October

October was a bit of a whirlwind. Trying to get on European time while getting used to the Garmisch night life made for a bit of a blurry month. However, I did get to see some beautiful parts of Germany. Regensburg, a medievel town in Bavaria, not only gave Hannah and me a healthy dose of history, but also a full day of retail therapy. Garmisch is seriously lacking in this area, so anytime a girl is within a 500m radius of an H&M or Zara, she must take advantage. Herrenchiemsee was also beautiful.

Although I love a good day of history and sightseeing as much as the next gal, Oktoberfest was the real treat of this month. Singing and dancing with crazy drunk Bavarians, listening to the band play "Country Roads" over and over (Germans love that song), riding roller coasters all day, eating traditional Bavarian food, and drinking some of the best beer in the world--now that's what I call a healthy dose of culture:)

In addition to Oktoberfest, Halloween proved to be a pretty good time here, even though it's not observed by Germans. At the time, there was an American-owned bar that served free beer to anyone in a Halloween costume that evening. As you can imagine, the masses gladly participated. As for yours truly, I was dressed as the lovely New York and was accompanied by my friend Travis who was hilariously dressed as Flava Flav. All in all, the perfect way to end October.