... until it's "Pfiadi Bayern" and "Hello Vancouver". I'm quite excited, all my bags are packed (although way too full, as always), my room is (abnormally, almost terrifyingly) tidy, and I managed to get almost everything done that I had planned (always one or two things that I don't get around to). The tiny bit of my life left here in Germany got even tinier thanks to some serious cleaning out. I'm waaaaay more relaxed than when I moved to Welly. Partly because I managed once, so I know that I can do it again. Also, I already know people, have seen the university, the city, my flat, etc.
Summer finally decided to give me a nice goodbye performance: We've had temperatures over 30˚C and serious sunny days for almost a week now. Good times, seeing people one last time, hanging out in the sun, enjoying some nice beer. Hiking on Sunday left me pretty sore, but a dip in the lake afterwards might have prevented the worst. The last few days felt a little like the big summer holidays we used to have during highschool times. Not really having ANYTHING to do except one or two minor errands every 3 days or so, mainly chilling in the sun, drinking beers, eating ice cream and doing nothing, and being able to read something like one book a day. Can't remember when I last read one book a week, and more than that seems like it was in a different life. However, even though the slacker life is pretty amazing I'm glad that I can get back to work, have some routines and start thinking about volcanoes and other awesome geophysics again. *Nerd alert*
Either way, I'm off now. News from my new home will hopefully follow soon, latest after I get back from the US from fieldwork at some point in September! :)
23 August, 2011
14 August, 2011
Jag älskar Sverige!
It's incredible how time flies! It feels like just a few days ago that I was travelling through Oz, but somehow it's only another week and a half until I finally embark on my trip to my new home in Vancouver. The time in between brought heaps of fun and travelling:
The last weekend of July brought back some memories from good old times. Karen had arrived on Thursday already, and we had some time to hang out in town, even though the weather wasn't exactly summery. On Saturday we had a "Wellington-Reunion"-BBQ with a few people, which I (and hopefully everyone else too) really enjoyed! Sunday was sightseeing day in Munich for all the out-of-towners, including original Bavarian beergarden-experience.
I tried to use the next two days to let my voice recover, which I had lost almost a week before due to a little cold (hello - summer!? something clearly went wrong...). Not quite successful, so I decided that sounding like a rusty watering can is the latest trend. Wednesday we left for Sweden, only Sarah, Melli and I at first. The 3 days in Stockholm were awesome: A lot of sun and warm weather, pretty decent amounts of vodka and gin, a cool town with cute islands and nice, old buildings, and not to forget a great language. Moved into our little cabin in the middle of nowhere on Saturday, and spent another amazing week: Some sightseeing in towns closeby, awesome canoeing on a series of 3 lakes, more vodka, gin, martini, beer, ..., 6 of us girls in our cottage in the forest with sauna and some serious skinny dipping in the pond in front of the house - do I need to say anything else? ;) We're still debating whether this trip should become a tradition, which would probably also be benefitial for my Swedish skills! Sverige, du är fantastiskt! (Pictures will follow, but probably not for a few weeks)
Got back on Friday and spent the weekend in Alsace with the homies. Leaving for Leeds tomorrow, and when I get back it's only 5 more days before I'm heading to Canada! I'm starting to organise my stuff here and there, deciding which parts of my life will be left behind in boxes again. I'm almost an expert now. Otherwise there's not much new I guess. At the moment I'm more than usually addicted to the songs on TVNoir, I'm enjoying that I have the time to actually read some books, recently got into "My name is Earl", and I'm in desperate need of a hair cut. Exciting times in life ;)
My creative output has been pretty low lately. I made a few paintings and drawings, but I'm not quite convinced of their publishing quality, and there's no good scanner at home anyways. When I'm in Vancouver my energy will definitely go towards making my new home cosy, but maybe once I'm all settled and fall kicks in there will be another artistic pulse. In the meantime, here my last piece of work from Welly, "A sensation of summer", created for the one and only Kommissar Karsten Killerplauze.
The last weekend of July brought back some memories from good old times. Karen had arrived on Thursday already, and we had some time to hang out in town, even though the weather wasn't exactly summery. On Saturday we had a "Wellington-Reunion"-BBQ with a few people, which I (and hopefully everyone else too) really enjoyed! Sunday was sightseeing day in Munich for all the out-of-towners, including original Bavarian beergarden-experience.
I tried to use the next two days to let my voice recover, which I had lost almost a week before due to a little cold (hello - summer!? something clearly went wrong...). Not quite successful, so I decided that sounding like a rusty watering can is the latest trend. Wednesday we left for Sweden, only Sarah, Melli and I at first. The 3 days in Stockholm were awesome: A lot of sun and warm weather, pretty decent amounts of vodka and gin, a cool town with cute islands and nice, old buildings, and not to forget a great language. Moved into our little cabin in the middle of nowhere on Saturday, and spent another amazing week: Some sightseeing in towns closeby, awesome canoeing on a series of 3 lakes, more vodka, gin, martini, beer, ..., 6 of us girls in our cottage in the forest with sauna and some serious skinny dipping in the pond in front of the house - do I need to say anything else? ;) We're still debating whether this trip should become a tradition, which would probably also be benefitial for my Swedish skills! Sverige, du är fantastiskt! (Pictures will follow, but probably not for a few weeks)
Got back on Friday and spent the weekend in Alsace with the homies. Leaving for Leeds tomorrow, and when I get back it's only 5 more days before I'm heading to Canada! I'm starting to organise my stuff here and there, deciding which parts of my life will be left behind in boxes again. I'm almost an expert now. Otherwise there's not much new I guess. At the moment I'm more than usually addicted to the songs on TVNoir, I'm enjoying that I have the time to actually read some books, recently got into "My name is Earl", and I'm in desperate need of a hair cut. Exciting times in life ;)
My creative output has been pretty low lately. I made a few paintings and drawings, but I'm not quite convinced of their publishing quality, and there's no good scanner at home anyways. When I'm in Vancouver my energy will definitely go towards making my new home cosy, but maybe once I'm all settled and fall kicks in there will be another artistic pulse. In the meantime, here my last piece of work from Welly, "A sensation of summer", created for the one and only Kommissar Karsten Killerplauze.
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