Meine Koffer sind gepackt und Ich bin bereit zu gehen.

Well I'm all packed and ready to go! I have managed to only pack one suitcase and a carryon duffle bag along with my backpack. That's pretty good for a 10 month stay if you ask me. I've been getting ready all week and can hardly wait for tomorrow! Tonight is a Bon Voyage get together at my favorite local restaurant Roosters. I'm not sure if I'll be able to sleep tonight because I'm so excited for this trip.

Well this is a short update for you all as it's time for me to get ready for Roosters! My next update will either be from Austria or in the Airport tomorrow while waiting for my flight.

Hat ein schönes Nacht!

-A

1 Tag! wirklich 6 Stunde und 57 Minuten! hehe

Einkaufen..Ups..

Well we are to The Final Countdown! So naturally one must go shopping for the necessities and for me that includes: New Clothes, Suitcase, Backpack, and other things.. I had a great day shopping, as always, it is a major stress reliever for me. Sometimes it doesn't end well for my bank account haha. I only made one major Ups (oops in english) today however. I thought my mom told me to find a suitcase and get it then she'd pay me back. So while I was at this fabulous outlet mall in Monroe, I found a great Samsonite suitcase. Little did I know that it was more than she wanted to pay for that particular suitcase.. Like I said Ups.. I did however get a great tote for free because the sales clerk was nice and I had spent like 45mins looking at ALL the luggage in the store. Other than that major Ups today was fairly successful. I got a new pair of shoes, a great Northface jacket at a fabulous price, a couple of shirts (I'm getting more tomorrow when my mom and I go shopping together before her business trip), and a great backpack with built-in laptop carrier from Vera Bradley.. Like I said I love shopping and this is all the shopping I'll be doing for a while haha. At least till it gets colder and I need a new winter coat and boots.

I can't believe that it is almost time to go! I watched the movie Taken the other day and I'm pretty sure that I shouldn't have watched it so close to going abroad. All I can say is I will not be that stupid haha.

Time seems to be stuck on fast forward! 5Days!!!!! AHH!

Hat ein schönes nacht!!!

-A

5 Tage

Besucherin und Planung

Wow, my how the time has FLOWN!!! I apologize for not keeping up with this blog over the summer, but I have been incredibly busy. Here is a recap of what has been going on stateside haha: Big family trip to Texas and return trip up through St Louis, Chicago, and Milwaukee and got to see two Red's games and a White Sox game. Then a Recruitment Workshop for my Sorority Phi Mu. Finally I bought my plane ticket to Munich and booked my Hostel in Salzburg.

Like I said it's been a crazy busy summer. Recently I have been doing a ton of planning and shopping preparing for the trip. The planning has brought along numerous mini panic attacks because I can't do certain things until the day before I leave. I took a look at my tickets today and noticed that I don't have much of a layover in Chicago or Heathrow, which I'm hoping will not be problematic. We also finally got our dorm assignments! I'm in Haus Humboldt which is a great dorm and everyone loves living there. I am really looking forward to this trip and starting my life in Salzburg.

As the title states Visitors and Planning, my grandparents from Texas are visiting for the next few days. I am so excited that we get to visit before I leave the country and my brother starts his freshman year at the University of Cincinnati. As for the Planning, I am always planning something for the trip.

Oh, I forgot to mention that the Hostel that I'm staying in the week leading up to my move in to the dorm  plays the Sound of Music film daily and has a tour in which you can walk in Julie Andrews footsteps through Salzburg. I will totally be taking that tour and doing some touristy things when I get there.

Do you have any suggestions of things I should do while abroad??

Here's the link to the Hostel I'm staying at :-)
http://www.yoho.at/index.php/about-us 


Here is a link to the dorm.. I'm trying to find a better page but this is all I have found so far..
http://www.housing.oead.at/01_housing_folge_e.asp?RECORD_KEY%5BHousing%5D=id&id%5BHousing%5D=53

Hat ein Schönes Tag!!

-A

16 Tage!!!