Austria Adventures: Break apart and shine
2018-02-16
JACOB WATSON AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I am here, and I am not sure what I expected. I spent about six hours on a plane next to a Spanish “tipo” (who IContinue Reading
Austria Adventure: A Krampus Christmas
2016-12-10
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT While songs like “Holly Jolly Christmas” are running through America’s head and visions of sugar plums entertain children, Austria offers something quite different. Over here, one mightContinue Reading
Austria Adventures: Watching the election from Rome; the pope as peacemaker
2016-11-18
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT As everyone knows, we had an election this past week. And as many of you know, we Austrian students filled out our absentee ballots to voteContinue Reading
Austria Adventure: Adventures in London
2016-10-27
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT This past week, we finished the stressful ordeal that is known as midterms. Most of us exerted ourselves to our fullest potential, ending up mentally exhausted.Continue Reading
Austria Adventures: How to not make plans
2016-10-17
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT “I propose we not make plans, I propose we give this thing a chance and let it work out how it works out. So what doContinue Reading
Austria Adventures: Seeing beauty from home base
2016-09-30
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT After weeks of go, go, go, I decided to stay back in Gaming for a weekend before our pilgrimage for Poland, thinking that I would getContinue Reading
Austria Adventures: What 17 Miles Taught Me
2016-09-15
CASSIDY RYDELL AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT I’ve been in Austria for about a month now. I’ve adjusted to all of the time differences, the slight cultural differences and of course the languageContinue Reading
AUSTRIA ADVENTURES: Discovering the universality of the church through Mass
2016-04-11
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT We are now over halfway through our semester in Gaming, and time is flying faster than I ever thought possible. It is amazing how accustomed IContinue Reading
AUSTRIA ADVENTURES: Trip to Slovenia brings unexpected treasures
2016-03-15
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT Several weeks ago when I received an offer to travel to Slovenia for my first free weekend, my immediate instinct was to deny it. What wasContinue Reading
AUSTRIA COLUMN: Austria brings the gift of wonder
2016-02-15
GRACIE WILLIAMS AUSTRIA CORRESPONDENT As a record number of Franciscan students arrived for the spring semester in Austria this past week, the school was brimming with students wanting to explore,Continue Reading