Meine Klein Welt

Flashback #3 – Vienna Orientation

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newstaff

One of my new jobs this year was being in charge of Vienna Orientation. Vienna Orientation is the first week that new staff spend in Austria. We get to help them move into their apartments, find their way around town, learn how to grocery shop – basically get oriented to Vienna. In the past I’ve been a buddy for new folks, which is a lot of fun, but this year I got to be responsible for planning our outings, getting all the paperwork together, scheduling speakers, etc. It was a bit less one-on-one time, but I got to know each of the new staff instead of just one or two, and that was great!

kahlenberg

Our first outing was a trip up to Kahlenberg. Kahlenberg is a mountain (hill if you’re from Colorado) overlooking Vienna. It’s a great place to visit on a clear day because you get a view of the entire city. I loved going here my first year and seeing just how big Vienna is.

grinzing

After visiting the lookout in Kahlenberg, we rode the bus down to Grinzing for dinner. We walked around a bit because it’s just a really cute town. 🙂 Then we had dinner at a Heuriger called Figl’s. Yummy!

Other staff got to take them on trips to the Naschmarkt and a tour of downtown Vienna. Luckily we had nice weather for most of the week!

Of course, it wouldn’t be summer without BBQs. We had several BBQs at various places to give everyone a chance to get to know one another better. It was a great week!

bbq

Back to School!

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Believe it or not, we are already half way through our second week of school. Last week was a busy week full of new classes and reunions with the kids and families we love so dearly. Matt started running with his cross-country team. This is a huge step in the recovery of his shoulder. Yay! We had our first chapel day for middle school and high school. I get to work with the 6th grade girls during the chapel character class. I’m really excited about this! I love those girls. 🙂 And of course, teaching all of our regular classes. As you can see, things are in full swing.

Please pray:

  • for the staff who are all working extra jobs this year.
  • for the continued work on the visa situation.
  • for the senior class. This is a big year!
  • for the sixth grade girls to learn how to love each other with the love of Christ.
  • for the ongoing staffing needs at the school. (Want to come to Vienna?)

firstweek

What We Do Here

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Well, we’ve been back in Austria for nine days. I think we might actually be over the jet-lag. Whew! While we were in the States we had such a great time with family and friends. We got to meet with a few groups and share more about our ministry here in Vienna. One of the things we were able to share was the video below. It’s kind of a quick overview of what we do here. We hope you enjoy it!

Fifth Grade Poetry Projects

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Liz, the awesome fifth grade teacher, and I collaborated on another really fun project. Her class just finished a poetry unit and we decided to have them create poetry videos using Animoto.com. They turned out really well. The students did a great job of choosing music to fit the mood of their poems.  I’m posting a couple below. You can see the rest here: Fifth Grade Poetry Videos