Tuesday, May 12, 2009
Last Post
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Sunday, May 10, 2009
Epic Failure
Call it a relapse... or epic failure. Either way, I've spent the majority of the money that I had left so I've got about 10 Euros left. Apparently, you can't do tourist things in Vienna with visitors on a budget... it's not really that fair.
Money gone. Blog done.
Money gone. Blog done.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Day 8
Good Evening Ladies and Gentlemen,
Yikes, well today I didn't do so well. It technically almost counts as an expense from last night, but since it was after midnight when we went out I'm counting the cover charge on today's "budget". Don't judge, it's what they do here... the clubs/bars are rarely that busy before 11 pm. But yeah, we went out to Praterdome last night, which those who have been to Vienna know it's the best place to be on a Thursday night. Anyways, what is sweet about being an exchange student is that you (if you're a guy) pay for the 6 Euro cover charge and they you get 10 euros worth of free drinks, so it's a pretty sweet deal if you think about it.
Anyways, today was such an awesome day in Vienna, it was about 85 out and sunny. We went to the Danube Island, which is a large island on the Danube river that runs in the northern part of the city. It was so great to walk around and chill out there... very cool atmosphere. I'll put pictures up in a few days on the Travel Blog in a few days.
So, that was definitely a cool new place I'd like to hang out by more often. Missy will be coming tomorrow so Julie, Amy and I will be going to pick her up at the airport. I'm pretty sure we're going to make a sign with her name on it, cuz who doesn't want that when they're picked up from the airport? haha
My only other expense of the day was buying soup and pasta stuff to make for dinner, which was only 2.48 euros, making my total for the day a whopping 8.48. Yea, pretty crazy... my most expensive day yet and it still only cost me about 10 US dollars. Hopefully, next week I won't be spending much money because I'll be studying for my finance exam.
Well, th-th-th-that's all folks.
Yikes, well today I didn't do so well. It technically almost counts as an expense from last night, but since it was after midnight when we went out I'm counting the cover charge on today's "budget". Don't judge, it's what they do here... the clubs/bars are rarely that busy before 11 pm. But yeah, we went out to Praterdome last night, which those who have been to Vienna know it's the best place to be on a Thursday night. Anyways, what is sweet about being an exchange student is that you (if you're a guy) pay for the 6 Euro cover charge and they you get 10 euros worth of free drinks, so it's a pretty sweet deal if you think about it.
Anyways, today was such an awesome day in Vienna, it was about 85 out and sunny. We went to the Danube Island, which is a large island on the Danube river that runs in the northern part of the city. It was so great to walk around and chill out there... very cool atmosphere. I'll put pictures up in a few days on the Travel Blog in a few days.
So, that was definitely a cool new place I'd like to hang out by more often. Missy will be coming tomorrow so Julie, Amy and I will be going to pick her up at the airport. I'm pretty sure we're going to make a sign with her name on it, cuz who doesn't want that when they're picked up from the airport? haha
My only other expense of the day was buying soup and pasta stuff to make for dinner, which was only 2.48 euros, making my total for the day a whopping 8.48. Yea, pretty crazy... my most expensive day yet and it still only cost me about 10 US dollars. Hopefully, next week I won't be spending much money because I'll be studying for my finance exam.
Well, th-th-th-that's all folks.
Thursday, May 7, 2009
Day 7
Ahh sorry people, I forgot to post this one last night!
It's been a whole week, and I'm finally starting to get a hang of this thing. Today was pretty unimportant... not a lot happened. I did have class again with Julie, and it seems like it's going to be quite easy. I hope the tests are as simple as the lectures. But, that took up most of my afternoon, so there wasn't a lot I could do today. Umm... yeah this is a really boring post I'm sorry about this, but I still felt the need to update everyone. I'll just end it and end this painful read for you quickly.
Today I got a sandwich and a drink at school, since my class is from 4:30 to 7:30 it's difficult to get dinner in before or after. Either way I end up hungry. The sandwich was 2.59 and 1 euro for the soda. That leaves me with 70.10 Euros, and it's been a week. I think I'll probably end up spending more when my friend comes to visit, but hopefully I still make it at least to the 15th... that would be sweet.
It's been a whole week, and I'm finally starting to get a hang of this thing. Today was pretty unimportant... not a lot happened. I did have class again with Julie, and it seems like it's going to be quite easy. I hope the tests are as simple as the lectures. But, that took up most of my afternoon, so there wasn't a lot I could do today. Umm... yeah this is a really boring post I'm sorry about this, but I still felt the need to update everyone. I'll just end it and end this painful read for you quickly.
