{"id":21183,"date":"2025-06-06T11:44:47","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:44:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/?p=21183"},"modified":"2025-06-06T11:44:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T16:44:48","slug":"vienna-and-budapest-from-the-student-perspective","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/international.missouri.edu\/studyabroad\/2025\/06\/06\/vienna-and-budapest-from-the-student-perspective\/","title":{"rendered":"Vienna and Budapest from the student perspective"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r9hzFX\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54571378833_c37cf36ce7_z.jpg\" alt=\"1000018156\" width=\"360\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Me in front of a fountain in Vienna before our first concert. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This was my official first time studying abroad outside of Marching Mizzou, and man was this a great experience! I&#8217;ve always enjoyed learning new languages and seeing cultures and places outside of my own and how other people live their lives, and I especially really enjoyed Vienna, partially cause we were also there for longer, but I really started to feel comfortable there the more I understood the layout, the language and especially the public transportation. Their &#8216;subway&#8217; is called the UBahn, which is another incredible tram system, mostly underground, and is very convenient for travel throughout a very big city, as well as made it very easy to remember where different landmarks are located, including our hotel. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r9bYnV\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54570284487_39f5a20368.jpg\" alt=\"1000018152\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view of the UBahn. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The name of the program I was a part of was the Degenerate Music and Art in Vienna and Budapest, so we went to a wide variety of museums, churches\/cathedrals, music buildings and memorials, and we also visited a couple of heavier places such as the Terror Museum and a concentration camp. These all connected very deeply though knowing how much truly happened at the same time, that it wasn&#8217;t just the Germans disliking certain music or art, they disliked the people and wanted to feel superior, so there were many instances where the emotions were heavy, but we learned a lot of very valuable lessons on the program, and the main one is to live your life to the fullest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r9hnbN\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54571336774_dc27ab8e1f.jpg\" alt=\"1000018865\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Budapest Parliament building from a Danube cruise.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r9hzFS\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54571378828_9bc5960b65.jpg\" alt=\"1000018804\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Metallic tree memorial in Budapest. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-photo is-provider-flickr wp-block-embed-flickr\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2r9hzNa\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54571379193_ebf1f6baaf_z.jpg\" alt=\"1000017971\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">St. Stephans Cathedral in Vienna. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>We are very lucky to be where we are today, and having this kind of experience really opened my eyes to what really matters to me and how I should just go for my dreams and not let anything stop me, and you should, too. These kinds of experiences don&#8217;t come around super often, so take the chance and live your life to the fullest!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn more about this blogger\u2019s study abroad program: <a href=\"https:\/\/mystudyabroad.missouri.edu\/_portal\/tds-program-brochure?programid=11459\">Degenerate Music and Art in Vienna and Budapest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This was my official first time studying abroad outside of Marching Mizzou, and man was this a great experience! 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