... is even more fun than going to San Sebastian, Irún, Hendaye, Biarritz, Bayonne
or being sick to my stomach on the Travesera de Gracia in Barcelona
partly because in your orange shirt you look like a better happier St. Sebastian
partly because of my love for you, partly because of your love for yoghurt
partly because of the fluorescent orange tulips around the birches
partly because of the secrecy our smiles take on before people and statuary
it is hard to believe when I’m with you that there can be anything as still
as solemn as unpleasantly definitive as statuary when right in front of it
in the warm New York 4 o’clock light we are drifting back and forth
between each other like a tree breathing through its spectacles
and the portrait show seems to have no faces in it at all, just paint
you suddenly wonder why in the world anyone ever did them
I look
at you and I would rather look at you than all the portraits in the world
except possibly for the Polish Rider occasionally and anyway it’s in the Frick
which thank heavens you haven’t gone to yet so we can go together the first time
and the fact that you move so beautifully more or less takes care of Futurism
just as at home I never think of the Nude Descending a Staircase or
at a rehearsal a single drawing of Leonardo or Michelangelo that used to wow me
and what good does all the research of the Impressionists do them
when they never got the right person to stand near the tree when the sun sank
or for that matter Marino Marini when he didn’t pick the rider as carefully
as the horse
it seems they were all cheated of some marvelous experience
which is not going to go wasted on me which is why I am telling you about it
Frank O’Hara
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Dec 30, 2011
Dec 2, 2011
coincidences
Hello there, A couple days ago, I blogged about some musicians: Elenowen, Gotye and Ed Sheeran.
So when I was listening to one of Elenowen's songs, youtube suggested a song by another artist.
Let me intruduce you to my future husband, Jake Ousley.
So when I was listening to one of Elenowen's songs, youtube suggested a song by another artist.
Let me intruduce you to my future husband, Jake Ousley.
Geez, he makes great cute beautiful awesome music which I like a lot. So I googled him, checked out is his website and guess what he does: Yes! He works for youth ministries! And not only that! He also already played a lot of concerts for Young Life camps! Oh my goodness! :) This seriously made my day!
So today I took my German final. It went pretty well, I guess. Better than the midterm at least. So we'll see. This weekend is... well... busy! Lots of studying for three finals next week. Then a concert of Hans Dampf tomorrow night with a few friends. And Sunday I'm going to the Christmas market with my grandparents and a friend I hardly ever get to hang out with. So I'm excited to go out again! Haven't had any fun with friends in ages it seems.
Well, I hope your weekend will be as great as mine promises to be! :)
God bless.
Love, Eileen
Well, I hope your weekend will be as great as mine promises to be! :)
God bless.
Love, Eileen
PS: check these guys out!
Nov 30, 2011
music
Hello there,
It's definitely been a while... I guess there was just nothing to say. My life slipped right back into its routine after my two weeks of American freedom. I'm all caught up in school again, with finals right after midterms. But these are my last semester finals before the grad exams next year so there is a little light at the end of the tunnel ;)
My dear friend Jessi, who I miss so incredibly much, shared a link on facebook today. That's how I came across this cute couple who make great music that really comes from the heart! I got chills and and a couple songs almost made me cry. I didn't have the time to check in there more closely but I will as soon as possible.
It's definitely been a while... I guess there was just nothing to say. My life slipped right back into its routine after my two weeks of American freedom. I'm all caught up in school again, with finals right after midterms. But these are my last semester finals before the grad exams next year so there is a little light at the end of the tunnel ;)
My dear friend Jessi, who I miss so incredibly much, shared a link on facebook today. That's how I came across this cute couple who make great music that really comes from the heart! I got chills and and a couple songs almost made me cry. I didn't have the time to check in there more closely but I will as soon as possible.
Also, my mom heard this song on the radio and found out who the singer is. I like his music a lot, too. It's a different kind of music than what Elenowen do but still great. It's been on repeat for a while now ;)
I've been working out a lot lately. I started playing Volleyball which I love. I also went to the court club a lot and I'm sore pretty much all the time. But that's a good sign, isn't it? It feels good to be moving again.
