Heid is so a schena Dog - lalalalala

SO I'm still alive. I went to Munich with no money and no guaranteed place to stay. When I arrived I went to an internet cafe and praise the lord my couch surfing request had been accepted.

(www.couchsurfing.com) its a social networking site for travelers who prefer to not spend any money on a hotel or hostel. You type your destination and a list of people who live there pops up. It's great for students and young professionals.

Anyway, I had 6 hours to kill before I met my host for the weekend Markus. I went to a festival sponsored by and Irish pub and enjoyed a delicious lunch that consisted of a Nutella filled crepe, and a pint of beer. The combination wasn't as good as I hoped it would be. After that I explored the area around Ostbahnhof station which is where the train dropped me off. After sitting on the train for 6 hours it was nice to stretch my legs.

I met Markus around 6:30 and he gave me a quick tour of the city. Munich is beautiful. There are so many gardens and cathedrals. It was a shame that I didn't have more time to absorb everything. Markus took me to a very nice restaurant for some authentic Bavarian food, it was just in time too because I was starving. The only weird thing about the meal was the potato shaped like a baseball. The consistency was very gooey and soft, but it was delicious and I licked my plate clean.

We then went to his apartment so I could clean up a little bit and drop my stuff off before going to the WIESN! (Oktoberfest). In case you don't know, Oktoberfest looks like a carnival when you first walk up. Throughout the carnival are several large tents which are where all of the partying occurs. When the tents get too full they security guards stop letting people in, yet somehow Markus and I managed to sneak in. Within the first 5 minutes I saw 3 people get thrown out of the tent, a woman slip off of a table and plant her face firmly on the floor, and several other bewildering things that I can't quite describe. I knew it was going to be a fun weekend.

This post would be very long if I described everything so if there is something you're curious about just email me and I will happily explain more. I spent the whole weekend with Markus and his friends who are all great people. It was one long, giant party that ended for me at 9:45 on sunday night, an hour before my train left for Paris.   Luckily, I managed to force my self out of the tent in time to catch my train. You can imagine the state I was in when I left...long story short I tripped over my shoelace trying to catch a tram and almost killed myself. Picture a baseball player sliding into home base on his stomach, and can get an idea of what happened to me. Except I was on pavement in the middle of an intersection. You might be able to watch it on Munich's funniest home videos, or Discovery Channel's "Destroyed in Seconds." Somehow I made it to the train station just in time for the worst 14 hours of my life. The train had no food, no water, and it broke down halfway through the journey. I missed both of my classes that I had today.

As I limped toward the door of my school 2 hours late, struggling to hold onto my bag with my now skinless hand, I ran into a friend who asked me how my weekend was. I lifted up my aching head and gave him a big smile, "one of the best in my life" I responded.