Posted on March 25th, 2009 by Eric Page
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The Vienna group
Is that a girl?
Yesterday we sat in on the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra rehearsal. Only invited guests from the conductor are allowed into the area and we are very lucky that Dr. Culver has a long history with the Orchestra. We were able to sit half way back in the hall and listen to them rehearse Beethoven Symphonies for their [...]
Posted on March 25th, 2009 by rayla-smith
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Budapest, Hungary
Guten Tag!
Yesterday we took a day trip to Budapest Hungary. We left at the ungodly hour of 6:00 am to catch our 3 1/2 hour train to Budapest. We stayed in the compartments in the train like you always see in the movies. When looking outside, I often felt that I was looking at the [...]
Posted on March 19th, 2009 by Leslie Scheck
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The Australian Dream
We are back in America. It is hard to believe that just over a week ago 26 of us were half way across the world experiencing the most beautiful scenery and having the most surreal adventure for 2 months. In a way they entire trip almost seems as if it were a dream. For all [...]
Posted on March 18th, 2009 by Simon Granner
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Rainy Days in Vienna
Guten Tag!
Our first week of classes in Vienna have officially started. The weather has been rainy and windy everyday, claiming many umbrellas, including 2 of Kristen Classen’s in one day. Along with the bad weather, our first week of doing laundry in the sink has started. The Viennese do not use dryers, and in order [...]
Posted on March 15th, 2009 by Leslie Scheck
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Underwear in the sink…
I have been here a full week and it’s just now sinking in. My room is piling up with dirty clothes, which means that tomorrow will be my first laundry-in-the-sink adventure. Many people in Vienna do not have dryers and therefore, hang their clothes. In the hotel, there is only one washer and it requires [...]
Posted on March 13th, 2009 by rayla-smith
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Truly Remarkable
As I’m staring out the fourth floor library window right now (bundled up in my winter fleece), the cold draft serves as an unpleasant reminder how far away I am from Sydney, Australia.
The last month has been a blur—containing heaps (a popular Australian word) of exciting adventures, humorous encounters, and sad goodbyes. The following are [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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Leavin’ on a Jet Plane…
So it is the first day of Spring Term, and it has been an odd feeling to be back in the U.S. and on campus. I find myself missing Vietnam at weird times. It has been nice to be home in a place that I am more familiar with, but over the past month, Vietnam [...]
Posted on March 9th, 2009 by kristin-deutsch
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First Impressions of Vienna
Hallo from Vienna!!
We arrived in Vienna 3 days ago and have been staying at The Wombat Hostel on the southwestern side of the city. On the plane ride here we experienced a great deal of turbulence, making sleeping almost impossible. Therefore staying awake for the first day to avoid jet lag was quite a trial. [...]
Posted on March 5th, 2009 by Leslie Scheck
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vienna, oh so soon.
I was busy spending way too much time on Facebook chatting with my friend Jeff about the upcoming spring term at Augustana, when I realized I would be leaving tomorrow for Vienna, Austria. I’m heading out to O’Hare airport around 10am to catch my flight to Germany which then connects to Vienna. I am extremely [...]
Posted on March 4th, 2009 by rayla-smith
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