 13 different countries.
He also had to learn how to function in a larger city with people from different cultural backgrounds and speak German.
鈥淚 knew that I would learn more German by studying abroad,鈥� he said.
Tedlock also traveled to eight different countries during the spring and 鈥済ot to see some unique and untouched areas of Europe.鈥�
From his extensive travels, he discovered that Berlin is unlike any other city.
鈥淚 went to Berlin with little to no expectations, and I was all the better for it,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 allowed myself to start with a blank canvas and that really worked for me.鈥�
Tedlock plans to apply what he learned in Berlin to his studies at WSU. He said he will approach problems with a more balanced point of view.
鈥淪eeing how Europeans approach, analyze and solve problems of all sorts was a rewarding experience,鈥� he said.
After he graduates in May, Tedlock plans to go straight to graduate school.
鈥淚 fear that if I took a year off, I鈥檇 never return to academia,鈥� he said.
He wants to get his master鈥檚 in economics from WSU, before beginning a Ph.D. program specializing in international economics.
After that, he wants to work at an international level, but he鈥檚 not sure where.
At WSU, Tedlock works for the Department of Economics as a tutor.
He tutors only eight hours a week, but he said it solidifies his knowledge of economics. And he enjoys helping other students understand a subject he is passionate about, even if the math is difficult.
鈥淚 tend to prefer the rhetoric, history and policy applications of economics,鈥� he said.
Tedlock was a member of Students in Free Enterprise, serving on a presentation team that presented at regional and national conferences. He no longer participates because of time constraints.
He is a member of the Student Ambassador Society and served as the student representative on the steering committee for the Emory Lindquist Honors Program last fall.
He served on the philosophy committee for the Foundations of Excellence, a program that encourages universities to develop a nurturing, holistic atmosphere for freshmen to ease their transition into college.
Tedlock is also a photographer and takes photos for senior portraits and weddings.
鈥淧hotography is a passion,鈥� he said, 鈥渂ut will not be a proper business venture.鈥�
While he does commercial work, he prefers fine-art photography, and he can be found in abandoned buildings around Kansas taking pictures of rust, decay and remnants of the past.