Part 4 D

1. Part 4 D

2. Gaswerkgasse • Distance from the apartment to:                                         Approx. time • Steyr Campus                                                                           4 min walkCity center                                                                               6 min walkThe nearest supermarket (Spar)                                          5 min walkThe nearest 24h shop (BP gas station)                                3 min walkThe nearest restaurant (Chinese restaurant)                      1 min walkThe nearest pub (Röda)                                                          2 min walkThe nearest outdoor swimming pool(with a beach volley pitch)                                                    5 min walk

3. Porschestrasse 7/22 • Distance from the apartment to:                                         Approx. time • Steyr Campus                                                                             12 min walkCity center                                                                                   14 min walkThe nearest supermarket (Interspar, Tabor)                         3 min walkThe nearest 24h shop (BP gas station)                                  3 min walkThe nearest restaurant, pub, coffee house (Rieß, Berrer)  2 min walkThe nearest tobassonist's shop                                              2 min walkThe nearest post office                                                              2 min walkThe nearest bank (Oberbank, Raiffeisenbank, Bank Austria, PSK)                                                                      1 min walkMany other shops can be reached in within                          5 min walk

4. Kollergasse • Steyr Campus                                                          5 min walkCity center                                                               2 min walkThe nearest supermarket (Merkur)                     2 min walkThe nearest bakery                                                 1 min walkThe nearest restaurant/pub                                1 min walkThe nearest bank (Raiffeisenbank)                   1 min walkThe nearest post office                                          5 min walkSteyr train station                                                   2-3 min. walkSteyr public library                                                 1 min walk

5. Mode of transportation: mostly walking • Set bus schedules; nearest bus stop: Michaelerplatz • train station - earliest train: 4:42 am - latest train from linz: 22:30 • Most stores are closed on Sundays, until 12 noon on Saturdays • Pharmacy • Bank (Raiffeisenbank) • Grocery (Mercur, Spar) • Government offices

6. Part 4e

7. Cost of living • Accommodations 200-300 Euros • Utilities are included (except for washing machine and internet in Porchestrasse) • Food: in restaurants: more than 10 euros per meal (TIP: don’t order tap water  ) • : cheaper to cook ( 1 euro for 1 kilo of rice, 3-6 euros for beef/pork/chicken) • Groceries: no idea…  • Transportation: bus: 1.7 euro per trip; 3.4 eurosper day • Travel: within Austria: Bregenz, Dornbirn, Feldkirch, Gmunden, Graz, Hallstatt, Innsbruck, Linz, Mauthausen, Neusiedl am See, Einsenstadt, Salzburg, Vienna (Sisi museum, Furniture Collection, Schloss Schonbrunn) : outside Austria: Belguim, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy , Poland (Auschwitz) : from Sept to Nov: outside Austria; from Dec to Jan: within Austria (because of visa issues) • Readings: everything is uploaded online • Total expenses per month: 200-300 euros (including rent)

8. Money-saving tips: sales of beef/pork/chicken at Mercur supermarket : for most museums/tourists attraction, there are discounts for students : for the Sisi museum, Furniture Collection, Schloss Schonbrunn in Vienna, it’s 10 euros cheaper to buy a ticket if you’re 18 than if you’re a student  : also for skiing 

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10. What problems did you encounter and how did you deal with them? • Visa problem: we decided not to risk travelling outside Schengen • Food problems  • Accidents (dislocated shoulder) • Weather (-10 degrees) • Culture shock (it’s too quiet at night, there’s nobody walking in the streets, etc.) • Most stores are closed during sundays

11. What information should you have known before you left for your JTA? • That our town just had 44000 people • 1 5-floor mall, movies in German • How to cook  • How the train schedule works (internet) • That the 1 minute of walking there does not mean 1 minute of walking in the Philippines  joke hahaha • That Steyr is a hilly area (walking up the hill to Porchestrasse is very very tiring)

12. What did you learn from your JTA experience in your host country? • That people there like to party during weekdays  • How people from different cultures see the world differently • Ex. In Denmark, it’s totally normal to have a job when you’re 14 or something. But in the Philippines, we never had a job • Ex. In Denmark, it’s normal to live by yourself when you’re 18. But in the Philippines, we still live with our parents until we’re old • How to read maps (since it’s very easy to get lost) • The importance of being on time (since the trains won’t wait)

13. What were your most memorable experiences in the JTA? • Disneyland! • Skiing • Auschwitz • Eating gelato in Italy • Watching the Opera in Vienna • International Fair • Spending time with the Filipino family there  • When some Filipinos thought that we were prostitutes • Theo 131 with Father Dacanay  • And of course, the time spent with our international friends • And many more… too much to mention 