At the court club I heard a song on the radio and when I found it on youtube it gave me chills. So sad. But Ed Sheeran writes beautiful songs, too. I like him. A few days after I found him on youtube, I saw him on tv in a morning show! Funny coincidence, huh? Well, anyways.. Here's my so far favorite song of him:
Well, I need to get back to studying...
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
- Mark TwainLove, Eileen
Nov 18, 2011
The Hunger Games
Hello there,
How are you all? I've been doing pretty good. Just very tired. I guess jetting through a few time zones was a little too much. Oh well, it'll get better.
I did take my social studies final on Monday and I really don't think it went that well. I didn't have enough time and I didn't understand the text we got to analyze right away and it just didn't go that well... Well, we'll see how it goes.
Anyways, it's weekend!! I have a lot of homework and studying and catching up on other school stuff to do but I am also planning on baking Christmas cookies with my grandparents this weekend! Yay! :) Also I found a "Bratapfelkuchen"-Backmischung (I suppose you could call it a baked apple cake mix, I'm not sure though). I'm really excited to try that and see how it tastes.
While in the States I bought a book called Fire by Kristin Cashore in the amazing book store Barnes&Noble. So obviously I read it in English and let me tell ya: It is literally fabulous! I love it! Already finished it Wednesday night and I was just shocked that it was over. I don't mean the ending because it was a great ending, just how I like it. But the fact that I couldn't keep on reading really crushed me. I am still very sad. I might have to start it again. ;)
What's the book about? Here's a summery I found on-line. I'm too lazy to write one myself ;)
It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she has the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City. The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
This blog's title was actually dedicated to the amazing author Suzanne Collins and her amazing triology The Hunger Games. I suppose a lot of you at least heard of them. In German they're called "Die Tribute von Panem". So anyways, I love these books, too. I love the language because just like in Fire, it is different from most other books. I can't really explain it. Just check it out ;).
Here's a summary:
The Hunger Games is set in an unspecified future time when things have gone pretty spectacularly badly for humanity. The world, or the bit of it we can see, is dominated by a ruling caste who live in luxury in a city called the Capitol. The rest of us live like peasants in 12 districts that are strictly cordoned off from the Capitol and one another. Life in the districts sucks: it's mostly hard labor--mining coal and farming and working in factories--in dismal conditions.
How are you all? I've been doing pretty good. Just very tired. I guess jetting through a few time zones was a little too much. Oh well, it'll get better.
I did take my social studies final on Monday and I really don't think it went that well. I didn't have enough time and I didn't understand the text we got to analyze right away and it just didn't go that well... Well, we'll see how it goes.
Anyways, it's weekend!! I have a lot of homework and studying and catching up on other school stuff to do but I am also planning on baking Christmas cookies with my grandparents this weekend! Yay! :) Also I found a "Bratapfelkuchen"-Backmischung (I suppose you could call it a baked apple cake mix, I'm not sure though). I'm really excited to try that and see how it tastes.
While in the States I bought a book called Fire by Kristin Cashore in the amazing book store Barnes&Noble. So obviously I read it in English and let me tell ya: It is literally fabulous! I love it! Already finished it Wednesday night and I was just shocked that it was over. I don't mean the ending because it was a great ending, just how I like it. But the fact that I couldn't keep on reading really crushed me. I am still very sad. I might have to start it again. ;)
What's the book about? Here's a summery I found on-line. I'm too lazy to write one myself ;)It is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
This is where Fire lives. With a wild, irresistible appearance and hair the color of flame, Fire is the last remaining human monster. Equally hated and adored, she has the unique ability to control minds, but she guards her power, unwilling to steal the secrets of innocent people. Especially when she has so many of her own.
Then Prince Brigan comes to bring her to King City. The royal family needs her help to uncover the plot against the king. Far away from home, Fire begins to realize there's more to her power than she ever dreamed. Her power could save the kingdom.
If only she weren't afraid of becoming the monster her father was.
