christina_r02

Brussels wasn't that great for me...other than the large selection of beer and chocolates. The city is just like any other city and it seemed pretty dirty. The center town square was pretty, but that was about all. The chocolates and waffels were definately the highlight. ... read more

Oktoberfest was a huge carnival with beer tents set up all over the place, but in order to get in you have to start drinking by at least 11 AM. For the first two days there, we went to Oktoberfest around 5 PM, thinking we could still get in, but no. Everyone we passed already had that glazed over look in there eyes and there were people passed out all over the streets. Finally on the last day we got there by 11 AM to get in so of course we had to start drinking by 11 AM. Oh and by the way, you order steins by the liter. By three we were done. I seriously have no idea how these Germans can go all day long for three weeks. Oktoberfest is definately a guys dream ... read more

I cannot put La Tomatina into words. It was the absolute wildest thing I have ever been involved in. Bunol is this extremely small town where about 40,000 people are crammed into for the festival. In the center of town there is a ham atop a wooden pole that is covered in lard. When someone removes the ham, the festival officially begins. Sara and I got there about two hours early so we were in the dead center right by the ham. After about two hours one guy finally got the ham down and then the alley and everyone was soaked by these massive waterhoses. Soon the dumptruck came. I still don't know how this dumptruck made it down this alley that was completely packed, but somehow it managed bringing all the tomatoes with it. Once ... read more

So I finally made it to London and it is amazing! I absolutely love it out here. Everything is so extremely fast pace and everyone's always in a hurry. The city is nice and all the buildings are so old. Sara and I found a cute little 2 bedroom flat in Central London so it is so easy to get everywhere. I got a job as an office assistant at a law firm, which is extremely boring but pays decent. The night life is a lot of fun and we're just living it up right now.... read more

So I've been in California for over three years now and honestly I'm still amazed that I ended up here. In less than a week, I'll be moving back to SC for a month before I head on over to London. ... read more