As someone who has been fottunare enough to travel a fair amount, I can say with certainty that there is good and bad traveling. I've been lucky flying to and from Europe the last 2 times, the planes were basically empty and didn't have to share a row with anyone. Also, whenever I've traveled, I've not been the person paying for said trip, so the quality of places we stayed and visited was way higher than that if I had gone alone. I've seen some amazing things and had good times. I've also had some really s***ty experiences as well, largely because I've been travelling with family, and sooner or later, spending that much time with one's relatives is sure to make anyone want to either start drinking heavily or consider killing them and leaving their bodies in a foreign land.But at least you'll be in in Deutschland and drinking. The language barrier shouldn't be a problem (don't know if you speak German) but most of them speak better English than we do. And you'll be drinking with friends. Just try to laugh at things, and you'll make it through. If you're having trouble, get one of your friends really drunk and make him try on a pair of Lederhosen. That s***'s always funny.I can always give you some great German phrases to practice using on the locals as well:Ich habe eine Grosse Pimmel.Halt die Klappe du Schlampe.Ich grfcbelte, lassen Sie mich allein.Komm zurfcck zu meinem Hotel.That should get you through nicely.