Austria Adventure: A Krampus Christmas
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT While songs like “Holly Jolly Christmas” are running through America’s head and visions of sugar plums entertain children, Austria offers something quite different. Over here, one might be hearing something similar to “This is Halloween” or getting into a very spooky mood because of a little something that is called the Krampus. […]
Austria Adventures: Watching the election from Rome; the pope as peacemaker
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT As everyone knows, we had an election this past week. And as many of you know, we Austrian students filled out our absentee ballots to vote as our civic duty. However, what you may not know is that we were in Rome, the heart of our Catholic faith, when we were […]
Austria Adventure: Adventures in London
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past week, we finished the stressful ordeal that is known as midterms. Most of us exerted ourselves to our fullest potential, ending up mentally exhausted. The light at the end of the tunnel was our 10-day break, just around the corner. Ten-day is the break that Austrian students either spend […]
Austria Adventures: How to not make plans
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT “I propose we not make plans, I propose we give this thing a chance and let it work out how it works out. So what do you say, do you wanna not make plans with me?” That is a quote from a movie called “Leap Year.” In said movie, the leading […]
Austria Adventures: Seeing beauty from home base
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT After weeks of go, go, go, I decided to stay back in Gaming for a weekend before our pilgrimage for Poland, thinking that I would get a chance simply to exist and marvel at the sheer fact I am actually in Europe, studying in a beautiful little town. I received some wise […]
Austria Adventures: What 17 Miles Taught Me
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I’ve been in Austria for about a month now. I’ve adjusted to all of the time differences, the slight cultural differences and of course the language barrier. One could say that I’m getting into the swing of things, with a new country every weekend, but nothing could prepare me for the […]