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There may be "No Kangaroos in Austria," (as many cheesy tourist t-shirts here advertise), but there are definitely Meistersänger...

It has been the most beautiful day here in Graz--cool air underneath brilliant golden sunshine--it almost makes up for the near sleepless ni...

When I purchased Neil Gaiman's American Gods from Moser--the nearest Austrian book seller with a respectable English language selection...

This morning as I warmed up at the Elisabethschule before my German class, I noticed rays of sunlight coming in through the windows and crea...

Our final operetta concert took place last night in a gorgeous little mountain town called Frohnleiten. I did not take the picture below, bu...

Last night I was a little melancholy, so to keep from brooding too much I grabbed my camera and headed out onto the streets of Graz to see w...

"Her arm and the sword were raised like in recent days, and the free winds blew about her form." --Franz Kafka This statue, locate...

So, I suppose that though I have to suffer through three operetta concerts (one down...two more to go...), it is awfully nice of AIMS to s...

Upon A Snail (excerpt) She goes but softly, but she goeth sure, She stumbles not, as stronger creatures do. Her journey's shorter, so sh...

This week my days have been echoing with really light, cheesy, off-beat-full music that's so easy (and dare I say...BORING) to play that...

Turn in to the "The Good Shepherd, " and we will gladly entertain you, spare your tired limbs, eat and drink and come on back. The...