I finally received my Visa and International Student Identity Card (ISIC) in the mail. Phewwww, I was getting worried about my Visa showing up in time.
I'm still waiting for information about my host family. It makes me nervous not knowing anything about them, but now that I know I will know details before I get there, I think I am almost more nervous.
I've been emailing Susi and am so happy I get to see her during my stay in Austria. Susi,(my former Austrian exchange student) is nice enough to pick me up at the airport in Vienna and driving me back to her family home in Waidhofen an der Ybbs, which is about 2 hours outside of Vienna. I will be arriving in Vienna on the 5th of September, 4 days before my program starts. I'll be staying with her family and cannot wait to see them again. I think it'll be nice to be in a familiar place before I start my program, giving me a couple days to get used to the time change, finish my take home final for my INTL 240 class, and practice my German.
I'm starting to realize how much I am going to miss my family and friends, especially Cheyney. But I'm so excited to venture off into the world and explore. The biggest struggle for me, besides homesickness, will be opening up to new people. As many of you know, I'm usually shy to start out with and once I warm up, you cannot stop me from talking. Hopefully I will meet some really great people.
