Strasse. Straat.

[caithream]

Yesterday? Yesterday I bought a plane ticket to Europe. March 8th - 30th 2011 I'll be seeing Germany, The Netherlands, and hoooopefully Vienna, Austria, if things go right. I am/was slightly terrified, mostly because holy crapoli, I'm committed now. Not that being committed to going to Europe is a bad thing, but I sometimes have momentary panic attacks when faced with the unknown. The only place outside the US I've been is Vancouver, and come on, that's like, not even the ~FULL CANADIAN EFFECT~ ...or so I've been told. I'm just terrified that on the occasions I'm on my own, I'm going to get lost and not read/speak the language and FREAK OUT or try to buy a train ticket to somewhere and end up in Czech Republic, I DON'T KNOW. I'm a panicky person. But I'm also SO STUPIDLY EXCITED I COULD PUKE. This is something I've dreamed of doing for a long time now, and to actually have an email in my account saying yep, it's for real happening, I'm just utterly euphoric.

As I've said, the ever so gracious and lovely stargazertook is letting me stay with her in Frankfurt. I've got a good list of places I'm going to visit around the city proper, but also a few outer cities that I think can be reached by the S-Bahn/U-Bahn, like Offenbach and Darmstadt and Wiesbaden. I would absolutely love to take a day trip, or something, up to Berlin, but oh man, the train tickets in Germany are weirdly expensive, so I'll just have to see how my money is faring before I can do that.

I'll be flying to Amsterdam to meet up with a friend that I've known since kindergarten and we'll probably be couch surfing omg. No idea yet how long we'll be spending there, but from there I'll take a train waaay up north to Groningen, where my mom's cousin lives on a farm. The town is apparently small and clean and beautiful. I'm just out-of-my-mind excited and apologize in advance for HOW MANY TIMES I will be talking about this, no really. People do these kinds of trips all the time and are probably all, lol big deal, but omg NEW EXPERIENCES and ten and a half hour plane rides and aaaahhh.

In non-Europe related news, you need to read this SPN/Burn Notice crossover fic. It's AMAAAAZING and I was wondering why there was not such a fusion before in my life. Have I mentioned how much I love Burn Notice? I love Burn Notice. I am sad that there are only two episodes left of the season.

Comments

[caithream.livejournal.com]

YAY! 'Cause I'm sure I speak AWFUL German.

[caithream.livejournal.com]

I AM ACTUALLY STILL LIVING IN 1985, DIDN'T YOU KNOW. Ohhh my God. I'm going to blame that one on my lack of sleep. Brb going to the USSR. HERP DERP.

No, I cannot time travel but I do have MAGICAL ENTHUSIASM INFLUENCING POWERS which is when I capslock and take lots of pictures of my dumb face and inflict them on the internet. I THINK. Or I will possibly call you when it is 6am your time and go RINA RINA I'M LOOKING AT THIS CASTLE AND MY BRAIN IS EXPLODING. You can't NOT be enthused after that, RIGHT??

Also, you are my favorite pep talk person. ♥

[skygazing.livejournal.com]

YAYYYYYYYYY EUROPE! :D
You're going to have such an awesome time! :D :D :D :D :D

[caithream.livejournal.com]

Eeeeee, thank you, darling! <3

[stargazertook.livejournal.com]

Heehee, so excited for you and sooooo excited that I get to see you and spend time with you and possibly take pictures of you with your brain exploding from pretty castles and things.

Do you have a cell phone that will work overseas? I forget if I asked you this already. If you have a (tri-band) phone then you can always call me (when in Germany- when you're not attached to my hip, lol) or your friend (in Holland)if you get lost or aren't sure about a street sign or something, but seriously you should be able to find someone who speaks English if that ever happens and they'll be able to help you.

It's going to be so funnnnnnn YAY!

[caithream.livejournal.com]

DOOOOR, I cannot tell you how IMPOSSIBLY EXCITED I AM to see you! Holy crap! I MAY CLING TO YOU AND NEVER LET GO. <3

Ohh, yes, I have to look into that! I have an old cellphone that I think is a tri-band, and from what I've heard, when I get to Germany I can just go to a newsstand or something and buy a German SIM card with airtime to go with? I just have to double and triple check that I wouldn't get roaming charges with that phone on top of everything, haha. But it's VERY reassuring to know that I should be able to easily find someone who speaks English. :D

♥♥♥♥!!!

[je-suis.livejournal.com]

Eeek, you are going to have so much fun! Europe is amazing. I hope you have an extraordinary time while you're there. <3

[caithream.livejournal.com]

Eeeee, thank you darling! I have no doubt that it'll change my life. :D

[berreh.livejournal.com]

I am so glad you're doing this. You're going to have a fantastic time!

[caithream.livejournal.com]

:DDD Thank you so much! I feel like this will be a great turning point in my life.