Hopes & Dreams

Aside from the obvious: learning new orthopaedic techniques, networking with other orthopaedic surgeons, improving my teaching skills, practicing my German, and re-energizing myself and my love for my profession, I have a series of "hopes & dreams" for my trip. You will notice that many of them revolve around food.


1. Drink Eiswein (Ice Wine).


2. Go to the opera in Vienna.


3. Go to the symphony in Berlin.


4. Buy Steiff teddy bear keychains for Eli and JoJo.


5. Complete my Rosenthal coffee cup set.


6. Ditto for John's espresso cup set.


7. Try at least 3 new flavors of gummi candy (the old town in Heidelberg has 2 stores selling nothing but gummis).


8. Visit Dachau.


9. Re-connect with some of my old friends from Salzburg: Udo, Eva, Michael & Heide, and Gerfried.


10. Spend time with my dear friend Alex and her family in Heidelberg.


11. Give myself "carbs amnesty" and eat fresh bread, pastry, and potatoes every day.


12. Take the "Gustav Klimt" walk through Vienna.


13. Buy Mozartkugeln ("Mozart Balls"...chocolate/hazelnut candy sold all over Salzburg...and yes, the name always makes people giggle).


14. Have a "Bosna" for lunch (Austria's version of a NYC dirty-water hot-dog bought from a street-cart...but I've never found the exact equivalent here in the US).





I don't know how much of this I'll be able to accomplish, but I have the feeling I'll need to
hit the gym extra hard when I return.