Study Abroad 2018

I did not sleep well last night. It took me a very long time to fall asleep. I am a bit tired. I woke up and did some research for some upcoming trips that I would like to take. As an Erasmus student, I get 15% off on Ryan Air flights. I was testing flights to different locations to see how much they would be and I was surprised to see that a flight from Bratislava to Malta was only 35 Euros. As I had already wanted to go to Italy during spring break, I thought I could easily add Malta into this trip. I made a plan to go to Malta, Rome, and then Milan. This is a very ambitious trip. I would really like to travel with someone.      I finally was able to purchase my semester transportation ticket. My friend Michaela who went to Vienna last year on the same program told me that it usually takes 24 hours for you new address to change in the system. She was right. I am glad that I no longer need to worry about this. After planning trips and buying that pass, I studied a b...

Today I woke up and had breakfast: two rolls and a banana. I then headed out to go to orientation. I had no trouble finding the building, but I was about thirty minutes early. Some other students began to show up and we all tried to figure out where we needed to go. We read a sign on the International Office Door that said to go to another classroom. So we left, and headed towards that classroom. There were five of us. I started talking to a boy from Canada and a girl from California. Both are very nice. Eventually, three Uni Wien workers come in and start talking to us in German. Everyone just stared blankly at them. They then asked if we were here for the Orientation and we said yes. But apparently, this was an orientation for EU students only and would be held in German. The lady told us to go back to the international office and said that Siina, the lady in charge of International stuff, started ten minutes ago. So the five of us went back down to the International Office and g...

Today is my first day in Vienna for my study abroad. I am a bit tired from my flights. Let me talk about my airport adventures first. I arrive in Pittsburgh airport and go to the United Airline check in counter to check in my bags and I find out that I needed to pay an extra $100 for my second suitcase. I had thought that this fee was already paid for as we discussed the two-bag policy with our travel agent. My mother was not happy but there was nothing we could do about it. My flight to Newark was a bit delayed. The plane started to move and then the captain came on and said that the air traffic controllers did not give him the ok to go. So we sat on the runway for 50 minutes, waiting. Eventually, we took off. The flight was only 44 minutes, the shortest flight I have ever been on. I exited the plane and headed to my next connecting flight.             In Newark, one must take a terminal bus to get from terminal C (Where I l...