Marek Freier

Marek Freier

Hoi, allemaal!
My name is Marek Freier, and I was born 23 years ago in Wiesbaden, Germany. 
I study environmental engineering/environmental process engineering at Hochschule RheinMain located in Rüsselsheim am Main. If you had told me six months ago that I would end up in Winterswijk, I wouldn’t have believed you. But it happened! And I am glad that I ended up here. 
 
Since the 2nd of November, I am an intern at Colubris Cleantech. Therefore, I am part of the R&D-department. My target here is to establish a concept for an anaerobic process to treat white meat slaughterhouse wastewater. Furthermore, the concept gets converted into a pilot plant that is supposed to prove to the customer that our concept works. Of course, I was curious to collect my first working experience in the field of my studies.
All colleagues I talked to are amiable and interested. On top of that, they really know what they are talking about, here, excellent knowledge gets combined to establish great environmental solutions for their customers. 
 
Besides, I moved to Winterswijk for the internship. Unfortunately, there is not much to do during Corona times. However, I still enjoyed and enjoy the things you have around Winterswijk. It has a cosy side and I like taking walks with my colleagues during lunch break (it’s not a too common thing in Germany) or just on my own through the mooi (nice) centre of Winterswijk. 
 
If someone asked me for cultural differences, my conclusion would be that there are no significant differences. What I have to admit is that the supermarkets are strangely different organized than German supermarkets. I struggled the first time (still struggle) to find the things I was looking for. Another point I mentioned before is that a walk during lunch break is not standard in Germany. Of course, I also enjoy a “lekker kroketbroodje” when it’s a colleague’s birthday.

Still, it feels special to be here. I think that’s mostly attributable to the different language everyone is speaking around you. I am looking forward to another three months here, and would totally recommend Colubris Cleantech for an internship.

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