Posts by ccurrier809
City of Life and Light; A Reflection on Vienna
I. Having to learn German not only well enough to ask questions, but also to interpret from words you don’t necessarily know. Also finding places in the city that you wouldn’t be automatically assumed to be a tourist in order to practice your German without a bias. All in all, I felt mostly like a… Read More City of Life and Light; A Reflection on Vienna
Read MoreAuf Wiedersehen
Auf Wiedersehen: good bye Today I say goodbye to Austria and begin my journey home. The plane trip was long but I found myself missing Austria the moment I stepped foot on the plane. I learned a lot in the past month and I hope that I can continue to compare the differences to America… Read More Auf Wiedersehen
Read MoreSoujourn Vienna
As a student in Vienna, I know you will be crunched for time, so here’s the best plan to see everything that I recommend in Vienna in your 36 hours here. This is based on my own experiences in Vienna, so if you see something off the beaten path you might enjoy, go explore it!… Read More Soujourn Vienna
Read MoreErrinnen
Errinnen- remember Well, the program is over and tomorrow I head home. Today I went to Mauthausen and afterwards got to have some traditional schnitzel from the best place in Vienna. The restaurant was traditional with its wooden themes and everyone who came in was usually Viennese, says Rebekka who comes in with her dad… Read More Errinnen
Read MoreLetzten
Letzten: last Somehow it has managed to be in the last few days that I haven’t been able to get to sleep until 2am and that’s just getting home from whatever we were doing and then falling promptly asleep as I was so exhausted. Today was no exception. After a lovely dinner that our friends… Read More Letzten
Read MoreTanzen
Tanzen: to dance Rumbo Mambo is the name of the club that we learned how to dance in tonight. It was so much fun to have nearly the entire bar to ourselves. Most of the people there were women who were older than us, so we didn’t feel the need to dance perfectly and mainly… Read More Tanzen
Read MoreMachen
Machen: to make Today we went to the rowing club and we got to make some delicious apple strudel. Throughout the entire time, I was taking pictures of everyone playing volleyball and soccer, and cutting up the apple. I realized while taking these pictures that I have only a couple days left in Vienna, and… Read More Machen
Read MorePersonal Exploration Eins bis Drei
I. Katacomben The first place I went to was the St Stephen’s Cathedral Catacombs. I ended up actually buying a ticket that accessed not only the catacombs, but allowed me to go up the elevators to the north and south spires, as well as to see the treasure in the back of the cathedral. I… Read More Personal Exploration Eins bis Drei
Read MorePrüfung
Prüfung: exam note: I used exam as my word of the day, but it’s really ‘test’. The word test in german is just test, so I thought that Prüfung was a cooler word. Well, the moment we all have been dreading. The beginning of the tests. For an A1.1 class, I’ve been struggling a bit because… Read More Prüfung
Read Moremürrisch
mürrisch: grumpy Today on my way home from being out and about, I took the 5 home from Westbanhof. Just as the straßenbahn pulled out of the station, there was a loud pounding from the outside and the people in the back started shouting for the conductor to stop the tram. Turns out the lady… Read More mürrisch
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