Living in NY as Fulbrighter

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...

Have I already said... everything is branded? Even the trashcans on this street, where a very nice festival took place. It took place in Queens and I needed almost 1 hour to go there on bicycle. It seems to me that's almost the standard time I need on...

Yesterday I received an E-Mail to participate in an Interview Workshop at Moody&Corp. When i told this a greek class colleague, he started to laugh and told me his story: He applied last year to Moody's and came to the 2nd round. But when his mother heard...

I just read this story on a friends profile and its great: Arrested for laughing...!! This is from an actual trial in the UK. A young woman who was several months pregnant was sitting in a bus. When she noticed a young man smiling at her she began feeling...

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...

Before I left, somebody told me I won't be able to go climbing in NY. I didn't believed it. And now I have prooven it! Thanks to the website www.meetup.com (to find people with common interests), I found a group to climb with very easy and went to Brooklyn....

Seen in a 99c Store. Unfortunately they are not still not the original ones and I haven't found any Schnapps either ;)

... 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...

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,...

First of all... a real cool way to lock your bike: At the top of a road's sign pole!!! Who is gonna steal it from up there? In 1 hour I'm going to leave for Boston... no fun trip, serious business: The Millenium Campus Conference :) A fellow austrian...