{"id":402,"date":"2021-06-11T08:56:44","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T06:56:44","guid":{"rendered":"urn:uuid:612ca933-23a8-4456-bbda-cab38e9b654e"},"modified":"2021-06-11T09:32:44","modified_gmt":"2021-06-11T07:32:44","slug":"unexpected-adventures-in-salzburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.fhgr.ch\/international\/2021\/06\/11\/unexpected-adventures-in-salzburg\/","title":{"rendered":"Unexpected adventures in Salzburg"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Initially, my friend and I had been accepted for our exchange semester at San Diego State University and were supposed to start there in Summer 2020. This was then cancelled due to Corona. All summer long we found ourselves wondering if we really were going to complete our studies without having the opportunity of spending a semester abroad, which after all was one driver amongst many to choose these studies for both of us. Not thinking that we would get the chance of making such an experience abroad after all, we were contacted by the international office offering us the opportunity to postpone our exchange semester to Spring 2021. And this is exactly what we did and how we both ended up studying at FH Salzburg.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

The last few weeks before our exchange started in February 2021 had been marked by constant consideration moving back and forth between wanting to go abroad and not being sure if we should risk it in such a challenging time. However, in the end we decided together that the experience of living independently abroad and having the chance of growing as a person would be worth taking the risk of getting stranded in a lockdown and not finding any friends, especially since we could still rely on each other.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n

Our start in February was impacted by Corona regulations, which meant for us having to go into quarantine when we first arrived and starting our exchange with the welcome days completely virtual. After a few starting problems in finding suitable courses and adjusting to the online school system of the university of applied sciences in Salzburg, we soon got used to the way things work here and got into the rhythm of online school. Most of our courses took place completely online and in a similar teaching style to back home. Luckily our on-campus student dorm is completely surrounded by nature offering a beautiful meadow for picknicks, BBQs and playing sports, a forest for quiet walks and the riverside for relaxed bike rides or quick refreshing swims. All of this worked wonders in supporting us during long days of online teaching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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