Europe
The Pope has been on a European tour this summer, and he came to Freiburg September 24-25. Knowing the entire city would be chaotic and full of heightened security and transportation headaches, Andy and I decided to go to Paris for the weekend. We booked a room through AirBNB like we did in Valencia, and [...]
In preparation for my upcoming round the world trip, I realized I only had five completely blank pages left in my passport. Since some countries require at least two blank pages for their visa, I knew I’d need to get more pages added before my departure. Somewhat similar to the mileage run I did last year, I [...]
Remember how hard and stressful I said it’s been trying to deal with culture shock and adjust to living in Germany? I’ve come to realize that a lot of my stress stemmed from expectations that just weren’t met when I got to Freiburg. I thought things would go one way, and when they didn’t I freaked [...]
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At the end of August, Andy and I went to Valencia, Spain for a week and rented an apartment with Val and Jaime so we could all go to Tomatina, which I didn’t really enjoy. But overall I did enjoy the trip and our time in Valencia. Instead of getting beds in a hostel or [...]
So I didn’t really write this summer. I’ve been living with Andy in Freiburg since early July, and I definitely had enough I could’ve written about over the past two months. But everyone reacts differently to stress, and apparently this summer my way of dealing was to shut down. I spent the first couple of weeks dealing with [...]
This is the conclusion of Tomatina – Part 1. I think I spent two minutes actually participating in the fight before I realized, what the hell was I thinking? I was already irritated with the crowd before the fight, and the messy tomatoes being hurled around just made it worse. I hated it. I told [...]
In the fall of 1998, I was a freshman at the University of Georgia. I remember doing a report for my Spanish class about different festivals in Spanish-speaking countries. It was then that I discovered La Tomatina, a massive tomato fight that takes place on the last Wednesday of August every year in a small [...]
A late bloomer in the solo travel world, my first trip on my own was about two and a half years ago to Santorini, Greece. When I arrived in Santorini, I signed up for a volcano tour for the next day. Since the volcano is such a huge part of what makes the island what [...]
I absolutely HATE being cold. As cozy as it is to snuggle up under the covers or drink a hot cup of cocoa, being cold is still one of the most uncomfortable, irritating feelings for me. I will easily let my home get hotter than most would think comfortable in the summer, but in the winter [...]
Dear Prague, I had been looking forward to meeting you for quite some time. I had heard so many great things from others who had visited, but I couldn’t manage to get there myself. At least, not as soon as I wanted. But when I finally arrived, you swept me off my feet. The ornate [...]
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