I left for Austria at a very poignant time in my life. The journey towards making my decision to go was spontaneous and completely off the cusp. I was wrapping up the end of a difficult school year. My original plans to study abroad in London had completely fallen through. […]
As the rest of my study abroad group flew home to the United States, I was lucky enough to stay a few extra weeks to tour around Austria and Germany with my family. Our vacation started in Salzburg, where I was able to show my family all of my favorite […]
I have been able to try lots of different foods while studying abroad, from going to traditional Austrian restaurants for dinner on the weekends to finding sushi at the local grocery store to eat for lunch after class during the week. One of my favorite places to go have been […]
So far, the drinking culture in Austria has been sort of low-key. All Europeans seem to want to do is sit in cafés and biergartens with their friends or neighbors to have a few beers and glasses of wine and simply relax. I didn’t notice a shift in this community-style […]
It’s hard to believe we are in our third week of studying in Austria! This past week, we continued with our studies in the history of brewing (for Kelley, Emma, and Grace) and modernity (for Haley) as we approach midterms for our classes, and we learned even more about Austrian […]