My final reflections is my last words about my semester abroad. I faced a large amount of challenges while I was in Europe. I met new people, I went to a different part of the world all by myself, I lost my phone (ok that one was my fault). It was really strange that I…

The second part of my reflections would be talking about the trip I had in a professional manner. I feel like it is sometimes is a bonus but I also think it is incredibly important the resume material that this trip has given me. While I was taking classes I took part in so many…

Now that I have been back home for a couple weeks now, I wanted to break my reflections down in three parts. For the first part, I wanted to reflect of the social aspects of my time in Europe. There were certainly some trials that I faced while I was in Europe, especially doing a…

From Poland, I went to another country that I had family roots in, Ireland. It was a bummer because I had less than twenty four hours in Dublin. so I decided to make the most of it. There was a only one thing I knew I had to take part in if I had as…

Near the end of my time in Austria, I had two more countries I had the chance to visit. The first country I got to visit was Poland. Being both Polish and Hungarian, I was really excited to visit countries I had family roots in. Poland was definitely an emotional experience for me as I…

As amazing as Vienna has been, I did leave much behind in Pittsburgh. There was so much I could not do being in Europe. One of which was performing on stage which I lost the ability to do when I left Pittsburgh. There just weren’t any opportunities that weren’t professional theatre, which I am not…

When I came to Vienna, there was lots about the culture I was not aware of. Christmas is a huge holiday in most parts of the world, so I knew I was in for something once Christmas has started approaching. However, I was not aware of how many Christmas markets would take the city by…

Two and a half months into my semester abroad, I have now becoming more accustomed to calling Vienna my home. It is a beautiful city where any fan of the arts must go to. I have explored the city by going to landmarks such as Belvedere’s art gallery, the natural history museum, the center city,…

Since coming to Europe and meeting new people, one of the most interesting experiences I have had is explaining aspects about the US that I have found totally normal that others do not find so normal. The funniest event that came to me was when my roommates (who are from Portugal and The Netherlands) told…