[most of the links in this entry are to pictures I took of the event mentioned]
Time is slowing down now. Three weeks ago, I caught the 2am bus to the airport and by midday I had found myself unpacking my things in a little room overlooking some vineyards outside of Vienna. This is my home for the next few months - a place where I can think in the mornings, focus on my studies, and meet people from all around the world. It was a busy road to get here, though, and certainly that road is worth a few journal entries on its own, but a (long) selection of highlights will have to suffice.