Doug, Lisha, and I went to one of the many ToyTown meetups that take place in Munich. Before I start, though, I’d be remiss if I didn’t describe just what ToyTown is. Simply, ToyTown is an online community for English speaking expats living in Germany. There are thousands of members, and the community is quite active, with meetups planned every night in almost every part of the country.
Last night’s meetup was specifically tailored to younger expats and was held at the Ysenegger bar in the Neuhausen neighborhood of Munich. Doug, Lisha, and I arrived around 8:45 and were surprised to find the bar to be quite crowded. In fact, we couldn’t find the ToyTown group until one of the regulars rescued us. The event was actually quite fun — there was a multitude of nationalites — English, Turkish, Indian, Romanian, South African, Australian, and of course American. There was even a girl from University of Illinois, which made me happy, having been born in Urbana. We all had a great time & ended up staying for several hours. The only part I didn’t care for was that the one Englishman was rather rude. He kept calling the waitress “Gorgeous” and was generally just a cad.
The highlight came as we were leaving, though. Caitlain, the Illinois representative, introduced Doug & me to a WVU Alum (2006). In the brief time we spoke with each other, I found out that Danielle is a theater grad, is a magician currently working as an Au-pair, and is one of two WVU grads in Munich. We’ll certainly meet up later to go out drinking.
Tomorrow is Salzburg, for which I’m grateful. It’s been a long work week.