This book is just amazing and I can recommend it to pretty much everyone. I think the German version is out already, too. I think it's called "Die Flammende". Personally I rather like to read books in English, when they were written in it. By translating books, a lot of things and especially emotions get lost.
Yeah... So go out, buy it, and read it! ;) You won't be disappointed!
Yeah... So go out, buy it, and read it! ;) You won't be disappointed!
Here's a summary:
The Hunger Games is set in an unspecified future time when things have gone pretty spectacularly badly for humanity. The world, or the bit of it we can see, is dominated by a ruling caste who live in luxury in a city called the Capitol. The rest of us live like peasants in 12 districts that are strictly cordoned off from the Capitol and one another. Life in the districts sucks: it's mostly hard labor--mining coal and farming and working in factories--in dismal conditions.
Nov 4, 2011
the next step
Hello there,
I've been back in the US for almost a week now. I love it here.
I have to admit that I wasn't too happy the first few days. I felt lost because I didn't (and still don't really) know the area and it was just all so confusing and I guess overwhelming, too. Also I had problems speaking English. I guess I thought it'd be easier than it actually is.
Wednesday we drove around the area and went to some high schools for my sister who would be a junior next year. She really liked one high school that actually doesn't have the best image but when we went there it was the high school with the nicest, friendliest and most helpful staff! The school looked really great and we immedietly felt at home. Also we found some very nice communities close to that high school which we liked a lot right away. I guess we found our new home ;)
Anyways, I guess that feeling of being at home made me feel a lot better and more confident about our decision to move here. I didn't doubt the decision itself but I wasn't sure if it all worked out the way we want it to.
So yesterday we went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for me. We had an info session thingy and then a campus tour. I really like this University! The campus is beautiful and all the people were so nice! Got some questions answered and I feel a lot more confident with going to college here. I was actually very afraid because I had no clue what to expect. I didn't grow up here where everyone knows what to expect after high school, what college would be like and stuff. So that was really great. I can definitely see myself studying and UNC.
The problem is though that all freshmen have to live on campus. That is very expensive and I'm not sure if I want to move out right after moving here. Monday we have an appointment with some lawyers to talk about our visas and such and I'll find out then if I am able to work here or not and so on.
I have three options right now:
1st: If I can work without going to college (which is not very likely) I would just take a year off and just work, save money and relax from studying all the time.
2nd: If I do have to go to college in order to work, I will probably start at a community college for the first year, work, save money, and start earning credits.
3rd: If I can't work at all.. well I'm not sure. I guess I'd apply for UNC, too and also scholarships and financing aid.
So I have these three options and I can hopefully already narrow them down to two, or even better one, on Monday after the meeting with the lawyers.
I'm sure everything will work out how God planned it for me. I trust Him to guide me and find the best solution for me. Prayers would be great anyway ;)
Love, Eileen
I've been back in the US for almost a week now. I love it here.
I have to admit that I wasn't too happy the first few days. I felt lost because I didn't (and still don't really) know the area and it was just all so confusing and I guess overwhelming, too. Also I had problems speaking English. I guess I thought it'd be easier than it actually is.
Wednesday we drove around the area and went to some high schools for my sister who would be a junior next year. She really liked one high school that actually doesn't have the best image but when we went there it was the high school with the nicest, friendliest and most helpful staff! The school looked really great and we immedietly felt at home. Also we found some very nice communities close to that high school which we liked a lot right away. I guess we found our new home ;)
Anyways, I guess that feeling of being at home made me feel a lot better and more confident about our decision to move here. I didn't doubt the decision itself but I wasn't sure if it all worked out the way we want it to.
So yesterday we went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for me. We had an info session thingy and then a campus tour. I really like this University! The campus is beautiful and all the people were so nice! Got some questions answered and I feel a lot more confident with going to college here. I was actually very afraid because I had no clue what to expect. I didn't grow up here where everyone knows what to expect after high school, what college would be like and stuff. So that was really great. I can definitely see myself studying and UNC.
Beautiful, isn't it?
