Sunday, 18 January 2009
Magical Vienna and more travels!!
Lucky me spent last weekend visiting a friend in Vienna!!
Juliane studies at Vienna Business School, and I've been missing her lots since we stopped working together in the summer, so I went over to see her for the weekend.
Add to this that I'd never been to Vienna before, and that whilst I was there we were going to the University's Winter Ball (in a castle!!), and it was pretty inevitable that it would be the perfect few days.
It definitely did not disappoint. Vienna itself was full of beautiful architecture, cosmopolitan bars, clubs and shops, great sushi (!) and very warm people. The weather was perfect for most of the time - very cold with clear sunny skies, the perfect winter weather. Jule and I spent a long time catching up on everything we've missed, over several glasses of red wine, some nice days taking in the sights around the city. I got a night time tour of the city, we spent an awesome afternoon at the Museum of Modern Art, and even managed to squeeze in Sachentorte and rum hot chocolate...
Peter Kogler @Vienna Museum of Mod Art
On the Saturday evening, we went to a huge ball, and I had an awesome evening chatting to some AIESECers there, trying not to main anyone whilst learning to Waltz (difficult - and even more difficult during a polka!) and soaking up the atmosphere. The venue was huge castle in the city centre, and there were several different large rooms with bands playing everything from swing to jazz, as well as a disco downstairs, and the huge main hall which was packed with people and had an orchestra playing - I hadn't quite grasped how huge an event it was going to be but I will definitely be back!
Back to earth at home, things with my current job in sales are going well, but I'm already itching to do something new. After initially being disappointed that I wouldn't be able to get away as early as planned, I'm really lucky to be working with some people who are great fun, which has made things easier. Despite this, I've been planning my next adventure before I'm in London for 2 years with my graduate job almost since October, and over Christmas came up with the perfect plan, and booked my flights!!
At the end of Feb everything starts again, and I'll be off to live in Jaipur, India for 2 months. I'll be volunteering at a charity called Cecoedecon, running a sustainability study into their Non-Formal Education Centres in rural India - see http://www.cecoedecon.org. Following that I'll spend 2 months in Beijing China, probably teaching English - I'll keep you updated!! I then fly into Bangkok to spend 2 weeks there, then 2 weeks in Cambodia visiting some friends before making it back to the UK. To say I'm excited is a huge understatement!
The thrill of picking up and going off to a new country is something that's very quickly become addictive - I'm particularly excited to be working in sustainable development, an area I definitely want to become more experienced in, and be active in throughout my career. I've loved being at home for these months, and having the time to evaluate my plans and where I'm going. And it's refreshing to feel the direction and certainty I had about my future whilst working in London over the past year come flooding back - right now I just can't wait to start, so much so that even the crazy, scary visa applications can't get me down!!
5 weeks and 3 days to go....
Juliane studies at Vienna Business School, and I've been missing her lots since we stopped working together in the summer, so I went over to see her for the weekend.
Add to this that I'd never been to Vienna before, and that whilst I was there we were going to the University's Winter Ball (in a castle!!), and it was pretty inevitable that it would be the perfect few days.
It definitely did not disappoint. Vienna itself was full of beautiful architecture, cosmopolitan bars, clubs and shops, great sushi (!) and very warm people. The weather was perfect for most of the time - very cold with clear sunny skies, the perfect winter weather. Jule and I spent a long time catching up on everything we've missed, over several glasses of red wine, some nice days taking in the sights around the city. I got a night time tour of the city, we spent an awesome afternoon at the Museum of Modern Art, and even managed to squeeze in Sachentorte and rum hot chocolate...
Peter Kogler @Vienna Museum of Mod Art
On the Saturday evening, we went to a huge ball, and I had an awesome evening chatting to some AIESECers there, trying not to main anyone whilst learning to Waltz (difficult - and even more difficult during a polka!) and soaking up the atmosphere. The venue was huge castle in the city centre, and there were several different large rooms with bands playing everything from swing to jazz, as well as a disco downstairs, and the huge main hall which was packed with people and had an orchestra playing - I hadn't quite grasped how huge an event it was going to be but I will definitely be back!
Back to earth at home, things with my current job in sales are going well, but I'm already itching to do something new. After initially being disappointed that I wouldn't be able to get away as early as planned, I'm really lucky to be working with some people who are great fun, which has made things easier. Despite this, I've been planning my next adventure before I'm in London for 2 years with my graduate job almost since October, and over Christmas came up with the perfect plan, and booked my flights!!
At the end of Feb everything starts again, and I'll be off to live in Jaipur, India for 2 months. I'll be volunteering at a charity called Cecoedecon, running a sustainability study into their Non-Formal Education Centres in rural India - see http://www.cecoedecon.org. Following that I'll spend 2 months in Beijing China, probably teaching English - I'll keep you updated!! I then fly into Bangkok to spend 2 weeks there, then 2 weeks in Cambodia visiting some friends before making it back to the UK. To say I'm excited is a huge understatement!
The thrill of picking up and going off to a new country is something that's very quickly become addictive - I'm particularly excited to be working in sustainable development, an area I definitely want to become more experienced in, and be active in throughout my career. I've loved being at home for these months, and having the time to evaluate my plans and where I'm going. And it's refreshing to feel the direction and certainty I had about my future whilst working in London over the past year come flooding back - right now I just can't wait to start, so much so that even the crazy, scary visa applications can't get me down!!
5 weeks and 3 days to go....
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