Hangover Central

Well, the Berlitz Christmas party was last night. After trekking all the way out to Ottakring, to the end of the U3, I met up with my colleagues and the people from my training session. There was a giant buffet which must have included everything on the menu of the traditional Austrian pub Berlitz had [...]

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Typical German

My new favorite German word: Betriebsanlagenkonsolidierungsverfahren. No joke. It takes up an entire column in Stefan’s university newsletter. The Halloween party was fun, by the way. Lots and lots of people over at Paul’s place, and I finally got back the apron that I left there last Thanksgiving. There was even an Austrian celebrity: the [...]

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Happy Birthday to me!!

Thanks to everyone who left me birthday wishes! Tonight Stefan took me out to dinner at a really nice restaurant here in the city, in the first district. It was so so so so good. I also got flowers! My colleagues gave me €30 worth of gift certificates to a lingerie/underwear shop here. Got some [...]

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Whew!

Wow, that was one busy busy weekend. Lots and lots of stuff happened, so I’d better get right to it. Friday I spent about 4 straight hours cooking Thanksgiving dinner for some Americans over at Paul’s place. This was incredibly stressful, and I was on the verge of tears by the end of it, but [...]

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Halloween Party rating — 6 out of 10

Well, Halloween at Paul’s place was pretty fun. Met a lot of cool people, including a guy who I’m sure will never actually call me. The party lost points for a couple of things. 2 points automatic deduction because I went home alone (well, I was helping Ros carry Lauren, but I don’t think that [...]

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