Got up at the crack of dawn again (6:15!) to hand in my registration at the magistrate. This just informs the city of Graz that I will be a resident for the upcoming year – I think it’s how they keep track of demographics, as well as knowing where all the residents live. Fortunately, I was able to get in right away, and even managed to get some groceries on the way back!
A and I headed out to the university, where we needed to pay our fees for the German intensive course that starts tomorrow. Stood in line for 2 hours! I have no idea why it took so long. But we met lots of other students in line, and passed around our notebooks to exchange addresses…
We had a lovely evening with E and P. They invited us over for supper, and we had homemade pizzas (flat crust), prosciutto on breadsticks, and cantaloupe. :-) It was so delicious! Afterwards, we watched Life of Brian (Monty Python meets Rome!) while eating lots of chocolate and a traditional Austrian dessert, a kind of flat pastry with linden berry compote and whipped cream. So much fun. We will be meeting them tomorrow for pub quiz night. As I understand it, it’s a game of trivia covering pretty much every subject imaginable. Teams compete against each other throughout the year. I’m very excited. Apparently they have this in Canada, too! (Will definitely have to find one and compare when I get back.)
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