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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Run to the end of the semester
Recently there have been kind of two runs... one was until the end of the semester - characterized by long studying hours, paper writing and little sleep at the other one, only two girls have been running, short Team Voiggel!!!!!! Two of my classmates...
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Kayak on Hudson River
Why do I get up at 6:30 on Saturday Morning? Sports - nothing else! This time it was kayaking on Hudson River, organised by the Downtown Boathouse and guess what - for free!! As a New Yorker told me, everything that's for free is crowded... and to avoid...
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UN Weekend - or so...
As I have been accepted to the YPP exam I'm now more than ever motivated to learn about UN and everything which relates to it. Therefore I looked forward to this weekend event, organized by one-to-world (same organizations taking as to NYTimes Press e.g.)....
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Hiking in the Whites
"Stop looking for people you love, start doing things you love, and you will find people you love." some smart guy Not that I have been intensively looking for people I love, but thats what we as a group kind of figured out again over that weekend. I...
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Reno... 911 is not true!!!
To answer the most important question, which was also urgent to me: Is Reno 911 true? Reno people seemed quit disappointed when I asked them about Reno 911... Cause sadly it's the only thing the world knows about Reno (like people in the US only know...
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Austrian National day in New York
Even though I travel far, I keep in mind what moves my country - and so I got to celebrate the Austrian National Day on the 26th of October at the Austrian Consulate in New York. It was a very nice reception where I met tons of Austrians of all kinds...
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Zombierun or... my first GoPro Video
It has been a while since my last post.... from the shores of Hawaii to the forests of New Jersey. Last weekend, I participated in one of these events where you may ask yourself... and you pay for that? Zombierun - run for your lives is kind of a mud...