The most exciting thing about being in Germany is its very convenient central location. My roommate and I have been discussing travel possibilities together with the other girl who is interning here in Mainz. So far we've decided that London would be an excellent choice, because I found a great deal to go to London roundtrip for €40 on Ryan Air. Also, my friend Sharon is doing an internship there and can put me up for the weekend with no trouble, so that means a considerable reduction in price for the rest of the trip as well. Yay conveniently place friends! She just booked her flight to come see me in Mainz in three weeks. =)
Other than that we've discussed trying to get to a beach somewhere. South of France is definitely out, as no one offers cheap fares to get there, and Italy is looking equally cost-prohibitive, although I was enamored of the idea of going to Sicily. Who knows, maybe it could be my one big splurge! The other intern, Ashley, mentioned Spain as a possible destination, which would also be incredible. This needs more investigation.
I spoke with my host mom last night, and she was quite excited to hear that I'm trying to travel a little. She, of course, insisted that I come up to Berlin at least twice to see her and the rest of my host family. She then mentioned the word "baden" which in German refers to their cultural tradition of going to these elaborate spa locations complete with hot springs. It seems she would like to go with me to one of these places, which would be a whole new aspect of German culture for me (will I have to get naked? Yikes).
The only problem here is that I get three days of vacation and that's it. Also I'm on an extremely tight budget after all the taxes they take out of my €600/month allowance. Luckily, Berlin and London won't have hotel or hostel fees because I have friends to stay with. If I do go to this mysterious baden activity with Gitte, she will most likely spring for the hotel, although I don't want to count on it. And I have my heart set on some European beach time, so I'm going to have to splurge a little there, but I'm ok with it. I didn't bring bikinis with me for nothing!
Does anyone have suggestions? Is anyone even reading this?
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Why are you so concerned with being naked? You should be used to taking your clothes off in strange places by now.
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