I Tried To Be Spontaneous, and Almost Got Murdered—or So I Thought

I Tried To Be Spontaneous, and Almost Got Murdered—or So I Thought

I like to think I’m a sensible person. I don’t take huge risks, I think things through and I generally try to plan for every possible outcome. Yet, somehow, I found myself stranded at a German bed-and-breakfast with no car, no ability to speak the language and about a thousand porcelain dolls for company. But I’m getting ahead of myself. Back in college, my mother and I set out together on a trek across Europe. In so many ways, my mother was my …