Background

From mid-May to mid-June I will be studying abroad in Vienna, Austria.  I am currently pursuing certification in written translation and studying abroad in Vienna seemed like the best way to get a real feel of the way translation operates. The host institution, The University of Vienna Center for Translation Studies, is one of the premier academic programs in Translation in Europe.  

We are a rather small group. There are 8 students, 2 of which are TAs, and one professor. We will be attending lectures and workshops with professors of the Vienna University as well as collaborating with other international translation groups. 

I'll be staying at the dormitory in the Forsthausgasse 2-8, which is a part of the Haus Panorama campus.  It's located at 1200 Vienna, Austria. We all have single rooms and then have a kitchen and bathroom on each floor to share. Fortunately, our entire group will be in the same dormitory however our professor has her own apartment quite a ways away from us. Here's a link to the dormitory where I will be staying (I could only find it in German but it doesn't say anything too exciting - just what the dorm offers):

http://www.wihast.at/index.en.html

Here's a picture of the actual dormitory: