The best word in German to describe an Austrian Christmas is "gemütlichkeit." This phrase is a very well known here and basically translates to cosiness,…
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What you may think is friendly or “just a joke” can be interpreted a different way and hurt someone’s feelings. Please be a good ambassador…
I could probably list at least a hundred suggestions for places to visit in Vienna, but will just leave it at these seven for now.…
Like any other country, food is a huge part of what defines Austrian culture. Over the past seven months while studying abroad, I have had…
To help make things easier for future exchange students in the area, I developed a list of the top seven most valuable things I’ve needed…
Changing Host Families, Cities and Schools: My First Month in Vienna and Korneuburg
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I packed my bags and hopped on a train to Vienna to start the next part of my journey as an exchange student. I was…
“So what are your plans after graduation?” I began to hear this question before I even considered attending high school in Austria. It’s such a…
When traveling, change is inevitable. From the type of food to even body language, change will follow you every step of the way. For me,…
As Christopher Dawson once said, “The greatest obstacle to international understanding is the barrier of language.” Today marks the first week I’ve been living and…
Hello world! Maybe that statement is more literal than I think – considering this is my first personal statement that makes it outside the pages…