I'm here!

Wow... what a trip! Everything really worked out well, it was just a lot of schlepping all my junk here and there.  There are things that you'd think I would've learned from studying abroad about packing, but I forgot what I learned until today... so not looking forward to packing and taking all this back home in June! Anyway, some tips for others (and to give myself a record to look back at when I'm packing the next time):

• Take as little as possible as carry on, or pack your carry on in a backpack or small rolling suitcase. (Mom did suggest this to me, so another note: Mom's are smart, listen to them, take their advice, it will help!) 
• This tip is especially true if you're going through multiple airports, because you always end up walking from one end of the airport (up & down) and back again.
• Either go with 1 big suitcase, or 2 small ones... seriously... hauling a huge and medium sized suitcase around on public transport sucks!
• There are more, but they've already slipped my mind, as have many other things due to sleep loss, nerves & stress.

So some stuff about the trip! We got to Madison earlier than planned, so we picked up lunch at the new Willy Street Co-op (it's really nice, and has a great deli).  The apple store was open early, so we got in and out of there pretty quickly.  I spent a big chunk of the bus ride, and some of my first flight transferring and setting everything up (still not done, but I was running short on battery and wanted to try to sleep).  SAS (Scandinavian Air) was pretty nice, decent food for an airplane, beers, blankets, pillows & headphones (all free).  The Stockholm airport on the other hand is a little odd, when we flew in (and out) we went over a dirt race track, a huge lake, lots of woods, and then you land and drive through the Stockholm business district, it really doesn't look like you're landing in a big city.  By the time I landed in Vienna I was totally wiped out, but it was so great to hear some Austrian German (even though English seems like a challenge to me at the moment), and now I'm in my apartment, which is better than I thought it would be!  Pictures to come... but now I want to unpack some, maybe go get a bite to eat, and shower because I feel gross.