Mountain View

The beginning

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February 15th 2007
I have now been in Austria for a full week and I feel as though I have adjusted well so far. The first few days were difficult to adjust. There were so many new things all at once. The amount of cigarette smokers, signs being posted in german, driving speeds in excess of 90 + mph, and meeting a whole new group of people, without having the stability of my friends back home. I feel grateful to have ... read more

Europe » Austria

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Once the center of power for the large Austro-Hungarian Empire, Austria was reduced to a small republic after its defeat in World War I. Following annexation by Nazi Germany in 1938 and subsequent occupation by the victorious Allies in 1945, Austria'... ... read more