Home Away from Home

A few pics from my home away from home Wiener Neustadt.

Vienna

Friday we went to Vienna to celebrate Maria's birthday!! I was the only one who had ever gone so i was the navigator..imagine that?!? Luckily I remembered how to get around really easily. The cake on the left is from Cafe Sacher. It is said to be the world's classiest chocolate cake. I disagree..ha. I would put a molten from Chili's up against it anyday. According to Rick Steve's, my personal tour guide for Europe, most Americans think this cake is too dry. I agree! Also, if you go here in a group, be prepared for everyone to buy at least one thing. They frown upon the idea of sharing or ordering water instead of coffee. A piece of cake and a melange here cost around 9 euro, so like 12 dollars maybe.

#3

Do we have this in America?? Im not sure. All i know is that it smells like heaven. Unfortunately...it costs a whopping 58 euro..another words like 75 dollars ish. I wish it were mine.

Is it possible to miss someone you've never met?

This is the new book I am reading. I have had it for far to long without reading it.

Conversions

So everyone should know, if you ever travel from America to Europe your life will be a constant conversion. Why America doesn't learn in kg, meters, liters, and Celsius is beyond me. So thus far, I have felt more like a chemistry major, having to convert everything, rather than a marketing major. Below are some helpful hints for conversions...

1 kg=2.2lbs. This is for when you get on the scale and see 60kg and are like...what does that mean. Or for when the plane says you can have 22 kg only..So for us..48lbs!

1 meter = 3.28 ft. This is when someone gives you walking directions and says..yea its only 500 meters away..and you have to turn around and say can you please speak english to me..bc i have no idea what that means..(that was me my first day)

1 liter = 4 cups. Helpful for those attempting to cook. The instructions are in a different language too, so that could be hard, but I cannot attempt to explain those. It took several epic failures of rice for me to get this one straight.

Celsius to Fahrenheit. The round about conversion for this is take the celsius X 2 + around 30ish. I figured out this one really fast when I went into a sauna that was 55 celsius. No wander I was so hott. Sitting in 140 degress F, is not really my cup of tea.

Budapest

This past weekend I was able to spend some time in Budapest, Hungary. Three pics are of the view from the castle we went to. The other pic is of a melange, which is a coffee with milk and honey. The trip highlights were the turkish baths, the huge exchange student dance party, and anytime I ate. The food in Hungary really hit the spot for me. Everything I tried was great! Luckily on the trip we had one person who spoke Hungarian. He was our saving grace since none of the other 32 people could communicate with anyone. The money in Hungary was a lil bit of a challenge. I had finally gotten used to the Euro, but then had to change to the forint. We were constantly having to do math in our head to figure out how much everything cost. Im definitely glad I came on this trip, but I would not go back. My advice to anyone traveling to Europe would be to give Budapest 2 days max. Everything can be seen during that time period if you hit it hard.

Social Eating

So I realized today how far away from all my friends I am. I got done with class and was ready to call up a friend and go eat lunch..when I remembered..crap..all my friends are sleeping right now a million miles away. Luckily one of my new friends saved the day and sat with me in the caf so I wasnt a complete loner. Going into my 6th year of college and I feel like a freshman again.

This pic is of my fav lil coffee shop back home, The Edge. Amazing food, drinks, and study place.