I'm Here!

After more than 48 hours, I've arrived at my host mother's apartment in district 8 of Wien.
I love how close everything is in cities like this. The bakery and grocery store are right down the street and we have a diner, a chicken place and another restaurant next to us.
The transit system is confusing, because of the chaotic layout of Wien's streets. My roommate and I will travel on the U-Bahn to school tomorrow.
Today we walked around and saw the Universität Wien. The school is gorgeous (and serves good, cheap food for students). I had tilapia, soup and cucumber salad for less than 5€.
All the food here is served in huge portions, and the Viennese around seem to be able to eat all the food on their plates. Maybe I'm just still recovering from the trip over.

Last night, I walked around with a couple people and we wandered into a circus. We didn't see anywhere to buy tickets, but as soon as we walked in, a man started running after us, asking for our tickets. It caused a little scene and he made us leave. That was fun. Then we walked to a Government building and took pictures with a huge statue of Pallas Athene. We rode a streetcar for a little while. Then, we finished the night off with a visit to a pub by our hostel.

The people here are friendly enough, but, like in most big cities, not too warm. Our host mom, professors and site director are great, though.

Tomorrow I will be going to more orientation and then have a free day on Sunday. I can't wait to explore the city more!