Gruβ Gott! I've been having an amazing time at orientation so far! The town is absolutely gorgeous and I am actually pretty excited for my time here. The fact that I am here for four months is still a bit scary but I am definitely ready for the first couple of weeks. I'm sure once I get to Vienna I'll be totally pumped! And good news! My lost luggage was recovered and is waiting for me in Vienna :-)
Yesterday we had our share of meetings in the morning. The academics here seem pretty awesome. There's a lot of exploration into the city, which is really unique. They also seem to plan a lot of great activities for us while we're in Vienna, so that will be really exciting. I also had my first German Survival Session. I now can say hello, goodbye, I don't know, the alphabet and count up to 99!
After lunch I went into the town of Mariazell with a large group. It was absolutely gorgeous. I have plenty of pictures that I can't wait to upload once I'm in Vienna. I first went to the folklore museum, which was quite interesting. The building was built about 500 years ago and had many neat artifacts inside. We then went into the Basilika, which is one of the most popular pilgramage points. It was absolutely gorgeous. I had never been so moved by one building. The bone storage in the building near by....not so much. But I really can't wait to show these pictures, it is so difficult to describe such beauty in words.
At night we had some more meetings and then....a traditional Austrian evening! Complete with traditional dancers in lederhosen. We got to learn two of the dances! The older accordion player's wife also made us delicious biscuits...and one of the dancers brought honey schnapps which he served to everyone, except me because of the whole honey thing. haha.
This morning it was time for some business. I had a teaching interview for a teaching internship here. It went quite well if I do say so myself! It looks like I'll either be doing middle school or elementary school which will be awesome. I also had a housing interview, which was more like an informational session. My roommates all seem great (all 6, plus an RA), and our apartment is apparently really big. (I guess it has to be in order to house 8 people) Only one bathroom (with two sinks) but a TERRACE! Nice.
Later I'll have lunch and be headed over to the lake for some hiking, swimming, and relaxing. So far so good, and tomorrow I'll be ready to move into my apartment...and start German!
Miss you all!
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