Yesterday I finished my exams - such a relief.
Then we had an Austrian ball, where we all wore dirndles and
liederhosen, learned some Austrian dances and then danced the night
away. They brought in the Austrian slap dancers. which is so amazing.
It's impossible to go to an austrian dance and not just laugh the entire time.

Today is our last day here - we leave at 3 am for Vienna.
I'm incredibly sad that it's over and we're leaving. Not that this was
all there is to my life, but it was just such a good experience. I just love
being around the Kartause and being with the people here.
I was thinking about all the places that i've visited before coming and
i think one reason why I loved them so much was because of the people
i was with and well, partially, just how i felt. Not that life here in Austria
is bliss (it's life - come on. no place is like that) but just the feeling
that this is life and i'm going to live it. i so want to take the feeling home with
me, to live a passionate life.