I cannot believe that in 3 hours I'll be getting in a Taxi to head to the airport. My luggage is packed and I've said the majority of my goodbyes. The past 10 days since I've been updated at first were filled with two 10 page papers and getting ready for exams. But luckily the past week I've seen plenty of museums, churches and performances. My body is actually pretty exhausted from it all.
My hardest goodbyes? Call me a dork but...
The churches: I love walking around in the first district and just popping into any church in site. They all have such a unique beauty that I really enjoy. Today I said my goodbye to my favorite church Michaelerkirche.
The Opera: I've calculated that I've spent at least 48 hours just watching operas in the Saatsoper alone while I've been here. That doesn't even include the time I've waited in line to see something. My last opera here was Der Rosenkavalier, which was wonderful. As the curtain closed and the orchestra played their last few notes I was quite overwhelmed with emotion. Call me a dork, but I love that building and what goes on inside. Not having it around will be a bit of an adjustment.
Now it just comes to the people. I've met some amazing friends and teachers here. At least with the Americans we can still communicate easily back home. But its the others that make the goodbyes even harder.
I will never forget my semester in Vienna. Not only have I seen and learned about many things, but I know I have grown as a person and cannot wait to share these growths back home. I know I'll come back here, for what reason I don't know yet. But for now, I cannot wait to go home to see my family all together and everyone at Ithaca that I love and miss.
Bis später Wien. Ich liebe dich.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Monday, December 5, 2011
Happy Birthday Grandma! (Update)
So for my Grandmother's birthday I promised her a new update! So here we go!
After my sisters left I knew it was time to go full force into exploration mode. One of my first extra excursions was to Eisenstadt, a town about an hour south of Austria. Why Eisenstadt? This was where Haydn lived and worked! It was so cool to see the palace I've only read and heard about as well as the church that he worked in. I also happened to run into a beautiful Christmas market where I got some great Austrian food. Another great purchase was an Austrian Cookbook! So have no fear, I will make Austrian food when I come home...once I translate the German :-/
I actually haven't seen many concerts lately. The funny thing about going so often is that sometimes they replay everything you've already seen. However, I did go see Peter Pan in the Burgtheater auf Deutsch! Of course I couldn't understand everything but it was still enjoyable. I also got to go to the Albertina. It is a breathtaking art museum that I have been dying to go to. It had a lot of modern artists but I really enjoyed it. The next day I ventured over to Heiligenstadt to visit the house where Beethoven wrote a very famous document called the Heiligenstadt Testament. It was actually quite a beautiful area!
Also random...I went to a Pakistani Buffet with Rosa today. It was delectable...AND ONLY 5 EUROS!
For the next day or two I'm trying to focus on getting all my papers and work out of the way. I'm really hoping to enjoy the last 10 days or so just exploring and soaking up my last bit of time here. I really can't believe how quickly it's gone.
After my sisters left I knew it was time to go full force into exploration mode. One of my first extra excursions was to Eisenstadt, a town about an hour south of Austria. Why Eisenstadt? This was where Haydn lived and worked! It was so cool to see the palace I've only read and heard about as well as the church that he worked in. I also happened to run into a beautiful Christmas market where I got some great Austrian food. Another great purchase was an Austrian Cookbook! So have no fear, I will make Austrian food when I come home...once I translate the German :-/
I actually haven't seen many concerts lately. The funny thing about going so often is that sometimes they replay everything you've already seen. However, I did go see Peter Pan in the Burgtheater auf Deutsch! Of course I couldn't understand everything but it was still enjoyable. I also got to go to the Albertina. It is a breathtaking art museum that I have been dying to go to. It had a lot of modern artists but I really enjoyed it. The next day I ventured over to Heiligenstadt to visit the house where Beethoven wrote a very famous document called the Heiligenstadt Testament. It was actually quite a beautiful area!
Also random...I went to a Pakistani Buffet with Rosa today. It was delectable...AND ONLY 5 EUROS!
For the next day or two I'm trying to focus on getting all my papers and work out of the way. I'm really hoping to enjoy the last 10 days or so just exploring and soaking up my last bit of time here. I really can't believe how quickly it's gone.
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