This weekend, I went to Tubingen, Germany. Two friends from DU are studying there, one for the semester and one for the entire year. Tubingen University has 23,000 students, 3,000 of which are international, so one third of the town is college-aged. My friend who I stayed with lives in a student dorm in the 'Altstadt' in Tubingen, where the castle, city hall, and other attractions are. She is taking most of her classes in German, and lives with other international students. Tubingen was a picture-perfect German town. The river Neckar runs through it, and the castle Hohentubingen sits on a [View Full Entry]

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In two months exactly, I leave Vienna. It feels slightly unreal that I have lived here for more than two months already, and looking back on it, I have enjoyed every day. I have traveled to other cities, attended concerts and performances, gone rollerblading on the Donau Insel, had Sturm and roast pork legs at local Heuriger, and of course attended class during the week at the institute. Last Sunday morning, I attended a concert of the Wiener Philharmoniker, one of the most famous and respected orchestras in the world. The concert was held in the Vienna Musikverein, which is known [View Full Entry]

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I woke up to loud wind this morning, like I have the last four mornings, except today I looked out of the window and saw snow! It has been sleeting/snowing all day today, and does not appear to be letting up at all. The last few days unfortunately have been overcast and windy, not my ideal Fall weather by any means. When the temperatures began to drop at the end of last week, I was very excited for the cold weather to arrive. We were very fortunate to have such warm weather our first two months here, but I think everyone [View Full Entry]

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Cloudy skies, windy mornings, and daily rain showers - fall has finally arrived. As eager as I am to start wearing long sleeve shirts and cooking pumpkin soup on cold evenings, the beginning of fall also means the end of outdoor runs, lunches at the park, and gelato on hot afternoons. I cannot complain though, because the last two months I have been here (and traveling) has been accompanied with some of the best weather I could have asked for. On our 9-day trip to Eastern Europe, we had two rainy days the entire time - both when we were traveling [View Full Entry]

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As I am sitting here with my roommates in the kitchen of our small, traditional Austrian apartment, enjoying the fresh evening air coming through the window, I realize that it is the perfect opportunity to write about the past week. I am amazed that I can be busy for five days straight, without a moment to wash the dishes or talk to my parents, but can also have an evening like tonight where I have hours to sit with a friend at a coffee shop or to be with my roommates, listening to relaxing music and reminiscing about the weekend. My [View Full Entry]

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Five weeks and five days after arriving in Europe, I am finally sitting down to write about my experiences in Vienna so far. I am here in Vienna for 4 months, studying with a program called IES. IES is a study abroad institute that has programs in many cities across the world, from Buenos Aires to Sydney and Quito to Delhi. The program in Vienna this fall has 108 students, most of whom are from the United States (although there are a few students from Vietnam and Ecuador). Vienna, known for its musical appeal, attracts many Music Majors, which is why [View Full Entry]

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