Today I got a sandwich and a drink at school, since my class is from 4:30 to 7:30 it's difficult to get dinner in before or after. Either way I end up hungry. The sandwich was 2.59 and 1 euro for the soda. That leaves me with 70.10 Euros, and it's been a week. I think I'll probably end up spending more when my friend comes to visit, but hopefully I still make it at least to the 15th... that would be sweet.
Wednesday, May 6, 2009
Day 6
Clearly, you all know what day it is and the day corresponds with how many days I'm doing this so I finally decided it was a little redundant to post both the date and how many days I've been doing this.
So, I woke up early again to get my finance text from my professor (during his office hours). Shocker! He wasn't there and the secretary still didn't have a clue, so here's a test I have in a little over a week and I don't have the text. I'll be fine though, I've got all next week to study. Exciting... I know. However, I did get to go to my new class' department office to pick up a copy of that text, which was 12 dollars. I know! Breaking the bank, right? Wellll, I'm throwing a little trick into the mix, cuz let's be honest, this is my game.
After I grudgingly handed over my 12 Euros, I headed over to the bank to cash in my growing stack of coins that I had been collecting on my desktop... I have to admit I took a picture and was going to crack a joke about depleting my coin reserves, but now that just seems silly. Anyways, I actually had managed to amass 12.86 Euros throughout the semester of small coins. So, I'm looking at a slight positive on the day.
Oh crap, I was supposed to do laundry tonight with that money on my KWIK card (long story, and the logic of it doesn't make sense so i won't explain). I somehow managed to forget that one until just now. Well looks like that won't get done until Friday.
Obviously, I was feeling like a million bucks when I returned to school later in the day with my newly created wealth. So wealthy, in fact that I actually paid 55 cents to get a fair trade cappuccino (they're really tiny), instead of a mere 50 cents for the regular cappuccino. It just tastes that much better and all that guilt I feel for the coffee bean pickers I feel when I typically sip my coffee in the morning.
Okay, yeah I went to the wrong machine. But, that's beside the point.
To cap things off, I realized I had eaten all of my "dinner" food and needed to go get a pasta packet. Unfortanately, Billa (nearby grocery store) was closed and I had to go to the train station to get food. After paying 2.27 for something that probably would've been 1.99 at Billa, I felt like I was being taken for a ride. I didn't let it get to me though, it was good and I've got some for lunch tomorrow. Money spent: 14.82 - 12.86(change) = 1.96 Euros for the day.
So, I woke up early again to get my finance text from my professor (during his office hours). Shocker! He wasn't there and the secretary still didn't have a clue, so here's a test I have in a little over a week and I don't have the text. I'll be fine though, I've got all next week to study. Exciting... I know. However, I did get to go to my new class' department office to pick up a copy of that text, which was 12 dollars. I know! Breaking the bank, right? Wellll, I'm throwing a little trick into the mix, cuz let's be honest, this is my game.
After I grudgingly handed over my 12 Euros, I headed over to the bank to cash in my growing stack of coins that I had been collecting on my desktop... I have to admit I took a picture and was going to crack a joke about depleting my coin reserves, but now that just seems silly. Anyways, I actually had managed to amass 12.86 Euros throughout the semester of small coins. So, I'm looking at a slight positive on the day.
Oh crap, I was supposed to do laundry tonight with that money on my KWIK card (long story, and the logic of it doesn't make sense so i won't explain). I somehow managed to forget that one until just now. Well looks like that won't get done until Friday.
Obviously, I was feeling like a million bucks when I returned to school later in the day with my newly created wealth. So wealthy, in fact that I actually paid 55 cents to get a fair trade cappuccino (they're really tiny), instead of a mere 50 cents for the regular cappuccino. It just tastes that much better and all that guilt I feel for the coffee bean pickers I feel when I typically sip my coffee in the morning.
Okay, yeah I went to the wrong machine. But, that's beside the point.
To cap things off, I realized I had eaten all of my "dinner" food and needed to go get a pasta packet. Unfortanately, Billa (nearby grocery store) was closed and I had to go to the train station to get food. After paying 2.27 for something that probably would've been 1.99 at Billa, I felt like I was being taken for a ride. I didn't let it get to me though, it was good and I've got some for lunch tomorrow. Money spent: 14.82 - 12.86(change) = 1.96 Euros for the day.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
May 5th: Day 5
Well, it's been 5 days so far and I'm doing better than I had expected. Today was pretty uneventful, but I did manage to completely clean up my room. The place doesn't even look familiar.
Today I ended up sleeping in pretty late and eventually headed to school to get reading materials for a class to copy with Amy. We were enjoying the nice weather and decided to treat ourselves to Anker (probably the best place for a Schoko-croissant (croissant with melted chocolate inside)). So, there we were happily munching on our snacks, enjoying the afternoon sun on a carefree day in Vienna. Oh, how wrong we could be...
