We all finally received our dorm assignments for Vienna! I will be living in the Schiffgasse dormitory along with 9 other girls and 4 guys. It's the dorm where most of the UW group will be.
I still don't know a whole lot yet, but we will be in 2 person rooms with communal kitchens, laundry, etc.
The two other dorms are Schäffergasse (3 guys) and Sensengasse (1 girl, 1 guy).
Schiffgasse should be amazing!! I know two of the girls living there pretty well already, so hopefully this will help us keep in touch and plan fun adventures. The dorm is about 1/2 a block from the Danube (Donau in German) River and a short bridge from downtown!! Supposedly its a 20 minute walk to class, but we'll see :)
Here's the map of what should be my morning walk from the Dorm (B) to class (A): http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=opernring+7,+1010+Vienna&daddr=Gro%C3%9Fe+Schiffgasse+12,+1020+Vienna&sll=48.210032,16.377182&sspn=0.026826,0.078964&ie=UTF8&ll=48.209117,16.368685&spn=0.026826,0.078964&z=14>
Also, here's the website for Schiffgasse: http://www.home4students.at/english/heim_grosse-schiffgasse.php?menuID=20
