MooseIsLoose

Here it is, the one I've been dreading, the one to end this wild ride. It's hard for me to believe that I'm leaving Graz in 7 hours, and won't be soon returning. It's truly leaving home to go home. The last few days, weeks, months, I don't think I could ever put them into words. I've tried my best to keep you guys updated, to share my experiences with you, but even then, my words often fell short. I've seen sights of breath-taking beauty, I've been startled by scenes of bruteness. I've found myself in several sticky situations, and somehow managed to finagle my way out. I've conquered the Alps by foot, bike, ski, raft, car, bus, and plane. I've lain in a field on the side of the mountain as the bells of the ... read more

Greetings, I have two adventures to inform you about, so buckle up. Last Sunday, I had a pretty "Slovakian" day, as I went for a day trip to a little city about a half-hour north of Graz, named Frohnleiten. I went with Lubo, with whom I'd gone to Salzkammergut, Lucia, and Mirka, all from Slovakia. We drove up with our friend's car, as he was in Spain and had left the car to Lubo, and got a little lost along the way. Anyways, we arrived in the beautiful, but deserted, city of Frohnleiten, which two or three years ago had won an award either in Austria or Europe for being one of the most beautiful flower cities. It was very small, but very pretty. We arrived and found Hauptplatz, and as the weather was so nice, ... read more

Hi all, I've been meaning to update this for a little now, and have only just had time. Last weekend was a 4-day weekend, so on Thursday, a group of 10 of us went on a little excursion to South Steiermark, to the wine region. There's not really much to say about it, mostly just pictures to show. On the trip there was me, Libor, Martyna, Agata, Thomas, Anouck, Mio, and three friends from Austria, David, Yanbo, and Milena. We made a huge tour of the major wine roads , and actually ended up in the highest place in Europe for growing wine, called Kitzeck. We stopped for lunch in a Buschenschank, which is a place that can only sell homemade food & drinks. It was alright, but not actually filling. We drank grape juice, of ... read more

Greetings all, It's come time for me to update this old thing about my Easter adventures, and I have lots to say and only so much desire to write so much, so no time to dilly dally, let's get the ball rolling. On Friday, April 3rd, Libor, Jana , Ivan , and I drove to Vienna with our friend Jevgenij , where he dropped the four of us off, and we spent the afternoon in Vienna. We went to the Schönbrunn Palace where we hung out, people watched, and enjoyed the suddenly warm weather that struck Austria. It was a beautiful day, and we took it all in, then caught the metro into the heart of the city and wandered around a little bit, before eventually finding our way to one of Vienna's train stations to ... read more

Greetings all, It's been a bit since I've updated this thing because I've been all over the place this past week with none other than Rachel Greene and Michael Banks on their maiden voyage to Europe. Since it's been a while, I'll catch you up on some things. On March 2nd, we started school here, our summer semester. So far, my classes all seem pretty interesting, and, if you're wondering, these are what they are: Monday: Sprachen der Welt ; a general overview of the major language families, linguistics, etc., basically all stuff I already know but interesting nonetheless; the professor speaks in really really thick Austria, so it's kind of a challenge to understand everything he says, but so it goes. Tuesday: Skandinavien und der Kontinent im 20. Jahrhundert ; this class should be really ... read more