McKinley and I woke up to the sound of our hostel mates packing up so we decided to get our lazy butts out of bed even though we were exhausted. After packing up and exchanging information with our "sister" and new friend from Brussels we headed to Schoenbrunn - aka the hugest castle ever!! We had a wonderful time taking pictures and meandering through the beautiful gardens. It was a great way to end the weekend and I loved talking about all of the things we miss about Wake and home and everything else. Just one of those soul conversations that you really can't explain...
We headed back to the hostel for McKin to get her stuff and had a t e a r f u l goodbye. and I do mean tearful. Its amazing how close we've gotten over the last couple of months and its amazing how much it sucks to leave her each weekend.Anyway, I headed to Stephansdom to meet up with Ryan for church. ENGLISH church. I was thrilled! It was a fun service in a beautiful church and it was great to finally hear a sermon (in person that is) that I could completely understand. Afterward Ryan showed me a few other churches in the area and then we headed out to Huddeldorf to check out his place. And oh my gosh it was amazing! He lives in student dorms that make the dorms at Wake look like closets. And theres this beautiful park and all the leaves were changing colors...there just aren't words for how amazing it was.
So on this beautfully sunny day in Vienna Ryan and I went on a date of sort...him wishing I was Sarah, and me wishing he was Zach. We picked apples from a tree and ate them, strolled through the park, he made us lunch, we sat outside and had a picnic, watched the leaves fall from the trees, and contemplated the idea of love...and such is my life abroad.
Ryan and I had a great time and a great conversation - you start to forget what wholesome conversations are like around here...But alas, I had a German paper waiting for me at the hostel and plane to catch later that evening so we parted ways at the train station and I headed back to the hostel.
Getting on the train leaving Ryan was harder than I had ever expected it to be and maybe one of the loneliest feelings I had since being abroad. All alone in another city. McKin on a train being harassed by an Italian man (whats new). Ryan back to his life in Vienna. And me back to the hostel to write a paper. (Have I mentioned yet how much I hate the STUDY part of this whole study abroad thing?) Anyway, I wrote my paper and made train reservations for Prague, caught my plane, took a taxi home (I'm getting so lazy about getting to and from the airport), and even had time to chat on skype and get in bed at a reasonable hour...and with a FULL week ahead of me I needed the sleep.
Auf Wiedersehen Wien! Du bist immer meine Leiblings.
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