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 aContinue Reading
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. YouContinue Reading
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 anythingContinue Reading
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 toContinue Reading
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,Continue Reading
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 muchContinue Reading
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 forContinue Reading
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, myContinue Reading
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 AbroadContinue Reading
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 upContinue Reading