Day One

Lesson number one: Navigating German trains is way easier when you're with your German speaking dad. Somehow, still trying to figure that one out, I made it to downtown Frankfurt and quickly walked to my hostel. I'm sweating, my back hurts, and i want to rip these boots from my feet since it's so freakin hot here compared to Portland!! But I did get myself a Becks and Its slowly starting to sink in where I am. Umm Germany!!! Check in is officially at 2pm, and it's only 1:30 here so I stashed my bag in the storage room (where I was pleased and surprised to see a travel pack even bigger than mine) until I can get to my room and change into, brace yourself, SHORTS! Can't wait to clean up and explore-- then watch some soccer! I didn't sleep more than 2 hours on my flight out, so I'm gonna be so ready to sleep tonight. Next time I fly out here I am sooooo paying double for a sleeper compartment thingy. I ended up next to a man going to Greece to visit family who apparently didn't own a pair of headphones, so we all got to listen to his movie all night. Super fun! That brings me back to those sleeper compartments....I pretty much stared at that section with longing for 9 hours. But that's over, and I'm here in the city and ready to go out!! And you know what i realized on that plane ride? Chances are even tho I'm not in Munich, these pubs are gonna have some bomb pretzels! Woooo go Germany!!!

I am so ready for the next 5 1/2 months!