Oktoberfest
Yesterday, I went with 3 other people to Munich for Oktoberfest. We took the train (I miraculously was able to scrounge enough German to buy the ticket) from the Salzburg station, and we were in the...
View ArticleA Day in Three Parts
Today, in Three Parts: Part One, or Attack of the Slugs Slugs do exist. I’ve read about them in books, seen them in movies, and now, I’ve seen them with my own eyes. I was walking to class this...
View ArticleSports Classes
First of all, I should warn you that this is not the long-promised Dachau post. I’m working on that one, I swear, but something funny happened to me today, and I thought you’d be interested. I went to...
View ArticleStuff I Did Today
(Yet another eloquently-titled post) I woke up at 6:30 a.m., which would have been horrible had I not had Special K Red Fruit cereal in the cupboard for breakfast. Why didn’t anyone ever tell me how...
View ArticleA Test, A History Lesson, and Some Soccer
I woke up at 6:30 a.m. this morning. Once again, with the help of Special K Red Fruits Cereal (I promise Kellogs is not paying me to continually promote them; I just really love my cereal), I was able...
View ArticleIn Which I Realize That I’m Actually in Europe
I know it’s a little late for this, but it literally just hit me that I’m in Europe. You see, we’re going to Vienna this weekend for one of our program excursions. A few hours of each day will be...
View ArticleVienna
Our weekend in Vienna began early as, I’m grudgingly learning, all good trips do. The large group of AIFS kids staying in my dorm trudged to the bus stop at around 7:00. The bus dropped us off at...
View ArticleBerlin Prologue
I am currently sitting (to be precise) on the top bunk in a hostel in Berlin’s East Side. Contrary to popular belief, the East Side is actually where things are happening nowadays. It’s...
View ArticleVenice
We decided to go to Venice on a Tuesday, and by the following Friday morning, found ourselves hurtling through the Alps on our way to Italy. Although I slept for most of the trip, I do vaguely...
View ArticleParis
This was how I arrived in Paris. Crammed onto a “couchette” in a 6-person compartment on a high speed train. Being me, I actually enjoyed the couchette experience, and didn’t have much trouble...
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