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SweetCaroline - Paige Brown

I am currently participating in the Congress Bundestag Youth Exchange for Young Professionals and am living, studying, and working in Germany for a year until July 2008!

Update: Finished with Work and off to Travel!! Then back to the States!
Travel Plans for June 26-July 15: Croatia, Montenegro, Albania, Greece, and Spain!
(Blog updates for these trips to come in mid July!)

I will be home in Austin July 17-July 28, in Denver July 31 - August 4 and then in Nashville to start my MBA at Vanderbilt!

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By SweetCaroline
July 4th 2008

Happy 4th of July!

Europe » Albania » West » Tirana

Happy 4th of July. I am writing this now for the 2nd time because the internet connection just lost my blog entry. So here we go, I will try to recreate. I am now in Tirana, Albania and wanted to wish everyone a happy holiday. This has been quite an adventure so far and we are having a fabulous time. Here is a short and quick overview of what we have done so far. Plane from Stuttgart to Zagreb, Croaita. Few hours to see the sights and eat a large plate of meat. Watched Spain win their seat in the final [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
June 26th 2008

Where it All Began

Europe » Croatia » Central Croatia » Zagreb

Dancing
Traditional dancing as we arrived

A year is over. I am back in Austin, I cant believe that I am already repacking for my next life adventure in Nashville. I have not forgotten of course that no blogs have been written for the last 3 weeks of travel. The last week at home has been quite busy catching up with family and friends as well as trying to readjust to things like driving and get organized for my move. So....here we go. There are lots of blogs coming, so I will start from the very beginning and space them out as much as possible so you [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
June 23rd 2008

Reflections

Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Karlsruhe

Tschuss Deutschland!

My bags are packed...I'm ready to go...well kind of... WHAT A YEAR! As I end my time here in Germany and embark on my crazy adventure through Europe and then back to the United States, I can't help but take the time to reflect over this year and what it has meant to me. It has been filled with extreme emotional highs and lows as well as plenty of time for self reflection. Even though the good times definitely outweigh the hard times, it is important that I don't forget even the major lows. Spending time alone with yourself can be [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
June 18th 2008

Schwarzwald and Bodensee Day Trip

Europe » Germany » Baden-Württemberg » Lake Constance

Countryside

In my time living in Baden-Wuerttemberg, I have been lucky enough to travel around to most of the region and discover a new part of Germany. However, I had never been in the Black Forest or to the Bodensee(Lake Constance) both of which I had heard were beautiful. I was luckily enough to be offered the chance to take a day trip to both, by none other than a local Schwarzwalder, Bruno. Bruno grew up in the Black Forest and therefore was the perfect guide for my first trip to the region. (not to mention he speaks Schwaebisch - a dialect [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
June 6th 2008

Abschluss Seminar in Berlin

Europe » Germany » District of Berlin » Berlin

Dom
The Berliner Dom

Well the time is flying by and I have now attended the Abschluss-Seminar (End of Year Seminar) for my program in Berlin. I am in shock that this has already come and gone, I remember putting in my calendar back in August and thinking, wow that is so far away! Even including a few rough patches in the winter and spring, this year has just flown by.... The 73 "Young Professionals" from our program convened for our last official gathering in Germany on Tuesday May 27. The ride felt a little bit like a slowly growing caravan. Michael hopped on the [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
May 19th 2008

Holy Roman Emperors and Wiener Schnitzel

Europe » Austria » Vienna State » Vienna

Church
A church near the middle of Vienna

I apologize for the absence of blogs lately. I have just been in Berlin for a week for my final year seminar with my program. I will definitely write about that next, but wanted to catch everyone up on another trip I made in May to Vienna with Alex, a fellow Vanderbilt MBA student! Alex had planned to come to Europe to travel around and we decided it would be fun to meet up for a weekend and see something new and different. I had always heard fabulous things about Vienna and it was fairly easy to get to from Germany, [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
May 10th 2008

Amsterdam and The Tulips - Trip with Mom and Vivian - Part 2

Europe » Netherlands » North Holland » Haarlem

Mom and Vivian - Canal
In Amsterdam on the Canal

Continued from Part 1…. Upon our arrival in Amsterdam, we grabbed a Taxi and headed to our beautiful hotel, the Ambassade Hotel, on one of the main Canals within the city center. This hotel was the combination of about 10 Canal Houses and was quite unique. Our room was beautiful with a really high ceiling and exquisite decorations. I have to say, after my many hostels, I was impressed with our choices of hotels in Paris and Amsterdam. I had made reservations for us at the Mexican Restaurant, Los Pilones, which I had eaten at with Megan and Brooke back in [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
May 10th 2008

Parisian Adventures - Trip with Mom and Vivian - Part 1

Europe » France » Île-de-France » Paris

Mom and Aunt Vivian - Seine

I am narrowing down on my last 6 weeks of work, and 9 weeks on this lovely continent. The weather lately has been fantastic, actually I dare say kind of warm, and I have been trying to change up my wardrobe a bit (remember no air conditioning - not even at work!) I have a few more trips planned over the next 6 weeks, but I want to hang around Germany and Karlsruhe a bit as it is now pool, parks, and grill season and who would want to miss that plus a couple of beach bars. (They dump a bunch [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
April 20th 2008

Familiar Faces in Strasbourg!

Europe » France » Alsace » Strasbourg

Notre Dame Cathedral

Yesterday, I actually got kind of warm, enough to take my jacket off...this is a revelation! Summer is on its way and I am thrilled, except that it means that my time over here is almost over. The countdown is now at 2 months for my internship, 2 1/2 months until I am home in Austin, and 3 months until I am in Nashville. Crazy. Work is going well, and I am enjoying my project. It is also fun getting to know the 'German' way of working. There are some major differences here that I have noticed I thought I might [View Full Entry]

By SweetCaroline
April 11th 2008

Medieval Walls and Schneeballs

Europe » Germany » Bavaria » Rothenburg ob der Tauber

Outside Gate
I love this entrance to the city!

Spring is here. The trees are regaining leaves, flowers are blooming, its raining...a lot...oh wait thats just Germany. :-) As spring approaches and the idea of Summer is infecting this town, I can not help but realize that my days here are numbered. So much to see, so little time!! I have lots planned over the next 3 months, trying to squeeze in everything I can, see friends again, and try to just take in the beauty of a German Summer. (Beergardens, beach bars, Swimming Pools) I am in amazement at how fast this year has really gone. It is already [View Full Entry]