On Sunday night my parents and youngest brother Ethan arrived well and we all stayed the night in Neusiedl am See. The next day, Ethan and I came back to Vienna and my other brother and friend arrive at the train station from their travels in Holland and Germany, and later that night Belén, who is Ethan's girlfriend from Bolivia who is working as an au pair in Germany, arrived at the airport. On Tuesday my friend Tom arrived in the early afternoon and then we all went back to Neusiedl am See to watch Arsenal FC play a friendly match against Neusiedl's team. Arsenal played all of their stars except for those who participated in the World Cup - Fabregas, van Persie, and Bendtner.
After the Arsenal-Neusiedl game, we all went back to Marlene's parents' house and had the USA vs. Austria drinking competition. The Austrians were very strong drinkers, unfortunately they don't play drinking games so we Americans had a distinct advantage. We won beer pong, lost flip cup, won quarters (which was played with American quarters), then won a straight up team beer chugging race. As a bonus game, Pete beat Austria team captain Wolfgang Lehner in a half liter beer chug. After the official beer games, everyone continued playing beer pong and chatting. Overall a fantastic time was had by all.
Marlene is continuing to work on the last wedding things in Neusiedl and I'll be joining her tomorrow. Hopefully it will all get organized before Saturday!
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