Presentation delivered at the September 2012 General Meeting of the American Women's Association (AWA) in Vienna, Austria.

1. (c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012

2. September 20, 2012
Presented by Victoria Koster-Lenhardt
An American, A Communicator, A Thought Leader
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

3. Finding Your Vienna Groove
September 20, 2012
Presented by Victoria Koster-Lenhardt
An American, A Communicator, A Thought Leader
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

4. So you’re an “expat”

 Expatriate: A person who lives outside their
native country
 “Local pat”
 “Skilled migrant”
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

5. Your Autumn Checklist
Finding your grove

 Health & Food
 Spirituality
 Purpose
 Relationships
 Intellect & Creativity
 Everyday life
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

6. Health
Take care of your body (inside and out)

 Flu shots
 Spas, pools, healthclubs, going on a “Kur”
 Everything that’s chocolate
 Pedicures (“Fußpflege”)
 WeightWatchers anyone? Learn
German and how to cook healthy
dishes with Austrian ingredients
 Pilates, Yoga & Zumba
 Vienna Runners Club, the 2013 Vienna City
Marathon (April 14, 2013), and hiking
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

7. Food
Take care of your body (and what you consume)

 Ice cream season through mid-October
 Austria’s wonder cheese: Cook and
bake with topfen
 Ham rolls (horseradish in a jar and
green onions)
 Liptauer (paprika, garlic, and
great bread)
 Milchrahmstrudel (eggs, sugar, millet)
 Everything that’s chocolate
 Farmer’s Markets & Kurbis Zeit
 Wine: Heurigers and new rooftop bars
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

8. Spirituality
Take care of your soul

 Visit the 11am Sunday mass at the
Augustiner Kirche
 Celebrate All Saints Day
(November 1) and go to the
Zentralfriedhof
 Get ready for December
 Vienna Christmas markets,
parties, and bazars
 Holiday cards (mail early)
 Silvester plans?
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

9. Purpose
Decide what you want to do

 Building a life (see Living in
Vienna)
 Family, banks, doctors, being an
expat
 Making a living
 Finding paid work that’s still
your passion
 Aufenthaltstitel
 Volunteering
 American Women’s Association
 Women’s Career Network
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10. Relationships
New & Old, Here & There

 Get an iPad and a Skype account
 Find companions and cultivate
relationships
 Love notes for your loved ones
 Cafes and the “Vienna Power
Breakfast”
 The English-speaking Vienna
community
 AWA and Women’s Career
Network
 News, blogs, websites
o Vienna Review
 Get to know the locals, they want to
practice their English
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

11. Intellect & Creativity
Expand your cultural horizons

 German, German, German!!!!
 Sign up
 Go to the ÖBV
 AWA workshops and events
(see monthly Highlights)
 Hear the music history
 See the art
 150th birthday of Klimt
 Attend the Vienna Film Festival
 Viennale, Oct 25–Nov 7
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012  www.lifeinvienna.com

12. Everyday Life
Being a world citizen

 Register with your embassy
 Be a good citizen in Vienna and
your home country (See AWA’s
Living in Vienna)
 Voting
 Taxes
 Banking
 Start keeping a list for your next
visit to your home country
 Emergency numbers
 Hoses (122)
 Handcuffs (133)
 Wheelchairs (144)
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13. Your “Wiener Zuckerl”
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Photo from http://flickrhivemind.net/Tags/zuckerl/Interesting
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14. Write down your goals
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15. Thank you!
QUESTIONS????
Contact Vici at vkosterlenhardt@gmail.com
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16. Resources
 General resources

 AWA’s Living in Vienna 25th Anniversary Edition for
 Spirituality
purchase via the AWA website and office
 Augustiner Kirche: www.hochamt.at/
 Austrian products: www.austria-onlineshop.com/austria-
onlineshop_2_1.html
 Vienna Expat Center: www.expat-center.at  Intellect & Creativity
 ÖBV Bookstore for German language books
 Health (A-1010 Wien, Schwarzenbergstraße 5-7)
 WeighWatchers in Vienna: www.weightwatchers.at  Viennale: www.viennale.at
 Pilates: www.pilateswien.at/en
 Vienna Review: www.viennareview.net/
 Women’s Fitness: www.femmefitness.at/
 Vienna Running Club:  Klimt and art in Vienna:
www.wien.gv.at/english/environment- www.travel.nytimes.com/2012/01/08/trave
leisure/sports/running-events.html l/45-places-to-go-in-
 Hiking in Vienna: 2012.html?pagewanted=all
www.wien.gv.at/english/leisure/hiking/index.htm
 Food
 See AWA’s Exploring Austria for more information about
wine regions
 The Ritz-Carlton rooftop bar:
www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Vienna/Dining/A
tmosphere/Default.htm
(c) Victoria Koster-Lenhardt, 2012