Day 147: Get your eyes checked regularly
12/27/07 11:36 AM Filed in: Vienna
Day 147 — Get your eyes checked regularly
27-December-1971 (Mon.)
I’m back at school and work. Today is about letters from family and friends. I reminisce about a good friend of mine, Andre, to whom I am indebted for my eyesight. Get your eyes checked regularly. I know the title has nothing to do with Vienna, but it's important.
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27-December-1971 (Mon.)
I’m back at school and work. Today is about letters from family and friends. I reminisce about a good friend of mine, Andre, to whom I am indebted for my eyesight. Get your eyes checked regularly. I know the title has nothing to do with Vienna, but it's important.
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Day 146: My Christmas present
Day 146 — My Christmas present
26-December-1971 (Sun.)
SUMMARY
My Christmas present comes today—a package of candy from the elderly lady whose money I found on the bus.
Other than that, myself and two girls wander Vienna's famous graveyard, the Central Cemetery, where many a famous composer is buried. It is foggy. It is eerie. Are the spirits talking to me?
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26-December-1971 (Sun.)
SUMMARY
My Christmas present comes today—a package of candy from the elderly lady whose money I found on the bus.
Other than that, myself and two girls wander Vienna's famous graveyard, the Central Cemetery, where many a famous composer is buried. It is foggy. It is eerie. Are the spirits talking to me?
A delightful Bedrich Smetana opera ends the day. Read More...
Day 145: Vienna! Frohe Weihnachten—Merry Christmas!
Day 145 — Vienna! Frohe Weihnachten—Merry Christmas!
25-December-1971 (Sat.)
A
wonderful Viennese Christmas day with my roommate,
Pavel, his sister, and her friend who have come to
see Pavel all the way from California. A good day
with some sightseeing, dinner, and conversation. A
Verdi opera concludes a great day.
The spirit of Christmas is about families. Meet John’s family and brothers. A photo bonanza. (There are so many photos today—you may need a fast Internet connection for this post.)
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25-December-1971 (Sat.)
The spirit of Christmas is about families. Meet John’s family and brothers. A photo bonanza. (There are so many photos today—you may need a fast Internet connection for this post.)
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Day 144: Goodbye Innsbruck; Christmas Eve
Day 127: Christmas $$
12/07/07 04:42 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 127 — Christmas $$
07-December-1971 (Tue.)
In 2007, I come to the realization that Christmas is, has been, and will always be expensive. I complain about spending 20s for mailing Christmas cards in 1971. Today, I wish I was only spending 20 schillings.
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07-December-1971 (Tue.)
In 2007, I come to the realization that Christmas is, has been, and will always be expensive. I complain about spending 20s for mailing Christmas cards in 1971. Today, I wish I was only spending 20 schillings.
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Day 121: Thanking Rotary
12/01/07 01:05 PM Filed in: Vienna
Day 121 — Thanking Rotary
01-December-1971 (Wed.)
Today, I
begin writing Christmas cards to send home. I single
out two cards that I am sending to two special
Rotarians that awarded me the Rotary fellowship—Mr.
Spaulding, the District Governor of Rotary #749, and
Mr. Mitchell, the Chairman of the Walter D. Head
Foundation. I am truly thankful to Rotary Clubs
International and my sponsor and boss, Nick Lioy
(pictured left, standing right), for this incredible
year.
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01-December-1971 (Wed.)
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