October 10
Today we leave for London. We took a bus to the Salzburg airport. Our flight left at 5 and we got to England in two hours. The time zone is different, so I am now 6 hours off from Minnesota time. Once we got to the airport we took a bus for two hours to get into the center of London, where our hotel was. We didn’t have a chance to eat dinner until around 1030.
October 11
It was Sunday so we went to church in the morning. We went to a mega church at the Dominion. The music was great; it was like being at a rock concert. The preacher was from Singapore and a bit strange.
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October 12
We went to see the Camden market in London today. It was really packed and I didn’t want to stay long. We also saw Wicked, which was a really good show. I’d probably go see it again sometime.
October 13
I saw Avenue Q, which is a comedy show, with a few friends. I don’t remember what else we did. The show was funny but Wicked was much better.
October 16
Today we had a test for consumer behavior. I think it went ok, but it probably won’t be my best test of the year. Everybody was really nervous because this was the first test of the semester.
October 17
I woke up late and took the bus down to what we thought would be a nice beach but it was more of a shipyard. We walked through the mall there and got some food before taking another bus ride to the real beach. We took some pictures and walked on the beach for a little bit. There was a rugby match in town so we went and saw that. It was Edinburgh against Ulster and Edinburgh won. It was fun to watch a real Rugby game. Jake, Kelsey, and I had to try to explain the rules to everyone.
After the game we got back to the hostel in time to get some dessert, but no real food. We went to Wannaburger for some food and walked around town a bit.
October 18
Today we went to church at a small Baptist church. The pastor was American but he was away on vacation this week. There were probably 35 people there total and about 15 of them were from our group.
We grabbed a little lunch at Tesco, which is a cheap convenience store, because we were all running out of pounds.
October 19
Our taxis left the hotel at 6:15 in the morning. Our flight left at 8:20 to Ireland. It was a short flight, but then we had a 3 hour train ride from Dublin to Galway. Once we got there I did a little homework and relaxed a bit. We had class outside today. It was cold and uncomfortable but not too long. After we had class we were supposed to ask people on the street what they thought of Ireland being part of the EU and using the Euro. We got some mixed results but everybody said that everything costs more now that they are using the Euro.
October 20
Today we tried to have class in a mall but we got kicked out by security. We found a place right next to a fountain in the park to finish class. I had a lot of homework to catch up on so a lot of my time was taken up by that.
October 21
We were leaving Galway at 1000 so I got up a little early and went out to the bay for a little walk. I did a little shopping as well. The train ride was another three hours back to Dublin. Our hotel rooms are huge here. We had class inside my room. All of us fit inside fine but only 3 of us are sleeping here. We went to a really fancy restaurant. I took a peek at the bill and it was 543 Euro. That’s about $800. I guess it all fits in the budget but I doubt we’ll being going to more places like that. We have a take home test due tomorrow so I had to put an hour or so into that.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
October
October 2
Right after class I went and cleaned my room because we were leaving the country for the weekend. We used our Eurail passes to get us to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Slovenia is in Eastern Europe, and borders Austria to the east. They are the only Eastern European country to use the Euro, so we didn't have to exchange currency. It was about a 5-6 hour train ride there and many of us are feeling sick. Jesse stayed back at the Schloss for the weekend.
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, and is pretty modern. The GDP per capita in Slovenia is about half of what it is in the US. Just about everything was a little cheaper here than in Austria or Germany. We ate at a really good Mexican restaurant as a big group. With 28 people it took forever to get our food. The first night most people just went to sleep, but Jake, Peter, and I went up to the castle and looked down at the city lights.
October 3
After sleeping in a bit, a group of us went up to the castle. It was locked the night before so we couldn’t actually get in. It wasn’t much of a hike compared to the hike to the castle at Mittersill. It was still pretty tough for Kay who is done with crutches but still has a heavy boot.
I was tired so I took a long nap and got up in time for dinner. We split up into groups of 4 and tried to go to different restaurants. It’s much easier this way than eating together in a huge group. Three groups ended up at the same restaurant, but we sat separately.
October 4
As soon as we woke up it was time to get back on the train for Austria. I was feeling a little sick throughout most of the day and especially once I got back to the Schloss. It’s just some cold/flu symptoms that I should get over in a couple days. Once I got my reading done for class I went to bed and got a nice night of sleep.
October 8
We had a special speaker come in today and he talked for a very long time. It was interesting, but it was almost 2 by the time he was done. We usually get done with class by 12. He talked about the history of genetically engineered food and about how the bible relates to business and the economy. His name was John Hodges, and he worked for the UN for a long time.
October 9
Today was our last day of class. I was supposed to have my German test today, but I was an hour late. Nobody else that was supposed to go today showed up, so I didn’t even have to go. Tom got some grading done, and I get to put it off a little longer.
Right after class I went and cleaned my room because we were leaving the country for the weekend. We used our Eurail passes to get us to Ljubljana, Slovenia. Slovenia is in Eastern Europe, and borders Austria to the east. They are the only Eastern European country to use the Euro, so we didn't have to exchange currency. It was about a 5-6 hour train ride there and many of us are feeling sick. Jesse stayed back at the Schloss for the weekend.
Ljubljana is the capital of Slovenia, and is pretty modern. The GDP per capita in Slovenia is about half of what it is in the US. Just about everything was a little cheaper here than in Austria or Germany. We ate at a really good Mexican restaurant as a big group. With 28 people it took forever to get our food. The first night most people just went to sleep, but Jake, Peter, and I went up to the castle and looked down at the city lights.
October 3
After sleeping in a bit, a group of us went up to the castle. It was locked the night before so we couldn’t actually get in. It wasn’t much of a hike compared to the hike to the castle at Mittersill. It was still pretty tough for Kay who is done with crutches but still has a heavy boot.
I was tired so I took a long nap and got up in time for dinner. We split up into groups of 4 and tried to go to different restaurants. It’s much easier this way than eating together in a huge group. Three groups ended up at the same restaurant, but we sat separately.
October 4
As soon as we woke up it was time to get back on the train for Austria. I was feeling a little sick throughout most of the day and especially once I got back to the Schloss. It’s just some cold/flu symptoms that I should get over in a couple days. Once I got my reading done for class I went to bed and got a nice night of sleep.
October 8
We had a special speaker come in today and he talked for a very long time. It was interesting, but it was almost 2 by the time he was done. We usually get done with class by 12. He talked about the history of genetically engineered food and about how the bible relates to business and the economy. His name was John Hodges, and he worked for the UN for a long time.
October 9
Today was our last day of class. I was supposed to have my German test today, but I was an hour late. Nobody else that was supposed to go today showed up, so I didn’t even have to go. Tom got some grading done, and I get to put it off a little longer.
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