There's a reason that the title of this post is entirely in capital letters. When you think of Oktoberfest, I'm sure you have an image in your mind. People hype it up. People get really excited about it. They travel from far away to go to it. Blah blah blah. You expect it to be this big party where everyone drinks and has a great time. But it's hyped. So you have expectations. IT'S SO MUCH BETTER THAN ALL OF THAT. Seriously. If you EVER get the chance to go to Oktoberfest in Munich, absolutely do it. I'll start with the journey to get there because that is a story in itself. Buckle up. Prepare to be stressed. SO. Tiffany and Daniel found this amazing deal online where you take a night bus to Munich, go ... read more

They have a festival for everything here. EVERYTHING. So when Darcy and I didn't go to Serbia, we went home and slept. Probably the first weekend night we haven't gone out since we've been here. We woke up the next morning, lamented over Serbia some more, and decided to check out the chocolate festival that was walking distance from my flat. It's a really hard life here, you guys. It cost some forints to get in, but oh my god chocolate. Thick chili hot chocolate, chocolate palinka (not the best), chocolate truffles, brownies, gelato, etc. So amazing. A girl's dream. I ate everything. Woops. I had a chili chocolate brownie, a passion fruit truffle, a champagne truffle, some rosemary chocolate, some 85% cacao bar, and gelato. The gelato was pretty much the best thing I've ever ... read more

As we head into the third week of school, I'm becoming much more comfortable with the routine of things, and I just love my job. I really do. I always feel a disconnect in the summer because I stop working with kids (I spend my summers waitressing), so I always doubt my teaching abilities. However, when I enter school again, it all falls back into place. My days are spent playing games with kids. Simple as that. The smallest accomplishments are what make my days amazing. When the kid that speaks no English comes up to me and says a new word he's learned, I can't help but feel ecstatic. I walked out of our teachers room today to get four kids for a tutorial group (tutorials are when we take small groups out to work ... read more

It's really great having a fully furnished apartment for two reasons. 1. There's a lot of stuff that I need. 2. There's a lot of stuff that I don't need. My flat is known by my friends as "the old lady apartment." I've come to embrace that because it's much easier than describing the exact area in which I live. I love my flat. It's huge. I have two balconies, a kitchen, a living room, a bedroom (kind of), and a dining room. Not bad. Today I went to Ikea to get new towels and a trash can and stuff because the stuff provided wasn't up to my standards. As much as I want to dry myself off with crazy scratchy towels for a year...no. Anyway...when I was putting away my new things, I decided to ... read more

Oh snap. Blogging from the other side of the river. I've decided to do another list because I think more people are willing to read it, and then I can get work done instead of blogging for the next two hours. (Sorry if you're not a fan. Let me know, and I might switch back to the super long entries). 1. Yes. I have a flat. So awesome and great and sweet. 2. It used to be owned by an old lady. Old blankets and weird trinkets EVERYWHERE. Also, wine corks all up in the drawers? 3. My toilet is the farthest thing away from the sink. Not sure who designed this flat. 4. I spent Saturday waltzing around Budapest with my new Australian friend Scott. And by waltzing, I mean walking the entire city. I ... read more