Day 197: 25s a day, oh my!
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Vienna 1971—A Student Journal
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Day
197 — 25s a day, oh my!
15-February-1972
(Dienstag–Tue.)
TRANSCRIPT
Couldn’t do any El. Musik. So, just practiced horn
and piano—good, and typed (my educational El. Musik
project – 3 hours).
For this month, must live on approx 25s a day. Will
be close. Next month will be bad also. The last of my
money will run out.
REFLECTIONS
Electronic
project notes. I am
typing up notes on my electronic music project. Guess
what? I found these collections of notes when I
discovered my journal. I haven’t at looked at them in
detail, yet. Sometime before the end of this blog
adventure, I’ll see if they have any interest and
report back to you.
25s
a Day. Uh, oh!
Money problems. What is this, 2009? Seems like money
is a life-long problem. 25 Austrian schillings a day
doesn’t sound like a lot. I think standing room at
the opera was 10s. Apparently my money is running out
a bit early. A large part of that was that my Rotary
International stipend was based on a fixed amount
before Nixon devalued the dollar by a large amount.
Later in the year, Rotary does send me a supplemental
amount to offset the dollar loss. Thank goodness.
Just so you know, I did bring my personal savings
with me to Vienna, both to buy my French Horn and to
spend on extras, living expenses, and perhaps a ski
adventure. At least, I’m budgeting.
John
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