Student Forum Final Party!

I am a member of the IES Vienna Student Forum, a student organization that plans events around Vienna for IES students.  Our final event, and the most impressive by far, was the Final Party, held Saturday the 14th (after Frau Summesberger’s house).  It was at the Travel Shack, an Australian bar in the 15th district that is a regular spot for all IES students.

Suzanne, Jared, and Mindy

My roommate Ellison and Kent playing the Austrian game Nails.

Liechtensteinstraße 105! Kristen, Gabby, Ellison, and me at the final party!

Nails got a little competitive.

Some winners of the IES Awards.  Michael (Most Likely to Open a Kebab Stand), Kent (Rick Steves Award), and Pete (Squeeze the Juice Award) showing off their prizes.

Nick had some fun... 

Me and Grace!

Whoa... Sorry.

I've been home from Vienna for over 2 months now and still haven't finished my blog! More posts are coming I promise!!

Nach Baden!

On Saturday the 14th Frau Summesberger had her German classes over to her house in Baden! We ate a DELICIOUS lunch (lots of traditional Austrian spreads with bread) and had a wonderful time laughing and talking and singing with Frau Summesberger.  My friend Kent pointed out a weird thought: this was the first time any of us had been in a house in over 4 months! We are all staying in apartments (except for Grace, but more on that later), and forgot what it felt like to be in a home-y home!

Frau Summesberger's backyard

Our wonderful host

Apricots are famous in Austria, and Frau Summesberger made us this delicious pastry with them

The flowers our class presented to Frau Summesberger

The cutest lil Baden Haus