Author Archives: Thomas

Took the event of my cousin going to Munich for an interview last Thursday to catch a ride and see the Bavarian city.  While she went to her interview, her boyfriend and I went to the mall and had delicious … Continue reading →

An evolution in my innate repulsion for the glorified, edified decadence of European yore. Last weekend in the Art History Museum,  when overwhelmed with the decadence, the sheer beauty, the unimaginable time and energy given to detail and precision in … Continue reading →

A friendly pot-smoker I met outside of my hostel in my first week here, a local, alerted me to the fact that a pot demonstration was taking place at the Vienna International Conference Center on May 8th.  Decided to check … Continue reading →

After finally getting all of my luggage back, I set out to spend the next few days in Innsbruck and the valley that extends south from it,  Stubaital.  I stayed with my cousin, Sylvia, who showed me all around Fulpmes … Continue reading →

One of the problems of glorifying the past is that you edify social institutions that have long become archaic and meaningless .  Take roman catholicism’s bedroom relationship with the aristocracy of yore.  That relationship is on ample display wherever I’ve … Continue reading →