Singing for a fallen Marine

One of the most moving experiences I have had in the US this year was part of my singing experience. Of course all of those Sacred Harp Singings were breathtaking experiences, especially if there were lots of people and experienced singers, but there was one singing in Northampton, MA that moved me most. The day [...]

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Austrian Universities

Right now we have elections at our University again, and there are thousands of posters, mainly ranting about all kinds of things. Most of them are complaining about our Studiengebühren, the German word for tuition fees. I bet the majority of you would laugh out loud about them, as they are only € 363,36 each [...]

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transit traffic

I don’t know what it is like where you live, but right here in the Austrian state of Tirol we have loads of transit traffic going through. Thousands of truck going back and forth between Germany and Italy. Sometimes I wonder why, but honestly it is no secret, the European Union plays an important part [...]

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A wonderful hike

I have no idea how many of you like to hike, or go on hikes sometimes, but I had this amazing hike today with my parents, and we just had to drive for about 20 minutes to get to the place where we started. There were hardly any people around, but it was amazing how [...]

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The Role of the Catholic Church in Austria

Living in Innsbruck, Austria I grew up in an environment that most people don’t know. Austria is still a catholic country and this is shown in many different ways, such as crucifixes in classrooms in public schools, catholic churches wherever you go, hills called Mount Calvary with the Stations of the Cross on the path [...]

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Friendship

Sometimes I can’t help thinking and wondering what friendship is all about and what it means to people. To me it really means a lot, and not only so I get something from my friends but also to share with them. I have friends living all over the world, which I think is a good [...]

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Visit my BFS friends

I had a wonderful day yesterday, when Jane and Vince came to visit me at my apt. They arrived later than they thought they would and then we went right away to catch the cable car to go to the top of a mountain just outside of Innsbruck, where you have a wonderful view, and [...]

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Job as a postal clerk

YAY!!!!!!!!!!
I have a job as a postal clerk!
will write more later!

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Mr. Boschwitz’ newest title is America’s new representative (Ambassador) to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights.
I see a correlation between his attending the celebration of the Treaty signing as he is a proponent for Human Rights..Those same rights that were trampled in many countries during WWII. Perhaps our Secretary of State would [...]

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reaction to the second comment to the same post

Former US Senator Rudy Boschwitz attended the State Treaty on behalf of the US. He is an advocate for Jewish causes after fleeing Germany when Hitler came into power. Relatives who did not leave perished in the Holocaust. He has a long list of accomplishments which I won’t take the time to copy and paste [...]

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