Grab a fresh brezel and mix yourself a Colaweizen because this week is all about a very special place in Germany for Katie and Jordan: the university city of Tübingen.
Katie is joined by a boy who is 58 percent German. And that boy is her husband Jordan, who falls in love with 58 percent of his ancestral homeland the second they get off the train — and also curses Disney movies for making him very confused on what the German esthetic is.
Years earlier, Katie travels to Tübingen from Oregon to crash the wedding of a former foreign exchange student, and brings their mutual friend from Belgium along. They also crash at the bride and groom’s house and during the reception, Katie loses a vital piece of her wardrobe.
While roaming around Tübingen at night, Jordan concerns their German friend with his complete lack of German literature knowledge while being shown a sign commemorating the writer Goethe puking from a third-story window. The night takes an unexpected turn when Katie invites herself into a hilltop castle-mansion-thing and they all meet The Count.
You’re probably going to need two Colaweizens for this wild ride!
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