During the Carnival break I made a last-minute decision to go to Freiburg to meet up with some German friends I met while living in Vancouver. Because I still have to save up money to return to Canada, I decided to hitchhike to Frankfurt and catch a ride with a friend from there to Freiburg. In Freiburg we all stayed at Sabrina’s place and partied for the weekend.
Although I had planned to get up at 8 am, it wasn’t until 10 am that I left my parents house and started my trip. Within the Netherlands students can make use of free public transport (with a number of restrictions), so I took a train to Venlo, the last city before the German border, and started hitchhiking from there.
As soon as I got off the train I started walking