Sammy Syed There was a striking piece of writing I came across when in Vienna, the one at the NSK exhibition, titled “An Apology for Modernity.” It is…
Kaylen Alexis I’d like to start with a story… Several days into the trip, three students and I were leisurely strolling through the streets of Vienna, following our…
Emma Abrams It has been under two weeks since our small group of students and professors said goodbye and parted ways after our ten day trip in Vienna….
Charlotte Smith In my mid-trip reflection, I spoke mainly about the contrast between my expectations prior to the trip and reality, as well as how learning more about…
Izman Suhail The Austrian presidential elections in December 2016 gave me an important insight into contemporary West European politics. Although independent candidate Alexander Van der Bellen was eventually…
Will Malloy When I last wrote, I discussed my perceptions of the differences that exist between collective national identities and a collective European identity, and how various manifestations…
Emma Cardwell “There is no war here. No devastation. No destruction. Just by crossing a border, it’s so strange how the situation can change.” In the documentary The…
Alyssa Bryan On our last evening in Vienna, we got together at a Viennese Heurige to reflect on the trip and say our goodbyes. During dinner, each student…
EJ Canny This trip to Vienna was invaluable to my Davidson experience and education. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the trip, both in programming and in participants,…
Vienna, Austria— I joined Syrian artist Zinoun Hariri in his simple studio apartment where he has been living for the past decade. Personal paintings and untamed plants decorated…
Emma Abrams After years of gazing at pictures of European splendor in disbelief, the Davidson in Vienna trip provided me with my first opportunity to see it in…
Sammy Syed Marc-Aurel-Straße 10 Coming into Vienna paints a scene of small cars, bikers on a commute, strollers on a walk, the tight streets, and apartment buildings in…
Will Malloy Dr. Bruce Leimsidor, professor at Ca’ Foscari University in Venice and former senior resettlement expert at the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, was very frank in…
To Build A Home Hannah Thigpen I sent a message home to my companion and confidante: “I am luckier today than I’ve ever been.” I wrote these words…
Kaylen Alexis I find myself quite indecisive on the question of Vienna’s identity. Is Austria’s capital part of East or West Europe? In fact, there is no reason…
Kelly Telljohann Before starting this trip, I knew that migration was a difficult task. We hear about migration on the news and the difficulties migrants face with predatory…
Alyssa Bryan One of the most surprising aspects about Vienna was the U-Bahn Stations. I was shocked by the stations’ lack of turnstiles and, thus, the implicit trust…
Charlotte Smith On our second day in Vienna, our group met with Dr. Bruce Leimsidor. The lecture was hosted in the professors’ apartment, where we clustered around Dr….
Claire Nieusma The elaborate and historical buildings lining the streets of Vienna make the city’s European ties and history immediately apparent. Its underlying political issues and tensions surrounding…
Alice Johnson The reminder of the wealth and span of the Hapsburg Empire surrounds you as you walk throughout Vienna. Buildings with intricate molding and gold details emerge…
Caroline Roddey Sitting in Café Raimund – Charlotte, Alice, Claire and I’s favorite café that we’re now visiting for the second time – is a simple reminder of…
