Treasure

Another week has passed and I can't shake the feeling that time is slipping away from me faster than I realize. One could possibly go mad if they think too hard about trying to make the most out of the time they have remaining in something. It's challenging to soak in everything at a natural pace. My tendency to be an "all or nothing" kind of gal is making an attempt at a bad case of burn out. I will have none of it!

This past week I spent some quality time with my Austrian friend Julia. She plans to visit in the beginning of May during my first weeks at home. She's played such a major role in my adventure to experience and learn about the Austrian culture, I can only hope to do the same for her.
On Wednesday a few of us hopped on a train to Znojmo (Snoi-moe), Czech Republic. It still amazes my American mind that you can be in another country in about 45 minutes. Znojmo is a cute and cheap border town that makes for a wonderful day trip. If any of you readers out there find yourself in Czech, I highly suggest ordering the gnocchi, no matter what the style. It's delicious. This coming weekend I plan to travel to Hainburg and visit my friend Kathi who is doing an internship at a small house of prayer. The next weekend my Hungarian friend Regi will come for a visit and hopefully a few weekends after that I'll get to visit her homeland one more time. This is such a special time.