Here Comes Trouble

I'm pretty amazed at how many times my best friend Gabby and I have been able to see each other over our semester abroad in the Netherlands for her and Germany for me. I believe we managed to see each other 4 times which is more than we see each other in the States during a typical semester. She arrived in Germany the day after our Thanksgiving meal. It was weird showing someone "my" city. I've toured many cities on this trip following someone else but this time it was my turn. Good thing Bonn's not terribly big. It made me think about how much of a "local" I've become. She came at the perfect time because Bonn had set up it's own Christmas market as well as multitudes of Christmas markets throughout the area. I really enjoyed her visit because it was fun to introduce her to the new friends I have made while on this adventure. We basically did the same thing both days she visited. I took her to my favorite restaurant: Vapiano, my favorite nightspot: Schwarzlicht, and we slept in way too long; a typical weekend in the life of Tim DeRodeff. It was a really good stress reliever before the weeks to come: finals.