From the moment I boarded the plane to Innsbruck and watched the ground shrink beneath me as the plane ascended into the clouds, I wondered about the person I would be when my study abroad experience was over. It hadn’t even begun, and I was already imagining the end. Who would I be? I had … Continue reading A Complete 180
Kortney: Summer in Innsbruck (2014)
Bittersweet Goodbyes
Today is my last day in Innsbruck. In a few hours I will board a bus to take me to the Munich airport, where I will fly back home, and then it will all be over. I have no idea how five and a half weeks have gone by already, but it’s extremely hard for … Continue reading Bittersweet Goodbyes
A Special Visit
Last weekend was particularly special because my grandparents flew in from the States to travel around Europe for a few weeks, and they stopped in Innsbruck along the way to pick me up so I could spend the weekend with them. It was crazy seeing them walking toward my student dorm and realizing that we … Continue reading A Special Visit
A New Adventure
Last weekend was probably one of the greatest of my life. All of my friends went to Amsterdam, but I have already been there. So I opted for a few less popular cities: Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Stuttgart, and Hechingen, Germany. I traveled entirely alone, which was a completely new and somewhat terrifying experience for … Continue reading A New Adventure
New Home Sweet Home
Thirteen days have passed, and Innsbruck still amazes me. I have fallen into a rhythm now, and it almost feels perfectly natural that I am temporarily living in Innsbruck. This past week has been a really busy one. I spend my first weekend in Innsbruck, and I’m so glad I decided to stay and explore … Continue reading New Home Sweet Home
Incredible Innsbruck
I have been in Innsbruck for 4 days now, which is hard for me to believe. The moment I stepped off the bus, I fell in love with this city even more than I already did, and my love for it continues to grow. The city is nestled in between several mountains, which rise up … Continue reading Incredible Innsbruck
Impatient for Innsbruck
I started my countdown 163 days before the start of my study abroad program in Innsbruck, Austria. Now, 156 days later, after months of expectations, planning, preparing and packing, I am seven days away from embarking on the most exciting journey of my life so far. My family has been the victim of my random … Continue reading Impatient for Innsbruck
Kortney: Summer in Innsbruck
Kortney Sweeney is a University of Florida student studying abroad this summer in Austria. If you want to learn more about her program, click here: University of New Orleans - Innsbruck What is your year and field of study? I am a junior journalism major with a concentration in psychology. Have you traveled abroad before? If so, where … Continue reading Kortney: Summer in Innsbruck