Opening A New Chapter

With the summer ringing in in Vienna and all of Austria, this means several things to me. First, I finished yet another semester at WU Wien. And quite successfully at that. I am particularly happy to have managed to get into my major of International Marketing and to do well in my second language, which is French. In general, this semester was heaps of work compared to what I was used to from before, but it was well worthwhile. Also, I can not believe my third year of university is starting next fall.

Second - enough with academics, already - the end of a semester also means that people take off for some sort of (international) summer adventure or head back home after spending some time abroad. What’s on the menu for some of us? Madrid, Cadiz, South America, California, China, Taiwan, London or more exotically, some western part of Austria. The waving goodbye of those leaving earlier only reminded me that eventually it would be my turn to take off. Taking the leap across the big pond to go live in different country. Canada, that is. A country that is relatively new to me. This sensation is totally overwhelming for me, knowing with great certainty that it is going to happen. This first hit me upon being asked by the officer in the US Consulate when I was going to leave.

So third comes the fact that my upcoming exchange semester in Vancouver still needs some more planning and “a financial safety pillow for recreational activities.” Health insurance, possible trips, and finally some red-tape that require my undivided attention. Next to that, I am applying for a job as a marketing pollster to make some dough I get to spend at some point abroad - trying to stimulate the shaky economies of my favorite North American countries.

And finally, I want to tell everyone thank you for this great semester. For those leaving for an adventure of their own, have fun, take it all in and bring back great anecdotes. The summer is not near, it is here.

Will keep you posted on this blog exclusively of how things progress and what life has in store for me these days. I hope you are stoked, because I know I am.