General 365 days=365 pictures 2 Jan 2011 Well, hopefully. I’ve seen people do this before and I really liked the idea. This year, I will be attempting to post a picture to represent each day. Keep in…
General Strange Austrian Traditions: Krampus 9 Dec 2010 In Austria, December 5th is known as Krampus Day. As the evil counterpart of St. Nicholas, a religious version of Santa who brings chocolates and other sweets on December 6th,…
General Update 3 Dec 2010 Oh my gosh! I didn’t realize it had been a whole month since I’d last written! A lot has gone on in the last month. I saw Lady Gaga. She…
General Austrians don’t seem to really understand Halloween. 5 Nov 2010 Understandable, since Halloween is a rather American tradition. In a theme of cross cultural awareness, here are a few observations about an American Halloween versus an Austrian one. 1.) A…
General Prague 29 Oct 2010 As I mentioned, I was in Prague last weekend. Two other teaching assistants came along and we met up with my friends from CLU, Jesse and Mayan, who are studying…
General Oktoberfest! 22 Oct 2010 Location: Eggenberg, Austria (Okay, actually Prague, Czech Republic, but that’s not what this post is about.) I thought it was time for a stereotypical post. Last weekend, the former teaching…
General The Real World, Hot Water, and the YMCA 14 Oct 2010 Location: Yep, still Horn, Austria Well I guess my “real world” is a little unusual, but it’s hitting me pretty hard right now. Living by myself in a town where…
General Home? 5 Oct 2010 Location: Horn, Austria http://tiny.cc/f99vd Well, I’ve finally arrived in the town of Horn and it’s pretty much how I imagined it to be. Horn seems to be an average small…
The Foreign Traveler 