Two classes down, one more and seven workbook activities to go. Hopefully that'll get done today, as there are some exciting plans in the works...but more on that later.

I have to say, I wish I'd gotten some of the information from this past class, oh, back when I first started this whole process. I knew it was going to involve a pay cut, but I wasn't quite aware of exactly how dramatic that cut was going to be. The tradeoff seems to be that nursing education is hugely subsidized by the government over here, which unfortunately doesn't help me much at this particular point. I just have to keep reminding myself that I'm not here to sock away a boatload of money; the main point (besides snagging Prince Harry, obviously) is having a much more convenient base from which to launch my plans for world domination see more of Europe and, hopefully, beyond.

And on that note, the exciting plans: I think I'm headed to Vienna! I've been so tempted by the idea of a real, proper Christkindlmarkt so (relatively) nearby, and I finally bit the bullet and priced out some flights, which are actually not as bad as I thought they might be. As a bonus, I actually have a friend who lives in the city, so hopefully she'll have some free time and enough German to help me bash my monoglot American way around town for a few days. Very exciting. I don't think apfelstrudel will ship well, but I promise to take plenty of tasty pictures for you all :-D