The problem is though that all freshmen have to live on campus. That is very expensive and I'm not sure if I want to move out right after moving here. Monday we have an appointment with some lawyers to talk about our visas and such and I'll find out then if I am able to work here or not and so on.
I have three options right now:
1st: If I can work without going to college (which is not very likely) I would just take a year off and just work, save money and relax from studying all the time.
2nd: If I do have to go to college in order to work, I will probably start at a community college for the first year, work, save money, and start earning credits.
3rd: If I can't work at all.. well I'm not sure. I guess I'd apply for UNC, too and also scholarships and financing aid.
So I have these three options and I can hopefully already narrow them down to two, or even better one, on Monday after the meeting with the lawyers.
I'm sure everything will work out how God planned it for me. I trust Him to guide me and find the best solution for me. Prayers would be great anyway ;)
Love, Eileen
NFL Football game
Hello there,
I need to catch up on my blog. It's been a while.
I'm actually in the fabuluos US right now. Raleigh area, North Carolina, and I'm lovin' it!
First of all, it's so beautiful here! The trees are all shades of reds and yellows and oranges and greens. The people are so nice here and I just love the atmosphere.
The first day here we already went to a Football game! Carolina Panthers vs. the Minnesota Vikings. What a game! Sadly we (Panthers of course) lost but still, it was so much fun!! We sat way up high but had a great view! People were going crazy and it was just awesome!! I really love Football.
Some pictures of the flight
At the game
I need to catch up on my blog. It's been a while.
I'm actually in the fabuluos US right now. Raleigh area, North Carolina, and I'm lovin' it!
First of all, it's so beautiful here! The trees are all shades of reds and yellows and oranges and greens. The people are so nice here and I just love the atmosphere.
The first day here we already went to a Football game! Carolina Panthers vs. the Minnesota Vikings. What a game! Sadly we (Panthers of course) lost but still, it was so much fun!! We sat way up high but had a great view! People were going crazy and it was just awesome!! I really love Football.
Some pictures of the flight
At the game
Yep, that's where we sat! Like I said, waaaaay up high ;)
I'm so happy here :) I guess I'm actually American :D haha
Love, Eileen
Oct 28, 2011
just a few hours left!!
Hello there,
So I'll finally make it to the United States of America in about 24 hours or so! Gosh, I seriously can't wait until I touch American ground again! And speak English, eat at ihop, Applebees, Red Robin, DAIRY QUEEN!!! :D haha and go shopping at Walmart and Target and Aeropostle and Abercrombie and Macy's and Bath and Body Works and Barnes and Noble where they only sell books in English!!! Geez, I think I'm obsessed :D haha oh well... Gosh, I'm just so excited! I just can't wait.. Oh I already said that..
Well, I better end this post before it gets too boring ;)
Prayers for save travels would be nice ;)
Love you all and I'll keep you posted on how things are going in North Carolina! :)
Love, Eileen
So I'll finally make it to the United States of America in about 24 hours or so! Gosh, I seriously can't wait until I touch American ground again! And speak English, eat at ihop, Applebees, Red Robin, DAIRY QUEEN!!! :D haha and go shopping at Walmart and Target and Aeropostle and Abercrombie and Macy's and Bath and Body Works and Barnes and Noble where they only sell books in English!!! Geez, I think I'm obsessed :D haha oh well... Gosh, I'm just so excited! I just can't wait.. Oh I already said that..
Well, I better end this post before it gets too boring ;)
Prayers for save travels would be nice ;)
Love you all and I'll keep you posted on how things are going in North Carolina! :)
Love, Eileen
Oct 17, 2011
goosebumps
This song gives me goosebumps. I was just introduced to this amazing artist a few days ago and haven't discovered all his songs yet. But only by listening to one song I can tell how brilliant he is! He has such an amazing voice and feeling for music.
Ugh.. I think I'm in love!
Came across this verse today while finally answering Jessi's letter.
Love, Eileen
Ugh.. I think I'm in love!
Came across this verse today while finally answering Jessi's letter.
Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do eveything in love. -1 Corinthians 16: 13-14
Love, Eileen
Oct 13, 2011
good books and good workouts
Hello there,
So I just got home from the court club. Worked out and then jogged for half an hour. Even made it through the whole 30 minutes without having to stop or walk! That's pretty good since I haven't been jogging in a while. We have to run two kilometers (a little over a mile) for PE. I think we have either 12 or 16 minutes to do that... I hope it's 16 because I might be able to do that! :) That'd be awesome!
I'm in the middle of midterms at the moment. Already took English and Latin this week. I think both went pretty well. At least I hope so. Next week, German and Math are coming up and right after I get back from the States I have to take Social Studies and Bio... We'll see how those go.
I've been reading a lot lately. I read "The Last Song" and "Nights in Rodanthe" both by Nicholas Sparks. He's such an amazing author. He knows exactly how women feel and what we want in a man. I usually don't like sad endings. I seriously NEED happy ends! But Sparks manages to combine sad and happy endings. I always ball my eyes out because people die or seperate but in the end either everything turns out well or he teaches you a very interesting and precious lesson.
But honestly, reading his books, his stories, they give us women hope that there is that perfect guy for us out there. That can be good or bad. Either you get your expectations so way up high that you'll never find anyone who could ever fulfill that or (which would be the good thing) you take his stories as stories, still hoping for such a man, but at the same time knowing that you might not find one like that. It's still a story after all. I guess what I'm trying to say is this:
Don't ever settle for someone who is not good for you or won't let you be yourself or whatever, but go for those who are just themselves, accepting and loving you for who you are and when you two work out well together, then don't let him go. Besides, nobody's perfect. Not even the guy you're waiting for. :)
So I hope you got my point. ;)
Love, Eileen
PS: Nicholas' Sparks wife (if he has one) can consider herself lucky to have such a man on her side who understands us women better than we often understand ourselves ;)
So I just got home from the court club. Worked out and then jogged for half an hour. Even made it through the whole 30 minutes without having to stop or walk! That's pretty good since I haven't been jogging in a while. We have to run two kilometers (a little over a mile) for PE. I think we have either 12 or 16 minutes to do that... I hope it's 16 because I might be able to do that! :) That'd be awesome!
I'm in the middle of midterms at the moment. Already took English and Latin this week. I think both went pretty well. At least I hope so. Next week, German and Math are coming up and right after I get back from the States I have to take Social Studies and Bio... We'll see how those go.
I've been reading a lot lately. I read "The Last Song" and "Nights in Rodanthe" both by Nicholas Sparks. He's such an amazing author. He knows exactly how women feel and what we want in a man. I usually don't like sad endings. I seriously NEED happy ends! But Sparks manages to combine sad and happy endings. I always ball my eyes out because people die or seperate but in the end either everything turns out well or he teaches you a very interesting and precious lesson.
But honestly, reading his books, his stories, they give us women hope that there is that perfect guy for us out there. That can be good or bad. Either you get your expectations so way up high that you'll never find anyone who could ever fulfill that or (which would be the good thing) you take his stories as stories, still hoping for such a man, but at the same time knowing that you might not find one like that. It's still a story after all. I guess what I'm trying to say is this:
Don't ever settle for someone who is not good for you or won't let you be yourself or whatever, but go for those who are just themselves, accepting and loving you for who you are and when you two work out well together, then don't let him go. Besides, nobody's perfect. Not even the guy you're waiting for. :)
So I hope you got my point. ;)
Love, Eileen
PS: Nicholas' Sparks wife (if he has one) can consider herself lucky to have such a man on her side who understands us women better than we often understand ourselves ;)
Sep 27, 2011
senior year
Hello there,
I haven't blogged in over a month. Wow. That is actually pretty sad. I guess I didn't know what to write about. I'm tired of doing the what-did-I do-today-thing. Also it's extremely boring.
But a few interesting things happened since my last post. I made new old friends, I got my schedule for the school year, I went to Rome and I started into my senior year of high school.
