Moving into Salzburg part 1

I haven't posted since I got to Müchen and was getting ready to get on my train to Salzburg. So this means I have a lot to catch you up on. 

Monday:

One tip when you have been traveling for several days: once you get to your destination just grab a taxi to get to your hostel/hotel. ESPECIALLY when you don't have wifi to supply you with gps. No matter how well you think you looked at the map you are bound to get lost. I tried to be independent. But I gave up after it started raining. I was carrying a lot of luggage and I just didn't have the time for the nonsense that was being thrown at me. 

Once I arrived to my hostel I was ready to fall to the ground and kiss it. I checked in and went up to my room only to find that my roommate was already there waiting for me.

She's pretty awesome. Lucy is playing all the same three roles that I play in Le Nozze Di Figaro.  At the end of the day and a long day of traveling I passed out after I unpacked. 

Tuesday: 

Orientation! Here we were introduced to the faculty of the program and got a tour of the facility. I made friends and we headed off to the grocery store because that was the only place we knew of where we could get food. When we got to the grocery store we were greeted with coffee, liquor, and chocolate.

In Austria liquor is cheaper than it would be in America. You can tell who the Americans are in foreign country. We are the only ones that walk out of a grocery store holding bottles and bottles of liquor. 

Once we finished shopping we found a balcony in our hostel and we sat outside and ate a small lunch and people watched while we drank our wine. I went back to my room to call mom and tell her I was alive. She was happy. I relaxed a little longer and then we went out to dinner. At this restaurant I had my first Wiener schnitzel and rum and coke. 

 I have never been more happier bout a meal. The waitress could tell we were American because one of us was telling everyone else how to order in German. Probably the saddest thing you will ever witness. Let's just say my German has gotten MUCH better since then.

Salzburg Is a small town but everyone walks or bikes everywhere. My mile count is at least 6 miles every day. I swear if I'm not fit by the end of this trip I shall scream.