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My first french homework... just as in High school...
As I have successfully avoided taking an english class here, I decided to audit a french class (without getting grades!). I will just let you have a look at the correction of my first homework ;). Comment... It's not asbad as it looks like. For example...
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After a long day...
... with more than 5 hours of lectures, a soccergame (won 4-1 with 2 goals you shot!) and 2 hours of biking? Bref,.. there is only one thing to do: Get a beer, lay down in the bathtub and watch a movie!!! Amazing feeling ;). Once that is done, make your...
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Beautiful Tashkent
So this was my plane for the flight to Tashkent - well at least my drawing of it ;), you know Russian airport, no photos etc… ;) Uzbekistan Airways… yeah I didn’t expected to much, but I could have. Because the flight was really good. Refreshments before...
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Skylink exists!!!
it's a train at Dallas Airport: for people who don't know the story... in short: Skylink was the name for the new terminal at Vienna Airport.. unfortunately it was a huge disaster (~ 8 years delay, unbelievable costs and still they forgot the elevators)....
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Economics and one step to greatness
How knows F.A. Hayek? Almost nobody, very sad regarding he is a noble prize winner and one of the most important economists of the 20th century. Even more sad for people from Austria, as he is the only Austrian who has won the nobel prize for economics...
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Awesome chairs and Nike Town
Why are American Universities so expensive? Well there might be a variety of reasons, for example the high sports costs, the missing public funding, or something much more amazing: Awesome Chairs You see, this chair has 4 axis: 1.) The wheels at the very...
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Call for votes for a development project!
Hey guys, An IPED (my studies, yeah I'm really studying here!) alumni needs your support. It is a development project to bring clean cooking stoves to communities in Haiti. Watch this video for information or go directly to this website: http://www.cultivatewines.com/cause/32224...
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Pad Yatra - Take a step
There are numerous ways to promote environmental sustainability, responsible consumation and similar values. However you do it, you have to "take a step" - that's the motto of the Pad Yatra, a walking pilgramage over the Himalaya. Organized by the "United...
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Impressions from a rainy day in New York
Two days more until classes start... so I had the idea to enjoy the wonderful morning (weather was real nice!) and go south to get my first glimpse of the statue of liberty!!! However, when I got out of the subway, it was raining cats and dogs! Most people...
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I'm a new yarker :) + Call for Subway-Pictures
I'm going uptown from 42 and want to get out at 86th street.. but why the f*** isn't this train stopping here? Oh nooo, now we are at 125th street,... "Ok let's got out... ezcios me, I want go museum 86th street" (that's what I have been told) Well, I...
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Improvising at National Comedy Theater
Austrian Night Out... the 4-headed Austrian Fulbrighter-connection MPDB (whatever this means ^^) walked to the National Comedy Theater. From the outside it was not very impressive. Neither from the inside. 5 minute due the beginning of the show, we arrived...
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Foo Fighters & more at Global Citizen
Being told to have done good for the world is pretty easy and enjoyable in the US. Go to the festival, good move! And it's also very nice! A few days ago I was not sure ifI can go to the festival due to my injury. Luckily I can walk by now without crunches....
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Push the tape and awesome sandwich!
I got somehow lazy the past days,... one week pretty much without sports and I take the bus even for only 2 streets... that's something what I would normally never do.. but who cares, i have an unlimited ticket so better use that . However, the way to...
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I should look at the hours
yesterday I didn't knew that the library closes at 7pm so I had to leave early.. today I didn't knew that the gym closesat 9pm so I couldn't go to swim... and who told me that the US is always 24/7 ?!?!?? Now I'm sitting back in the commons and studying,...
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Comic Con... little bit more than the average craziness
That weekend, the famous comic con took place in New York at Javits Center. The nice thing... just next to my place. So I took the possibility to go there... without very deep feelings about Comics, I strolled around more or less without orientation....
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Reading sunday newspaper on friday....
On a rainy friday morning, the 19th of october 2012, I drove far east in New York to the New York Times Press. The organization one-to-world aims to enrich the experience of international students in the US and therefore organizeses various events, including...
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From Jack Coffey Field to Central Park
I'm pretty sure everyone knows the latter place, what it is the first? Well, take a look: As you see, it's the beautiful football field of the University. Remember, Lombardi played once there!!! You see the map of my university and its surroundig. The...
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picture of the moment
I'm sitting here in the foyer of the hostel. Left to me is the fridge with a lot of beer, not expensive. Opposite to me sit our nice russian reception girl. Yesterday we have been out together, so half of the hostel with about 10 russian people... quite...
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Millenium Campus Conference in Boston
And the first Trip in the USA goes to.... BOSTON!! A few weeks ago, a fellow austrian fulbrighter (Magdalena, thanks!), asked me about going to the MCC2012. Without hesitating I agreed. So we went to Boston to learn about the Millenium Development Goals,...
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Can someone explain to me...
... the relation of these two requests? From my point of view... I'm totally fine about respecting others - that's just normal. You don't need to tell me this!! But why do I need to go slowly for that? I simply can't unterstand it!!! Please tell me ;)...
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New News ;)
Tuesday, 7.9.2010, second day at work. Well, yesterday I have been told that I should arrive something around 11 o’clock at work. Seems pretty serious to me, what do you think? After going back from the hotel, I met a man, who has been to Austria as IAESTE...
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The mysterious restrooms of Dealy Hall
Here is some important Information what you really need to know about Fordham University. Dealy Hall is my "home" building, i.e. it hosts IPED. One building, 6 floors, 4 different toilets.... see yourself, if you pass the rams (doorknob), you will be...
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Two great soccer games...
... but two Losses!!! I'm sure everybody knows of the first one... WM-Qualification Austria vs Germany. I even went to an Australien Pub to see it! It started great, cause already on the way there I say this truck on the street... a sign of Austrian Greatness!...
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Election day.... my experience
That was like one of the first things I saw when I woke up in the morning... The pizza packs today... as we had sponsored pizza at our university tonight - unusual, we just had to make up class. And guess what... people had been confused that I was late...
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Leaving moscow....
Here I'm again, on Moscow airport, where I arrived nearly one Week ago. now I checked it and it was the first time I let put the plastic around my coffer. Because everybody else has also done so… so I thought it would be a good idea to follow this example....