My schedule is awesome. I never have more than six hours of school a day. Three days of the week I'm home for lunch and the other two I start late. It's very nice not being so incredibly exhausted after school anymore. After I returned from my senior school trip to Rome for a week, I started into my last year of high school. Only seniors or people who have been seniors can imagine how I'm feeling right now. Or maybe you can't. This school year isn't only my senior year, which will make it go slower than any other year of high school although it is so short. No. For me it is my last year in Germany, too. At least for a while; a few years. My family and I are planning on moving to the States next Summer, after me and my sister graduated. Everything is working out pretty well at the moment. If it doesn't work out in the end, which we hope is not going to happen, it is not going to be our fault. I'm serious. We literally can't wait to start a new chapter in life. My whole family needs a change. A permanent one. And we're young and crazy enough to try it.
School has been.. well, let's say alright. It's school after all and a senior year in Germany is definitely not as much fun as it is in the US. It's very important and by now you should start studying for the grad-finals in March. Or at least very soon.
But my life's not only filled with school. I made new friends. Or actually it's old friends from elementary school that I got close with again. It's fun. I've been hanging out with them a few times now and it's always so much fun! It's mainly guys and it's so relaxing! Not as much drama or gossip, or at least different drama and gossip. It's interesting finding out general things about guys that I didn't know. It's also easy to be around them. I haven't had a real main group of friends for a while. Pretty much since I got back from the US a little over a year ago. I have a few very good friends who are all in different groups of friends, or not like me. But hanging out with this "new" group of friends is awesome. I'm not too close with them yet but I guess that's what makes it easier, too. So concerning friends, I am a happy person. :)
A few days ago I got a surprise letter from the amazing Jessi Strecker in the mail! That seriously made my day! I love getting mail and especially from great friends like her! She definitely is one of my best friends. I think we're much alike and often go through the same things and situations in life. Also I love her passion and devotion to God. Something I can and definitely should learn from. I just miss her so much!
Well, I think that's it for today... I'll try to blog about my trip to Rome as soon as I can. That'll be more interesting than my boring life.
But I have to admit: aside from some negative things that happened in the last few months, I am one happy and lucky and blessed girl!
Good night.
Love, Eileen
I haven't blogged in over a month. Wow. That is actually pretty sad. I guess I didn't know what to write about. I'm tired of doing the what-did-I do-today-thing. Also it's extremely boring.
But a few interesting things happened since my last post. I made new old friends, I got my schedule for the school year, I went to Rome and I started into my senior year of high school.
My schedule is awesome. I never have more than six hours of school a day. Three days of the week I'm home for lunch and the other two I start late. It's very nice not being so incredibly exhausted after school anymore. After I returned from my senior school trip to Rome for a week, I started into my last year of high school. Only seniors or people who have been seniors can imagine how I'm feeling right now. Or maybe you can't. This school year isn't only my senior year, which will make it go slower than any other year of high school although it is so short. No. For me it is my last year in Germany, too. At least for a while; a few years. My family and I are planning on moving to the States next Summer, after me and my sister graduated. Everything is working out pretty well at the moment. If it doesn't work out in the end, which we hope is not going to happen, it is not going to be our fault. I'm serious. We literally can't wait to start a new chapter in life. My whole family needs a change. A permanent one. And we're young and crazy enough to try it.
School has been.. well, let's say alright. It's school after all and a senior year in Germany is definitely not as much fun as it is in the US. It's very important and by now you should start studying for the grad-finals in March. Or at least very soon.
But my life's not only filled with school. I made new friends. Or actually it's old friends from elementary school that I got close with again. It's fun. I've been hanging out with them a few times now and it's always so much fun! It's mainly guys and it's so relaxing! Not as much drama or gossip, or at least different drama and gossip. It's interesting finding out general things about guys that I didn't know. It's also easy to be around them. I haven't had a real main group of friends for a while. Pretty much since I got back from the US a little over a year ago. I have a few very good friends who are all in different groups of friends, or not like me. But hanging out with this "new" group of friends is awesome. I'm not too close with them yet but I guess that's what makes it easier, too. So concerning friends, I am a happy person. :)
A few days ago I got a surprise letter from the amazing Jessi Strecker in the mail! That seriously made my day! I love getting mail and especially from great friends like her! She definitely is one of my best friends. I think we're much alike and often go through the same things and situations in life. Also I love her passion and devotion to God. Something I can and definitely should learn from. I just miss her so much!
