Mary Jo got a tip that there was another Christmas market in the big park down by the train station, so the other night (Tuesday), we went down there. It was a lot of the same stuff as the Christmas market in the main square, but it also had a small “commercial building” like you […]
So, we saw some interesting signs while we were out and about today. The two signs are back to back. So on one side you’re allowed to hold hands and on the other side you’re not? No that’s not true; they’re actually just suggestions. We thought it would be fun to grab a policeman and […]
Today, we went to a playground to take some pictures and video. They will be up soon. We also went to the Christmas Market that opened today. There were tons of little crafty christmasy things, nativity scenes, and Glühwein. Glühwein is a sort of hot, spiced, red wine. Will liked it, and he doesn’t really […]
Today was a very… domestic, day for me. I did the laundry, took out the trash, and vacuumed. That wasn’t the worst part though. Today I actually darned a sock: After that, I really did darn a sock. It’s not pretty, but it’ll get the job done. I’ve always wanted to do that (for some […]
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Today in class, I sat next to one of the students, Michael, and he started talking to me in German (a no no). Anyway, he was so easy to understand, I new he couldn’t be a native Austrian. Turns out he’s actually from Thüringen, which is a state in the middle of Germany. He […]
Most of the English assistants got paid today (including me). We had a little get together with the other English assistants to celebrate our new found wealth. There were fancy hors d’oeuvres like caviar with cream cheese on crackers, pears and blue cheese wrapped with prosciutto (a kind of really thinly sliced ham). As well […]
This is kind of an appendix post for Mary Jo’s Class and Museums. Going from the Lentos to the castle, we found a chicken-woman statue. Also, something I’ve noticed a lot of around here: there are a ton of grounding wires. Most homes in the states have them, I think, but here they are everywhere, […]
On Friday morning, I covered for one of the teachers for an hour and a half class. It was fun. The class is “Foundations of Teaching English.” The teacher said I could do whatever I want, so I showed them some games they can play with their students in their English classes, and we had […]
This is kind of a mish-mash post, so we’ll just dive right in with a picture of the ARS Electronica center the other night: Kinda creepy. it was all foggy, so it had this weird glow it doesn’t have on clear nights. Next, we have an observation of Austrian culture. You know how in the […]