Overview of the exchange semester in Austria Facchochschule Wiener Neustadt - The university consists of a big building located at the industrial area of the city with approximately 40,000 population. It is only 5 minutes walk from the dorm and easy to get to the center by bus and there are regular trains going to Vienna all day long. It takes approximately 40 minutes to get to Vienna by train. Unfortunately though, most business are closed on Sundays except res...

Farewell FHWN, eF-Ha for LifeIt's already end of May and the semester is just about over for most of us, there are barely any classes left. Most people had already checked out their rooms. Since i have only few classes and exams left, i moved out as well to avoid paying the rent for June. I have over half of the month planned for travelling, for the remaining few days of school i would be staying with my Polish buddies, Konrad and Tomek. On the evening of 31s...

First days in Wiener NeustadtOn the 6th February, i arrived at Vienna airport after a long journey flying from Wichita, Kansas. My 'buddy', Alex, an Austrian with Eric from Germany picked me up at the airport and then headed to Wiener Neustadt (the new city of Vienna), where the university is located. The ride took approximately half an hour. It was already night so i couldn't check in to the dorm and was invited to stay at their apartment. Soon after...