My Czech adventure startet today at 6:14am at Linz Main Train Station. The train was on time all the way to Prague (which I still can’t believe…). Cabins are designed for eight people which was super cramped. And no A/C of course.
Going to Prague
Tomorrow I take the early train at 06:14 am from Linz to Prague where I meet some former exchange students from JKU Linz. I’m going to spend six days with them to see Prague and the neighborhood. Hopefully, I have the possibility of internet to write some blog entires and put some pictures online! 🙂
Writing My Thesis in Vienna
The library of my home university JKU in Linz has really poorly opening hours during holidays – it is opened from 9am to 12am. So (and of course because I like traveling), I’m writing my thesis in Vienna at the libraries of the University of Vienna and of the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration.
Trip to Vienna: Linz Texas Exhibition
Yesterday a few friends and I went to see the exhibition Linz Texas A City Relates at the Austrian Museum of Architecture in Vienna. After some traditional Austrian lunch at Siebensternbräu we walked up the stairs at the South Tower of St. Stephen’s Cathedral. The view from up there is fantastic; you can see pretty much all over Vienna. Here are the pictures! At about 3pm we started the tour through the Schönbrunn Zoo. Overall, just another lovely and culinary day in Vienna!
Thank you for your presents!
Thank you so much for spending your time and coming to our “Time to Say Goodbye” party last week! Thank you for your present! Enjoy the pictures!
Summerticket Started
Since yesterday the summer ticket of the Austrian Federal Railways is valid, I’m quite busy with traveling. Our first trip led us to Leopoldsberg and Kahlenberg (in Vienna), one of my most favorite places in Austria. Have a look at the pictures! We enjoyed dinner at (my favorite) Asian restaurant Toka Lee in Grinzing. After dinner we split up – some went home; my three American guests and I went to Prater (see also prater.at and Wikipedia) to see the famous Giant Ferris Wheel (see also Wikipedia).
Our plans for today were quite busy: After their visit of the Schönbrunn Palace we met at Naschmarkt to have a Kebap for lunch. At 1pm we had a guided tour in the Vienna State Opera. Before we had the next guided tour at the Parlament, we walked to see Heldenplatz (Hero’s Square), Hofburg (Imperial Palace), Ballhausplatz, Bundeskanzleramt (Chancellor’s Office), Minoritenkirche, Burgtheater (Imperial Court Theater), University of Vienna and Rathaus (Town Hall). Straight after the Parlament we walked Kohlmarkt and Graben to St. Stephans Cathedral. After a short break at Starbucks in Kärtnerstraße, we took the tram to Belvedere Palace, which was our last thing to do before we had dinner at Reinthalers Beisl. It was a busy, but nice day!
Appointment at the US Embassy
One of my last steps for my year abroad is to apply for a visa. It is a lot of paperwork, and I am going to have a personal interview at the embassy, which I arranged today. So the next days I’m going to collect all the informations for the forms, going to a photographer and pay the fees. The whole procedure for the non-immigrant visa application can be read here.
Courses and Emory E-Mail Address
The last days I got my courses and an Emory e-mail address assigned. I got almost all courses for which I subscribed. Sadly, I didn’t get the most important one, which is Strategic Management. But there is still a chance to get into this class in the Add/Drop/Swap-Week – the first week of the semester. Anyway, at this time I’m subscribed at the following courses:
- Marketing Strategy (Marketing)
- Ideation (Marketing)
- Negotiations (Organization and Management)
- Consulting (Organization and Management)
- Leading and Managing Change (Organization and Management)
- Business Communications (Communication)
I have to decide on four courses which is the usual workload of the students at this university. So I’m going to drop two or three of them–depending on the Strategic Management course…
Another Birthday Present
At the class reunion yesterday, I got the birthday present from the two Dominiks and Christian. It is a funny and nice present: a Georgia license plate clock. Thank you guys!
Certificate of Eligibility
Yesterday morning, happily I received the Certificate of Eligibility! I got this form already about a week ago, but accidentally there was a mistake with the dates. On Monday I’m going to make an appointment with the US embassy in Vienna, which is obligatory to get a visa.