Let's introduce the man who stands by Anna through it all, her Tanzanian boyfriend whose name I never got to know. What I do know I that he's such a great guy, his nickname is probably Lucky! After all, Anna's great herself. But how exactly does Anna communicate with this Tanzanian kid?

Surprise! Anna is bilingual and speaks fluent Swahili! Who would've guessed it? Apparently she studied Swahili culture in college, but in addition to her mother tongue German, this linguist speaks not only Swahili, but English and French too.

Off topic, but I saw Anna and her mother riding through the town on their rather beat up bicycles. They were gliding down a road alongside the Danube river chatting happily, and I couldn't help feeling that they were a postcard perfect sketch of all that Linz and Ars represented.

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All right, the ten second intro to Ars for those of you who need it.

The festival has four basic venues. The first is the Ars Electronica Center situated in a new area of the city along the Danube River. It has become the symbol of Linz, a place where media art can be enjoyed year round. Before the Festival, the exhibits change and during the Festival, you get to enjoy the highest quality media art for free. Many of the exhibits are also great for children, so the place is often filled with families.

The second venue is the Brucknerhaus overlooking the Danube in the old city. This circular concert hall, named after Linz-born master composer Anton Bruckner, is apparently where Kraftwerk once gave a concert. During Ars, exhibits are displayed in the lobby, while cool digital music is deftly performed in the historically rich classical grand hall. In the smaller hall, a lecture and conference is held on social problems involving digital technology. The English used in the conference was pretty difficult, and although I tried to follow along, the place really pointed out to me that my English has a long way to go.

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