Dancing around chandeliers and the familiar
December 11, 2016 When I arrived in London鈥檚 Heathrow Airport, I experienced one of the most significant culture shocks of the trip. I went to the cashier, prepared to pay for my salad and smoothie, he spoke to me, and I, having no idea what he said, froze in confusion. Now this confused freezing was....
Free Travel
If you were given the opportunity to travel anywhere in the United States for 8 days, where would you go? As the month of November was coming closer, the members of the group were beginning to plan for more traveling.聽 Despite the towns, cities, and countries the students have already visited, this experience would be....
Cultural adjustments, Vienna style
November 22 This past week has seen our time in Vienna come to a close. For two months, we toured cathedrals, went to museums, and did our best to learn German. We regularly went to plays, including performances at the Austrian Burgtheater and the Vienna State Opera. We saw fringe pieces at Brut Wien and....
Tour guides
October 19 Over the course of this cross-cultural, we have had several different tour guides that have led us through different cities or specific areas.聽 They each have their own little quirks and differences, but they all were good at their jobs.聽 In Salzburg we had Eric, a local who led us around small towns....
Exploring Salzburg and Vienna
Tuesday, September 20, 2016 Guten Abend, all the way from Vienna! We are beginning our third week abroad and our second week of eight in Austria鈥檚 capital city. Since you last saw us, we have stuffed our days full of every possible activity our feet could carry us to–from hiking on the Untersberg, to watching....