Orientation was in a realllllly nice hostel two hours south of Vienna - there was a huge spa for free in it and that was quite awesome. We also explored a castle, drank some wine that was grown in the vineyard about ten feet away from the hostel, explored the town, learned some Austrian dancing, and watched Radball. It was pretty fun all in all, but I'm super glad we're finally in the city. I literally JUST arrived-we got off the bus, got our things, and were supposed to take taxis to our apartments. However, we decided to be adventurous and go on the Ubahn, then walked the rest of the way.
(I officially want to start a petition for a nice subway system like this in the US. It is fantastic.)
But anyways, dragging around our giant suitcases was interesting, and then we finally got to our building. We have a great apartment, and the beds are surprisingly comfy:) New pots and pans, a balcony, it's lovely.
Tomorrow we start three weeks of nothing but intensive german every morning (101 ..oh yeah), and then orientation meeting and tours the rest of the days. Oh, and some practicing for the music program auditions on Wednesday and Thursday. eep.
Here are some pictures from orientation:
Our hostel room
view from the top of the castle!
friends at the top of the castle
traditional Austrian dancers, haha.
Deutschlandsburg!
Radball! Kind of awesome. Google it.
-Alyssa
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