OK...

Work is driving me crazy. We are now down to TWO coordinators for 3 states - both of us have already taken too many claims this week and are ready to scream. I am upset with my supervisor b/c he gives me this line of crap of how short the other states are (which was their own doing, I might add) and then they give us claims from that state and then what?

Anyway - I made reservations for an apartment in Vienna. I decided I didn't want to wait until the last minute to be looking. At least now I KNOW where I am going to stay. It's going to cost me 3369 Euros for 120 nights - about $1100/month by current currency converstion. I found it online at https://vienna.apartments.at/cgi-bin/apartments.pl?lang=en and I am staying at Lassallestrasse 11, apt 37. It's a wee studio and is not the least expensive that they offer, but the next step up. I didn't want my shower to be in the kitchen. Not for 4 months, anyway. This has a wee bathroom off of the kitchen, but at least it's separate. But it's directly across the Danube from the UN City, so I'll be able to walk to work. AWESOME. I know that my initial internship goes only until the 31st of October, thus if they determine that they are NOT going to extend it. I can shorten my stay at this apartment by giving them 14 days notice. Which is COOL. Plus, if I find something more affordable, I can cancel up to 14 days BEFORE I check in without any fees. It includes the costs for heat & electricity too, so there are no additional charges for THAT. Very cool. I think I'll need to pay up front - because they quote the full cost. Which I'm going to try to make cash payment in Euros - either that or try to have room on my credit card. Yikes. But I'm SO relieved to have resolved that and at least know that I'll have a place to stay in Vienna while I am there. I don't have to think about that now.

Incidentally, for those that are interested, there is a link to the press release put out by William Mitchell on my internship at the left.