StringGrrl sees the World

StringGrrl has been an avid Gearheads supporter for years Team 1189 Gearheads are sponsored by ESI Group (a part of Keysight) StringGrrl's travel companion Kam prepares to sacrifice his beard for the team Kam has had a standing deal with the team. Not a "bet", since betting is antithetical to the FIRST Robotics Ideals. Let's call it a Merit Based Objective, where when the team Advances in the event, they can "reconfigure" Kam's beard. It's been a deal since 2015 when Kam started to mentor the team. Since then, Facial Hair Funday has been a part of Gearheads robotics and Kam's key contribution to the spirit of the event.  Enjoy the suffering of Kam as he wears a ridiculous beard for 2 consecutive weekends. Gearhead mentor and team members dyed Kam's beard Black & Yellow for team spirit Phase 1: the Yellow Phase 2: the Black Phase 3: if the team advances from Qualifiers...

Not far from Munich we've had the good fortune to find ourselves in smaller cozy little towns or villages. One of which is Aichach and it's little adjacent village Wittelsbach. There we stayed in a modern little hotel tucked up against the woods and a few fields.  Naturhotel Wittelsbach The naturhotel has two levels and maybe 20 rooms (? Sorry if I didn't really count). All the rooms face the back side of hotel and have wide open clear views from the hotel, over the fields, and to the woods.  Balcony view, failing to capture a picture of the glorious post sunset sky.  A short walk from the hotel you'll find an old church, recently repaired and renovated, and a maintained forest trail "wanderweg".