Lainy Kovachi

Two countries in one long weekend is not for the weak, but this is how we managed to visit both Vienna and Budapest in just four days, and a few recommendations from the short but memorable time we spent in each city.

When I was accepted into the CIMBA program, I knew there was one experience I couldn’t miss: the Olympics. I remember looking up the 2026 Winter Olympics on Google Maps and realizing that Milan was only about two and a half hours from Paderno. That was all the motivation we needed.

New People, New Places, New Experiences: What Your First Week at CIMBA Will Look Like