So I’m 23 now! It was my first birthday out of the country but it was pretty fun. Being older, wiser and much more responsible than that of my 22 year old self, I had to go to work the whole day. Kiwi fruit picking isn’t what I’d call the most exciting event to attend for a party, but the German girls (Kerstin, Anika, and Lisa) made me a batch of chocolate and caramel muffins, which we all partook in at our lunch break. After the picking was done, we got back to the hostel and got cleaned up, and went out for a late pub dinner. Being the only non-German speaker of the bunch, there were a couple times I was less than totally aware of where the conversation was going (not that that is
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