49 Thoughts You Had During Oktoberfest
- WE MADE IT. That bus ride was rough.
- Must take obligatory picture near Oktoberfest entrance.
- Its 9 AM…how is the line for the beer tent this long already?
- Its actually kind of chilly. I almost regret wearing this dirndl.
- No I don’t…#doitfortheinsta
- This beer better be worth it.
- Why is everyone pushing and shoving? I feel like a penguin attempting to waddle through the crowd.
- Hurry up! We need to find a table!
- How is it possible that in such a gigantic hall EVERY table is full?
- FOUND ONE #success
- Time to order some beer! 10 AM? Perfect.
- How is this woman carrying 12 liters of beer? I can’t even hold mine for 10 minutes. I should probably start working out.
- This beer was totally worth it.
- “Prost!” I am literally saying “prost” to everyone around me. Can one say “prost” too many times? If so I definitely did. Not sorry.
- Forget Disney, this is the happiest place on earth. I have never seen so many smiling faces.
- Can someone take my pic for insta? I need a new prof pic.
- Should I stand up and chug? It looks like so much fun!
- Definitely not. That guy just had 8 pretzels chucked at him.
- Speaking of…pretzels? I should probably eat something before round two.
- I’m just going to order round two anyways.
- YES! The pretzel people found me.
- Not sure if this is the best pretzel of my life or if I’m just tipsy.
- It’s the best pretzel of my life.
- EVERYONE SMILE. It’s for my snap story!
- Oh no. I really need to use the bathroom.
- Where is the bathroom?
- WHY IS THIS LINE SO LONG?! I HAVE TO GO.
- Relief. Finally.
- Oh God. Where are my friends? I’M LOST.
- Why do these beer halls hold 10,000 people? Who thought this was a good idea to put 10,000 drunk people in one room?
- Its official I’m never finding my friends. I should have invested in that international phone plan.
- Oh no. I can see the bottom of my stein again.
- Looks like its time to order another beer.
- Is that girl’s dirndl cuter?
- These guys are lookin’ good. I really like this whole lederhosen look.
- Oohhh! That one is cute. I’m going to go flirt.
- Friends found me! Thank God. Miracles do happen.
- We should all go on a ride. Lets go on the swings!
- THAT WAS TOTALLY AWESOME. But way too short. Going again.
- Let’s do that ride that goes upside down!
- Maybe the upside down roller coaster was not a good idea.
- Time for some more food and beer.
- I have to wait in line for the tent again?! WHY
- Maybe I can sneak past the bouncer.
- Nope. Nope. Nope. That was a bad idea. Getting yelled at by a large German man was not on my agenda.
- Which number stein am I on? I lost count after 3.
- I actually have no money. Thanks Oktoberfest. Sorry mom.
- This was the best day ever. Of my life. But seriously.
- I LOVE OKTOBERFEST. Never leaving. Can I move here?
hi! im in karlsruhe for the year as an au pair as well and I just got here a liltte over a week ago. its been kinda lonely and boring so far. does it get better? right now im trying to take things in short goals, like in 2 months ill see how I feel and if I’ll want to go back home to chicago. what are your thoughts? did you ever feel like you werent going to survive a WHOLE YEAR? ahhh its so daunting.
Hello! It can be rough moving away for so long, but if you put yourself out there, your new location will begin to feel like home. My advice would be to stick it out through the rough times, it will be worth it in the end! That being you said, if you feel your location isn’t working for you, don’t be afraid to adjust your plans! Ultimately your experience abroad is up to you.