Been there, done that, got the tattoo. Two truths and a lie, a game I used to play with my students. The lie is the second. I actually got the tattoo! But Austria will never be “done” for me. It’ll always be a memory, a life never recoverable, a part of me – literally, when [...]
…and so am I, despite drinking our homemade mead! 8 weeks were spent in anticipation, every ‘mead Monday’ doing a bee or honey-related activity to keep excitement up, until the fermentation had finally finished (we think). Its quality and taste are questionable (especially when compared to real mead), but are improved with “mulling”. I’m running [...]
I’ve fallen in love and thought about getting a tattoo. (And probably just given my parents and grandparents a heart attack). It’s the mountains. The awe-inspiring horizon will be one of the parts of Salzburg I’ll miss the most when I leave. I’ve had some wonderful days skiing and hiking recently, as well as whizzing [...]
Before Christmas, on a day when it was -3°C, I asked an Austrian if the winter would get any colder. I was laughed at and answered the effect of, “you ain’t seen nothing yet, mate.” How true. I have now seen icicles half my height and survived days with highs of -7°C. Not uncommonly have [...]
Some of you might be wondering what I’m actually doing here, besides gallivanting around Europe and drinking another mulled wine at another Christmas market (they’re all starting to look the same). When I signed up for the teaching assistant programme, I pictured myself being the Lukas or Fátima that we all had in school – [...]
I’m on a bus to Bonn. Which I very nearly didn’t make, and therefore have meagre food and water supplies for the next 9 hours, which, if you know me, is a problem. I thought my entertainment quota for the week was used up. Sunday saw me being asked out for mulled wine by a randomer [...]
Have you ever drunk what is essentially a breakfast food as an alcoholic beverage? Egg liquor is a thing. I know, it sounds (and looks) disgusting. But it’s a party favourite, and once I was assured wouldn’t give me salmonella I gave it a go. It actually tastes like cake! I thought to celebrate having [...]
You know you’ve made it in the world when your address has a Wikipedia page and 150,000 google hits! Living on Residenzplatz, possibly Salzburg’s most historic and important square, has its ups and downs: it’s a great location and a beautiful square (but the tourists also think that), and there’s live entertainment whenever you (don’t) [...]
Please don’t hate. I know The Sound of Music is like marmite (don’t get me started on the food I’m going to miss…) but I can’t avoid the references, spending my year abroad in the beautiful city of Salzburg! I’m choosing SoM-related blog titles to try to limit my, what my mum so delicately puts, [...]
Adventures in the Land of Edelweiss 