VIENNA, January 18

The day started with snow, but it warmed up so it turned to a light rain in the AM. I think it got to 36 F or so. It is hard to get weather on either Euronews or CNN Europe. We do have cable in our apartment, but haven’t watched much. I have noticed a lot of coverage of the earthquake victims in Kashmir. We really don’t get much US news. When the internet is working, I try to check that. Classes went well—the students are very willing to discuss. One Slovak girl told me she thinks the Viennese love their dogs more than their children! Did some class preparation. Ate dinner and went for a walk up toward the Westbahnhof—Mary saw a second hand shop she wants to go back to. Picked up a few things at the store—looking forward to poppy seed strudel (haven’t had that in ages, maybe since someone brought me some from the Czech bakery in West, Texas). Right now she is reading the grocery ads that are put on our door handle!—all these good buys on chocolate, jam, etc. “Buy one, get one free.” “Organic!” “All items must go—going out of business.”