Cross-posted from  lanakila's journal.

I’ve finally returned home after touring Germany last week and attending Eurofurence 19 in Magdeburg. Skree! I had SOOOOOOOOOOO much fun! It was my first Eurofurence convention and my first time visiting Germany. EF 19 was an incredible experience!

There were plenty of fursuiting opportunities all throughout the days of the convention, starting with the Magdeburg Zoo on Wednesday. I’ve never suited up at a Zoo before, so this was a cherished and treasured experience! The fursuit parade through the city of Magdeburg was intense and nuts! I couldn’t last 1.5 hours on the fursuit parade, so I ducked out early and headed back to the Maritim Hotel for some rest, recovery, and a scheduled photoshoot at 5:15 PM. I LOVED every aspect of suiting at Eurofurence 19.

To everyone who complimented me on the Manu Koa feathersuit, thank you! I really enjoyed entertaining you in costume, posing for your pictures and pretending to be a bird in your presence. :> Thanks so much for the heartfelt memories. EF19 was a magical experience!

I won’t be able to write a detailed recap of the EF19 convention, but I just wanted to say that I had a BLAST and I was terribly sorry and sad to see “the magic” come to an end on the last day of the convention. I didn’t really want to leave on Sunday night, but I said my final goodbyes to the folks who I saw that evening.

The following people (in alphabetical order) truly made EF19 such a memorable convention:

 coorandilla - I love all the artwork you get of your eagle character. It was a pleasure to meet you in person!
 ekorren - I’ve seen your character appear on my friends’ FA pages. It was great to meet you!
 frysco - I’m glad we were able to connect with each other on the very last day of the convention. (Eeek!) Awesome suit!
 henrieke - Yay! It was great to see you again after our last visit in the Netherlands. Thanks for all the fun times and shared memories of EF19! Sorry that I couldn’t have stayed longer with you on Sunday night. (Eeeek!)
 jackrow - It was an honour and a pleasure to meet you in person. I love all of your avian-themed artwork.
 karpour - Yay! It was great to see you again after our last visit in the Netherlands. Thanks for taking pictures of Manu Koa at EF19. It was fun hanging out with you throughout the convention.
 olven - Thank you so much for drawing Manu Koa and Kalena Pau in my sketchbook! I’m glad you love the red-crested cardinal characters so much! Thanks for watching me!
 seanc - It was a pleasure to see you again! I’m glad to have shared more time with you (in-suit as well as out-of-suit) at EF19. I look forward to seeing you again at MFF 2013!
 titash - I’ve always loved your cartoony artwork. It was an honour and a pleasure to meet the famous meerkat at EF19! Thank you so much for appreciating the Manu Koa feathersuit! I’m glad to have suited up with you for a brief moment in the Maritim lobby. I hope to see you again next year! Take care of your back!
 yotienpluche - It was a pleasure meeting you at EF19. Thanks for sharing Pizza Hut lunch with me. And thank you for taking a Polaroid picture of Manu Koa outside of the Maritim Hotel.

I apologize if I missed anyone else at the convention.

To the Eurofurence staff: thanks for the AWESOME convention! I hope to do this again next year in Berlin!