Friday

Even though it's only 2:10 PM here I thought I would start today's blog.

The Short Term Workers started to arrive today. Everyone will be here by about 7:30 tonight. Tomorrow they get right into information meetings and then right to work. These wonderful people (this session has 18 STW's from all over America) are here for just over two weeks. They help in maintenance and upkeep both inside and out. They help in the kitchen preparing food, and also do general house cleaning, washing sheets and towels. Some will be cleaning the rooms where the students stay for the two weeks they are here. In short (no pun intended) they help make Haus Edelweiss a place where the students can come and go to classes, learn and have some time to relax. The staff and the short term works try and make this place a little home away from home for the students. And because of where we are in Austria it is also just a wonderful place for a time of refreshment for the students also.

Here are some more pictures of the staff and also some pictures of the campus here.
1, Jim Meyer

2. Dottie Meyer

3. Tom Virgin

4. Cathy Kissling. Cathy is the Registar for TCMI

5. Haus Edelweiss. It's called the Big Haus. This building has the kitchen, and food prep area, several dinning halls, 3 apartments, and 2 classrooms.

6. Here is a close up of the trim on the Big Haus.

7. The Cow Barn. It's been cleaned up for quite a LONG while now and it has student rooms and an apartment.

8. A close up of the Gate House. It has an apartment also.

9. Horse Barn (It was refurbished a long number of years ago. It now holds the Library, staff offices and the maintenance complex. It also has student rooms) You can see each of the three sections of the Library. The last one, just completed this year will be the last extension they can build. Notice how they kept the same type of construction for the whole building. Because the complex here is so old it's on the Austrian National Landmark records. So anything they build first has to be approved and then it has to fit the decor of the existing building. The complex here has one of the Bavarian style houses. It's one of a few in the area. It's fun to watch these big tour buses drive past and slow down so the tour guide can talk about the decor of the buildings.

All the aparments are for the Long term and Mid-term workers here.

There are a couple of more sights and buildings to post. I'll try and do that tomorrow.

John