New things I tried in September

Yes, I know I’m a bit late with this. September kind of ran away with me, I’m afraid, so I’ve not been anywhere near as organised as I usually am. Anyway, nevermind. As usual, I’m looking back on the month now to see what new things I tried. Here’s my list:

1. Oktoberfest! Despite the name, Oktoberfest happens in September in Munich and, since it was my friend’s 30th, we went over to celebrate and drink a lot of German beer. I even dressed up.
2. Attending Conferences as a non-academic. I went to plenty of conferences during my PhD but now I’ve left academia it turns out that I haven’t totally left this kind of event behind. This month I went to Venturefest in Glasgow and to an event in Edinburgh called Essential Ingredients for Starting Up a Successful Start-Up in Edinburgh. Eeesh. They need a snappier title. Both were good, though and it was an interesting change of pace compared to what I’m used to.
3. Visiting West Kilbride. We went here for P’s cousin’s wedding and stayed the night in this lovely little village, in a B&B overlooking the Firth of Clyde. On a clear day, you can see straight across to Arran.
4. Airbnb. I’ve seriously never done this before although I’ve always meant to. When we went to Munich for Oktoberfest getting a hotel would have been impossibly expensive. Airbnb came to the rescue and our little apartment was ideal – I’d definitely consider doing this again.
5. Seeing Stenhousemuir win. Ok, this is a bit of a cheat, since I have seen Stenhousemuir play before, but last time I saw them they lost and this time they won. On balance, I prefer when they win.

That’s it for September! What new things have you been trying in the last month? Anything you recommend?