We were going during our professor's "Office Hours". Apparently these office hours are not the same here as they are at home, because at Bentley the professor is typically in their office during these so called office hours. It is not the case in Vienna, and he was allegedly teaching a class according to his secretary. We had been told that this secretary was supposed to have a copy of the materials that we could borrow. She had no idea what we were talking about and told us we would need to come back tomorrow during his office hours. Let's just hope he's actually in the office during these alleged office hours.
After that major failure, we decided to cut our losses and head home, picking up a few things at the grocery store to snack on later. Tonight was pretty quiet as some people were getting back from their travels, and I spent time hanging out with them.
The grand total of the day came to a whopping 5.22 Euros for the croissant and a few groceries. In all, I've spent 24.35 Euros in these 5 days. Doesn't seem like it's that little, but I'm working on it folks.
Today I ended up sleeping in pretty late and eventually headed to school to get reading materials for a class to copy with Amy. We were enjoying the nice weather and decided to treat ourselves to Anker (probably the best place for a Schoko-croissant (croissant with melted chocolate inside)). So, there we were happily munching on our snacks, enjoying the afternoon sun on a carefree day in Vienna. Oh, how wrong we could be...
We were going during our professor's "Office Hours". Apparently these office hours are not the same here as they are at home, because at Bentley the professor is typically in their office during these so called office hours. It is not the case in Vienna, and he was allegedly teaching a class according to his secretary. We had been told that this secretary was supposed to have a copy of the materials that we could borrow. She had no idea what we were talking about and told us we would need to come back tomorrow during his office hours. Let's just hope he's actually in the office during these alleged office hours.
After that major failure, we decided to cut our losses and head home, picking up a few things at the grocery store to snack on later. Tonight was pretty quiet as some people were getting back from their travels, and I spent time hanging out with them.
The grand total of the day came to a whopping 5.22 Euros for the croissant and a few groceries. In all, I've spent 24.35 Euros in these 5 days. Doesn't seem like it's that little, but I'm working on it folks.
May 4th: Day 4
Yes, it's late. I know. I know. But I went out last night for the first time in a while and may have forgotten to post this when I got back. But yeah, here goes.
So today, I had to finish up my German homework (I know what an excited start to a post, right?). But yea, I did that and worked on cleaning up my disaster of a room. It's looking alright, but I'm sure by tomorrow it'll be pretty messy. Anyways, then I had German class for 3 hours in the afternoon, and it takes about 30 minutes to get to and from school so that took up a solid chunk of my day.
Ahh, for the evening. Tonight we went for free drinks at Ride Club. To explain this, I'd have to explain my school's view on alcohol. Basically everything that is done for exchange students, heck even the students at WU involves some form of alcohol. For example, our Cocktial Stand just opened up the day we got back from Spring Break. So, yeah, if you're apparently having a rough day in class, there's no need to walk to the bar because you can just saddle up to the bar right oustide the main University building. To take this point further...
Every Monday night, exchange students get into Ride Club for free and from 7 pm to 8 pm get to drink for free. The drinks are a little on the weak side, but who's complaining when it's free? A bunch of us went for free drinks, and then we came back to cook dinner. We'll be heading back to Ride Club around midnight, where we can cut the line because we've already had our hands stamped and probably buy a drink or two.
After an entire night out, I managed to only spend 2 euros on one beer and 3 euros on a Doner Kebab. Those things are delicious! 'Nother day down, 5 euros poorer.
So today, I had to finish up my German homework (I know what an excited start to a post, right?). But yea, I did that and worked on cleaning up my disaster of a room. It's looking alright, but I'm sure by tomorrow it'll be pretty messy. Anyways, then I had German class for 3 hours in the afternoon, and it takes about 30 minutes to get to and from school so that took up a solid chunk of my day.
Ahh, for the evening. Tonight we went for free drinks at Ride Club. To explain this, I'd have to explain my school's view on alcohol. Basically everything that is done for exchange students, heck even the students at WU involves some form of alcohol. For example, our Cocktial Stand just opened up the day we got back from Spring Break. So, yeah, if you're apparently having a rough day in class, there's no need to walk to the bar because you can just saddle up to the bar right oustide the main University building. To take this point further...
Every Monday night, exchange students get into Ride Club for free and from 7 pm to 8 pm get to drink for free. The drinks are a little on the weak side, but who's complaining when it's free? A bunch of us went for free drinks, and then we came back to cook dinner. We'll be heading back to Ride Club around midnight, where we can cut the line because we've already had our hands stamped and probably buy a drink or two.
After an entire night out, I managed to only spend 2 euros on one beer and 3 euros on a Doner Kebab. Those things are delicious! 'Nother day down, 5 euros poorer.
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