Sept 2: Graz by Bike

First day of orientation! Woke up bright and early (6:10 am!) and got a couple buses to the university. The morning was spent in line again, but this time to take our oral placement tests for the German intensive course starting next week. We met lots of other new students from all over the world, all very friendly and enthusiastic.

In the afternoon, I bought a bike lock and rode my new bike around Graz. If you can get used to the cars whizzing by you, it’s a great way to explore the city. I saw some of the old churches and found an interesting bookstore. There’s also some really vibrant graffiti in some of the narrow streets that was really cool…especially when there’s a whole bunch of creeping ivy growing over it…

My yellow bike.