This Is, In Fact, Bananas. (B.A.N.A.N.A.S.)

I'm off to Germany! My friend Rachel (who I nicknamed Bananas in high school for reasons that I won't explain here, but apparently stuck to this day) is studying abroad there, so I'm (cheaply and painfully) catching an overnight bus to Stansted, an 8am flight to Stuttgart, and an afternoon train to Tubingen to hang out with her for a week. And then we're going to Zurich for the weekend, where we have absolutely nothing planned. Hanging out with my favorite people in places that we may or may not understand is like my favorite way to travel.