Computer Unterwegs...

I hope you guys haven´t all completely given up on my blog because of the sparse posts. A few days ago I received the price estimate for the repair of my computer and it was going to be a ridiculous €420 (somewhere between $500-600). My computer is three years old and is probably not even worth that much, so I definitely vetoed getting it fixed. I definitely need a computer while I´m abroad, but I refuse to buy one here (laptops here costs around €1400 and would have an austrian operating system, austrian plugs, etc.). Luckily, my dad is an absolute gem and went computer shopping for me last Saturday. I now have a brand-new laptop and printer on the way. Of course, I´ll have to pay him back, but it will be more than worth it. Hopefully within a couple of weeks I´ll be back online with lots of pictures and stories to post.

Tomorrow (Okt. 25) is the Nationalfeiertag (national holiday) here in Austria. I suppose it is their equivalent of our 4th of July, although the national pride here is nowhere near as abundant/outrageous (whichever way you want to look at it) as it is in the States. I am definitely looking forward to a day off from classes, though.

I think Jen and I are going to go to Croatia this weekend. My friend Ana (she studied abroad at Hendrix last year, for all you Hendrix people) is from Croatia but goes to school in Graz. She is going home for the long weekend (we get next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday off because of All Saint´s Day) and has invited us to go with her. Although I experience new things in Graz everyday, I´ve definitely been getting the itch to travel. I can´t wait.

By the way...if anyone ever wants a cheap way to call me from a landline (it won´t work from cell phones) you can dial 10-10-987, then dial 011, then dial my cell phone number, which is 43 0650 631 5898. It only costs 53 cents to connect and then 3 cents/minute after that. It just charges to your regular phone bill. Or you can always buy a phone card...either way, I would love you forever and ever.