Vienna and Daily Life

There are so many little things here that I like so much.

• The stoplights go from green to yellow to red (just like America), but they also go red to yellow to green.
• The kezboard that Iäm tzping on is different from American kezboards. I still havenät figured out the "at" szmbol.
• My university is 10 minutes walking from my dormitory.
• On my way to school, I pass 20 restaurants, including 7 outdoor cafes, 3 Billas (local grocery store), and 2 flower shops.
• Each floor in Haus Erasmus (my dormitory) has a kitchen. Cooking anyone? They are always full of people and the most amazing smells.
• The streets here vary so much. One street, Mariahilfastrasse, has every shop imaginable and is always crowded. One street over, nothing. One more, the Naschmarket, which is a huge outdoor flea market.
• One of the elevators in Haus Erasmus is programed to return to the ground floor and open its doors. 9 times out of 10 I can walk right in without having to wait for one.
• The bathroom has a built in fan. If you're in there for more than 2 minutes, it turns on automatically. It doesn't turn off until the light has been turned OFF for at least 5 minutes. P.S. It's loud.
• Red Bull is the most popular non-alcoholic drink here. (It was invented in Austria.)
• Drinking age is 16. Driving age is 18. A driver's license costs 2.000 Euros (about $3,000).
• Bikes are everywhere. They have City Bike here. Think Redbox but for bikes.
• What would a city be if it didn't have a few McDonalds, Burger King, Starbucks, and even a KFC?
• Google pops up on my laptop in German.
• My University consists of one building. 3 of my 4 classes are in the same room. One of the Business professors here is also one of the History professors.
• TTU had over 1800 new students. The International University of Vienna had 55.

Thatäs all for now. Iäll probablz think of more later. Until then, Iäm going to figure out how this kezboard works.