In the summer of 2023, Dasha Samá Román Villanueva traveled across the Atlantic Ocean to Germany and interned at Halloren Chocolate Factory: the oldest of its kind in Germany. Román worked with two other people in the production planning department where she ordered raw materials and ingredients to make candy.
While at Halloren, Román expanded her knowledge of both the practical application of supply chain management and the German language—which she is pursuing a minor in. Román’s coworkers knew both English and German, but they spoke to Román in German so she could practice. “They were very patient and would repeat things three or four times until I understood it,” Román recalls. “My head would hurt after work from the effort, but it helped me improve my language skills a ton, and I learned a lot of supply chain terminology in German.”
To read more about Dasha Samá Román Villanueva and other Marriott Business School students, please visit https://marriott.byu.edu/stories/student-spotlight
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| 1 | UT | 150 |
| 2 | CA | 29 |
| 3 | ID | 17 |
