Only full day in Amsterdam, here I come. Today started off slow, leaving at 11 to see about some flea markets. I rode the tram for the first time, and thought wouldn't it be nice to have super efficient and expansive public transportation like this throughout the states? Not to mention the thousands of bikes everywhere. The flea markets are more touristy, but there were a few cool tents with binders of old postcards that I poured over for a while. On our way to e...

Really loving waking up in Germany, but not when I know I have to leave in an hour or so. Elise and I got cleaned out of our room and went down for breakfast. When we had just finished, Christoph arrived to help us pay our bill, and drive us the train station. Julie was also going to the station and Sara came along to say goodbye. It was really nice to see Sara this morning when there were less people and stress around to say goodbye. We got to the Kassel-Wilhelm...

Today I woke up with a smile after 4 hours of sleep, and probably one of the most fun nights of my life. I quickly packed my things and ate breakfast, and then Ashley, Grace and I went to the American food store to get some Cheetos as a gift for Bart. Then we walked to his apartment, drew him a picture of the tree we climbed, the stone wall we sat on overlooking the necropolis and skyline, put it in the bag with the cheetos, and tied it to his door as a surprise ...