It didn't rain! & hiking in the Alps is officially going on my list of most awesome things I've done so far in my life. The ticket office to buy the Innsbruck Card didn't open until 9am, so there was no sense getting up super early. Even though it wasn't raining and didn't look threatening when we got up, it sure wasn't sunny or clear. I was slightly concerned that going up would be a bit of a let down because of the low visibility, but who knows when I'l...

My parents will be in Germany a month from today! I'm so excited to see them, but at the same time I can't believe how fast my time here is coming to an end. Even though I won't be home until August 22nd(ish), I'm leaving Jena to go to Berlin with Luca and his parents on July 23rd. And then he leaves Berlin on the 25th. I don't want to say my goodbyes yet =/ Enough with the bittersweet stuff, though. Today was our first of two days in Innsbruck. We got to ...