Greetings from Salzburg! As upset about it as I am, I am sorry to say I can't upload any pictures yet. WIFI in our center is questionable, so I am writing to you from our computer lab. The flight was long and drawn out, with many delays and sprints to distant gates. We are all struggling to stay awake for another hour or so before crashing, in the attempts to reset our internal clocks faster. The city is worth staying up for! Salzburg is humid and sticky, but so old and beautiful. The cobblestones on our street leading to our center make me smile like a little girl each time I walk up to our doors. I am rooming in the penthouse with two other girls, Kim and Anna, who I knew from Portland. Penthouse is a rather loose term for bigger room with slanted ceilings. We are lucky to have a lot of closet space, sky lights and a large bathroom. We are in a second building, with our classroom being just a flight of stairs away. Luckily, I do not have any 8:30 classes this semester, but only a 9:30. I think I can live with that!

Tomorrow is a free day until our meeting with everyone tomorrow evening. A few of the girls and I are planning to explore the old town and find the river, which we know is close, but seems to be evading us. We have already found several convenient grocery stores, and ATM and an excellent Schnitzel restaurant, but tomorrow the hunt for Salzburg's Best Pastry begins! Wish me luck! Tschuss!