Classes and Spring!

I've (actually? finally? unfortunately?) had a lot of class in the past week, so I have been in Vienna. Luckily the weather has turned from snowy and gray, to sunny and beautiful!

Our classes here have very unique schedules - some meet regularly, but others only meet 3-4 times for long periods, and then they are done! I had a class with that structure last week and over the weekend. It was somewhat torturous to be stuck in a windowed classroom from 9-4 on a Saturday, when it was 60 degrees and perfectly sunny outside, but the class is over now - and was actually quite interesting.

I am taking 4 business classes - this one was titled "European Law & Economics" and was based on the legal environment of the European Union, as well as the history and future of the Union. I thought it would be incredibly boring, but it was actually quite interesting, and I learned a lot. For example, we have all been wondering as we travel why some countries are not in the EU, and why some countries in the EU are not on the Euro - and we answered both of those questions right away! We have our final for that class this week, and then it will be out of the way! I am interested to see what my first final here is like - almost our entire grade is based upon, so hopefully it will not be too difficult!

As I said, the weather has been great here lately - spring has finally arrived after a very cold, dreary winter. I have been able to run outside almost everyday - exploring new areas of the city, and occasionally getting somewhat lost (but always finding my way back)! Most people were gone travelling this weekend, but my friend Caroline was still here. Today, we went to "Prater" - which is a carnival/amusement park in Vienna. It is free to get into, and borders the river. We walked around and then walked along the river for a while, before heading back. It was nice to see so many people out and about!

My favorite running path - the gardens at Schonbrunn Palace!