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Austria experience unites generations
By Mia Brounstein Editor-in-Chief When Becky Brounstein woke up on a chilly, overcast morning in October of 2022, she opened her hotel room window and her senses were met with a scene that she had held in fond memory for over two decades. The air smelled like pine trees, rain and the hot breakfast being cooked […]
Adventures in Austria: Surrender
Peter J. Baugher Staff Writer I knew Austria would be challenging because while you have your friends with you, the challenges are similar to the struggles of freshman year. You are thousands of miles and an ocean away from home, you are away from your routines and support systems and in a new and unfamiliar, […]
Adventures in Austria: The Kartause; on beauty
By Peter Baugher Austria Correspondent “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable – if anything is excellent or praiseworthy – think about such things” (Philippines 4:8). In my year and a half at Franciscan University, almost every student I’ve met […]
Austrian Adventures: joy in falling
By Eleanor O’Hagan Columnist Since arriving in Austria, I’ve climbed quite a bit, and not just to reach my dorm room. From church steps, to wandering towns, from hikes to train platforms, I have climbed a lot! And in each place, at least two to three times a day, I will trip, slip or simply […]
Willkommen in Österreich: The new home away from home
JEN HANTZ AUSTRIA COLUMNIST Dear Homebound Frannies, you know how a picture can never capture the real thing? Leading up to this semester, I kept seeing pictures of the Kartause: the chapel, the stairs, the yard, the creek jump. It is always different than the actual thing and it is still different than what you would expect. […]
Austria Adventures: Love does more
ELOISA GUTIERREZ AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT It’s Parents’ Week here at the Kartause! Busloads of parents and siblings arrived a few days ago. Our Kartause community has gotten to share so much of what we love here in Austria as well as our talents in a talent show that included guitars, Irish reels from the Kartause kids […]
Austria Adventures: From Gaming to Paris
MICHELLE SAMANO AUSTRIAN CORRESPONDENT The new semester has begun, and the Kartause has come to life with the arrival of new students. We all got here jetlagged but excited for our new adventure in Europe. I lost a full night of sleep with the seven-hour time difference from my home in Chicago, but adrenaline, coffee […]
Austria Adventures: What I learned while not talking
MICHELLE FORTUNATO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past weekend, I had the opportunity to go on a silent retreat. When I first saw the signs advertising the retreat back in October, my thoughts were something along the lines of, “I can’t think of anything less exciting. Why would I want to … be silent?” And then people […]
Franciscan hosts annual Gaming Fest
TONIANNE ZOTTOLI STAFF WRITER On Oct. 5, Franciscan hosted its annual Gaming Fest, which featured Austrian food, drinks, music and culture as experienced by students in the Austrian Study Abroad Program. The Finnegan Fieldhouse was transformed into a larger Austrian side street chock full of loud music, dancing and Austrian food ranging from hors d’oeuvres […]
Austria Column: Guten Tag from Gaming, Austria!
BY MELISSA SOLANO AUSTRIA CORRESPONDANT As I am writing this column, we have just officially wrapped up orientation week here in the Kartause. If I were to sum it up in one word? COLD! Lots of snow, and up here in the mountains, this cold air has a way of slipping in through any and […]