Salzburg Weekend

Last weekend was one of my favorite parts of this year so far. All the exchange students met up in Salzburg on Friday, and it was so nice to see everyone again. I didn't realize how much I missed them.
One of the first things we did when we arrived was take a German test. There were three different groups of tests, and you the one you took depended on which level of German you took during Language Camp in August. I was in the highest German class so I had to take the hardest test, which happened to be the same test that all the "oldies" (or exchange students that have been here since last January) had to take. Which i thought was a little interesting but oh well.

Then on Saturday, we all took a bus, all ninety of us (you should of seen us trying to squeeze onto one bus) to the center of Salzburg, where we hiked up this giant hill to one of the oldest castles in Vienna. It was breathtaking.

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After that, we ate lunch at a really nice restaurant, and afterwards we had free time, and Jess and I went to some of the Christmas Markets, that are the most famous throughout all of Austria

 And we also saw Mozart's birth-house, and got to walk in!

Later, we met up for dinner and after the meal was finished, each country had to make a presentation describing how their country celebrates Christmas. It was really lovely. Then all the oldies received their leaving certificates, because most are leaving in a week or two.

I'm so lucky to have met all the oldies I have, and I'm going to miss them all. They've been such a blessing.

I'm so glad I'm here in Austria, and I hope you all have a very merry Christmas

xx Erica