Austria Adventures
Austria Adventures: Living in fear is not what God wants
JEREMIAH POFF AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT On Wednesday, March 22, when an Islamic terrorist drove a car through a crowd on the Westminster Bridge, five people were killed and dozens more injured. Two weeks prior, I and several friends stood in that very spot. We live in a world where there are any number of people intent […]
Austria Adventures: Overcoming jetlag, bronchitis, and missing the Super Bowl
JEREMIAH POFF AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT It only took a week and our grand adventure in Europe was marred by the outbreak of disease. Seriously. It’s like the bubonic plague came back just in time for our arrival. You can’t go meet more than two or three people without hearing the sniffles or a cough that sounds […]
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 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 […]
Austria Adventures: Experiencing Europe through the eyes of family
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA COLUMNIST We are down to our final month here in Gaming — the semester is winding down. Just one week ago, we returned from our 10-day breaks, boasting stories from the beaches of Malta, adventures in Ireland and mission trips in Romania. Every student has a different concept of how time in […]
AUSTRIA ADVENTURES: Discovering the universality of the church through Mass
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT We are now over halfway through our semester in Gaming, and time is flying faster than I ever thought possible. It is amazing how accustomed I have become to this lifestyle, four days of classes followed by three days of traveling to some of the most exceptional places in all of […]
AUSTRIA COLUMN: The adventure and pilgrimage of Rome and Assisi
GRACIE WILLIAMS STAFF WRITER The students of Gaming campus have been resting up and relaxing after a packed 10-day trip to Rome and Assisi. I can now personally testify that Rome is just as incredible as people claim it to be. Going into this trip, the professors and staff stressed that this week should be […]