Category: Europe
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2015: Double Time
In 2015, I felt this theme of doubles. It was my second year in New York. I started and finished the year with two different jobs. I lived in two different apartments in two different boroughs. Some people would shrug this consistency away but not me. “There is no where you can be that isn’t…
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DIY: Oktoberfest
As a 26 year old American I have been to my fair share of beer festivals. I have even produced my own with livingsocial. I knew this was the Mecca. During our bike tour I was excited to learn what this amazing event was and why it happened in Munich. I learned that King Max…
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Is there more to Munich than beer?
When you stay out all night it means you need to sleep all morning. It is not possible to both live every night and day to the fullest. You have to sleep sometime. By 1pm we are ready to greet the day. Dirndls are back on and we head back to the Ubahn. We needed a…
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Beer Tents and German Frat Parties
Dirndl? Check. Euros? Check. Oktoberfest here we come. We are right in the middle between week 1 and 2. We are greeted by a fair packed with people. Carnival rides and games line the huge open parking lot. Merchants sell giant pretzels, cookies and hundreds of different food options. Basically think of any neighborhood fair you…
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Planes, trains, automobiles and Ubahns
Its midnight in Germany when I step off the plane. I rub my eyes furiously, immediately so thankful I am not dealing with contacts right now. I decided to get LASIK a month earlier and its times like these where it comes most handy. I follow most of my flight like a herd of cattle…
my feet don't want to go to sleep 