Pre-Orientation

    After class yesterday and a lunch (representing the Czech, New Jersey, Finnland,  and WA State) at the Mensa we headed over to Pre-orientation at the main university building at TU Graz. We were given an overview of the university in German and English- but it turned out that all but one of us understood English better, so Karin (our program coordinator) ended up giving us our tour in English. We walked all through the old and new technik, and then got our free SIM cards and ESN (Erasmus Student Network) cards. Most of the European exchange students are here through Erasmus, which is organized by the EU.

    We were also given our TU student ids, which don't give us a discount on bus/tram fares, but do give us discounts at the Mensa. Today's special: a heaping plate of cream sauce covered spätzle, cabbage salad, soup, and a ,25L pop for €4,80 or €4,65 with a student card. It's dinner time now, and I'm not hungry yet!