Blog 6: Final Reflection

Coming into this study tour, we did not know what to expect. Touring around Central Europe with 20 strangers over two weeks, a lot could have gone wrong. The thing that stood out the most for us was how well we all got along. Usually with this many people, small groups can form and people get left out. For the most part, everybody has gotten along and we have done our best to include everyone.

Another thing that stood out for us is how multicultural Vienna is. Compared to Budapest, Vienna is more diverse. During the scavenger hunt, our group ate at an Italian restaurant. Eating outside, we noticed that just on this small side street was a Chinese’s restaurant, American bar, Middle Eastern restaurant and a typical Viennese restaurant. All these different restaurants highlight how multicultural it is. With Vienna being somewhat a tourist city, it has a greater demand for outside culture, in particular food. Most of the restaurants in Budapest served traditional Hungarian food. Of the places we visited, which traditional meal did you like the most and why?

We found the blogging assignment easy and straightforward. We agreed as a pair to do the blogs and responses together. This gave us the opportunity to include both of our ideas and opinions. We communicate through Facebook and always made ourselves available to meet up. Our final question for the group is: Would you have done the blogging assignment differently and why?

- Ashton and James