Top tourist attractions in Vienna-explore the charm of the cityEven though the first district in Vienna is the densest when it comes to sightseeing, the surrounding districts are also full of impressive tourist attractions. If you do not want to miss…
Listening to TransculturalityAlmost 100 years ago the radio was invented. In honor of this great invention we want to introduce some radio stations and broadcasts that talk about transculturality, migration and diversity. Radio ORANGE…
Top tourist attractions and spots in Vienna’s first districtNo matter if this is your first time in Vienna or you have already spent some time settling down in the Viennese atmosphere, it is always a good idea to explore some…
Some of the best parks for nature lovers in ViennaIf you love to take walks in nature and you ever got the feeling that you want to escape from the so lively city of Vienna, then you have probably already visited…
Come together in OttakringCultural diversity in the 16th district of Vienna The city of Vienna has a long history of immigration and diversity. Today 40,7% of the Viennese population was either not born in Austria…
5 things I love and 5 things I hate about ViennaI know everyone has their own preferences, but when it comes to living to a new country, one learns to love or to hate certain things. So, here is my list: What…
5 incomparable things in ViennaIt is said that once someone decides to leave his/her own country to live abroad, he/she ends up feeling “stateless”. A stateless person, according to Wikipedia, is someone who is “not considered…
Can you translate the word, please?Can you translate the word, please? By living in a different country, than the one we were raised in, there is an everyday –sometimes hidden but always there- obstacle, which can cause…
Road trip through PolandAfter my exchange in tenth grade, when I was hardly interested in Polish language or history, I had the first real encounter with the country and people of Poland on a road…
Poles in IranDuring the Second World War, more than 100,000 Poles found refuge in Iran after being deported to Siberia in 1939 and sentenced to forced labor for years in inhumane conditions. An intercultural…
Back to the (Polish) rootsIn a semester abroad in Krakow, you can meet young students from all over the world. Many of them have come to the country from which their ancestors emigrated or fled many…
Poland is not lost yetTheir love for their neighbors has not been put through their paces for some friends of Poland for a long time, as it was in those years. But Poland has survived much…
Lodz of LenkaThe question of why I studied in Łódź, of all places, I heard more often. Although I could not influence this choice of location, it ultimately turned out to be the jackpot….
Ale ekstra!Lenka, ale ekstra! This was an expression of my Polish exchange mom which is imprinted in my memory. It stands for the boundless hospitality and cordiality of many Poles and especially my…
The architecture of a city.The architecture of a city, or the urban planning, is the soul of the city, the expression, the art, the city itself. One does not have to be Viennese to realize that…
Triune Vienna.Being an expat myself, every time I meet another foreigner living in Vienna, one single question pops up in my head: why Austria, why Vienna. After numerous answers that I’ve received, I’ll…
Learning a language for free?Learning a language for free? The last one year, I suffer from a disease that is called “learning German”. Ok, that was a little bit dramatic, but learning a new language –and…
2 years of living in Vienna’s 2nd district.2 years of living in Vienna’s 2nd district. Since day one, I set a foot and moved in Vienna, I’ve been living in second district. Now that I am looking around the city…