Yesterday I arrived in Vienna. The flight landed at approximately 8:20, and while in the process of picking up luggage and waiting for a taxi, Shannon and I saw five other people from our program - it was nice to see some familiar faces! The taxi driver worked magic and packed three people's bags into the back of a car, and we went off to the IES Center, where we'll be having most of our classes (which, interestingly enough, is directly across the street from the Konservatorium).
We spent some time walking around the city and then had our orientation beginning at 2. And then we moved into our apartments, which are absolutely beautiful! Brand new insides, clean, great. Pictures to come eventually. Unpacked. Bed. Finally.
Now my major issue is that I have absolutely no idea what time it is here in Austria. Yesterday we were 5 hours ahead of the United States. But Austria switches to Daylight Savings Time later than the United States. So just to add to our jet lag, we lost another hour. I can't figure out what clocks changed and what clocks didn't change, and the fact that I fundamentally don't know what time it is here isn't helping things. Hopefully I'll figure it out before I have to be somewhere at 9:30....
Until next time.
Did that third person in the cab only have a carryon? :)
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