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just got back from Prague at about 5am this morning! what an amazing city! it is very big and full of stuff to do. i think i like it best so far (excluding Vienna). a whole bunch of us went this time for our friend, Carly's bday. it is actually today...but we wanted to go to Prague to pre-celebrate. so carly, jessica, devin, nick, megan (a friend of carly's who is backpacking right now) and I all took the bus on friday morning and headed to prague. we got in the city at around 5:30 pm...so it wasnt a very long bus ride at all. the metro there is very simple and only has 3 lines so that was nice. our hostel was easy to find and we all shared one big co-ed room. this was ... read more

i cant believe we have been here for two weeks already. yikes...my clock is ticking! still no railpass which stinks...cuz i would love to start travelling around more. the weather has been beautiful lately which is awesome. we havent really been up to much. on monday, i headed out and enjoyed a lovely day at the Albertina museum where i saw Andy Warhols "cars" series. it was pretty great. there was a bunch of really awesome stuff. then i had my first piece of Sachertorte! i had been wanting to get a piece for a long time and it was delicious. from the original Sacher Hotel too. i just say and ate a piece and then just wrote in my journal and ppl watched. it was great. then i headed to 2 H&M's that are like ... read more

man it is so nice out today. we didnt have to wear our coats for the first time since we have been here. the sun was out, there wasnt too much wind, it was just beautiful. we went to the museum quartier again to visit the Leopold museum and everyone was outside! the cafes were so packed and everyone was eating ice cream! i loved it. the leopold was awesome. we got to see a huge collection of Egon Schiele's work and a few pieces by Klimt. it is a very nice museum with a lot to offer. this was our first opportunity to look at some art which is really awesome considering thats why i am here :) we were there for a few hours and then headed back to get some groceries. we have ... read more

ok...so i heard that this winter has been the hardest and longest winter Vienna has ever seen. figures. i packed sweaters and only pants...but when you are outside all day just walking around, there is no way to keep warm! im tellin ya...this cold has been kicking my butt. it's exhausting! so the other night, we all went to a concert with adam and it was very cool. We saw Nikolaus Harnoncourt conduct beethoven? i think. we got there late, but the second half was really cool. its only 5 eros for standing tickets so that is really great. after that, we walked around trying to find some bar that some people were supposed to be at. we all got lost and accidentally stumbled upon Rachel Whiteread's sculpture! it is right in the middle of a ... read more

last night was awesome. shortly after i posted last night, i decided to just get out and go do something. there was a cocktail party at the bar in our main dormatory complex. i went alone and just figured i would meet all the other students (both webster and other students). i had myself a cheap long island iced tea and it was soo good! plus, i hadnt eaten at all (like always) and i think you can figure out what happened because of that :) i was just standing around and met a cool girl named Dominika from Slovakia. she speaks awesome english and we talked for a long time. the drinks kept coming and we all played pool, table soccer, and met a bunch of people that live here. so hopefully we will all ... read more