Well, I think that's it for today... I'll try to blog about my trip to Rome as soon as I can. That'll be more interesting than my boring life.
But I have to admit: aside from some negative things that happened in the last few months, I am one happy and lucky and blessed girl!
Good night.
Love, Eileen
Aug 14, 2011
Success.
Hello there,
The other day I went shopping with my mom. I needed (and actually still need) some kind of swim suit for the Rome trip I'll be going on in September, preferably a new bikini bottom that fits to my bikini top. So we went to a sports wear store that had a lot of things on sale. I didn't find anything like a swim suit but instead I found a skirt and I saved an incredible fifteen Euros! This is written on the price tag. It made me smile and think of Elizabeth who has a fashion blog that I'm following.
The other day I went shopping with my mom. I needed (and actually still need) some kind of swim suit for the Rome trip I'll be going on in September, preferably a new bikini bottom that fits to my bikini top. So we went to a sports wear store that had a lot of things on sale. I didn't find anything like a swim suit but instead I found a skirt and I saved an incredible fifteen Euros! This is written on the price tag. It made me smile and think of Elizabeth who has a fashion blog that I'm following.
This is supposed to be written on every price tag. The purpose of fashion, in my opinion, is not to impress others, to fit into society, to display status or money. Fashion and clothing are supposed to be for you and for you only. No one else needs to care about what you wear. Fashion was made to make you feel good. Especially to make you feel good about yourself; no matter how you look, your attitude, your character or what size you wear. I bought this skirt for me because I like skirts better than shorts and I really liked this skirt. People might not like it or think it doesn't look good on me but why would they care? And more importantly, why would I care about what they think of my clothes? I don't. I wear what I like. I have my own kind of fashion and if I don't go with the trend, that's fine. I think a lot of people still need to realize this.
That was Monday. If you think that was a great deal, it gets even better! Tuesday I went to Gütersloh with my sister to continue my swim suit search and I'd heard that C&A, a big clothing store, had sunglasses on sale. Since I needed some of those, as well, my sister and I hit the city. I still didn't get a new bikini bottom, but instead two new sunglasses for four Euros each instead of ten, a new DVD from Darleen for my birthday (Blind Side), together we bought "I am Number Four" on DVD, and Darleen also got herself the first "Transformers" movie (which I like a lot, too). Back at home, I went to a shoe store in town that also sells purses and I got a new purse there for thirty Euros instead of fourty! So another ten Euros saved! THAT'S what I call lucky! :D This week was a very successful week, indeed.
I was kind of in a shopping mood, so I ordered two new books for myself online; "I am Number Four" and "Beastly". I'm totally into love stories at the moment. I'm really happy right now, especially with myself. I haven't been at peace with my life like this in a while. I just sometimes wish that there was someone who'd care for me, love me; someone to hang out with, to have fun with, to cuddle with. But I'm not really in the mood for, much less up for, a relationship at the moment. Especially not with any of the guys I know here. I am still sick of Germany, my German life, German guys and their way of dating/relationships. I like the idea of the American way a lot better. It's hard to explain to people who don't know the difference. At the moment I am really excited about living my life for me, loving and enjoying myself, doing things for myself. I really do enjoy my single life. But someone to hold me sometimes and be there for me would be nice. I guess the girls reading this understand what I mean. ;)
Jayanah wrote this in her blog today. Had to copy it because it fits this post so perfectly. :)
"Love comes to those who still hope even though they've been disappointed, to those who still believe even though they've been betrayed, to those who still love even though they've been hurt before" - Unknown
Love,
Eileen
Aug 12, 2011
100
Hello there,
Wow! This is my 100th post! Isn't that crazy? I blogged 100 times. About my old new life in Germany. Daily life. Fun times with my family and friends. Events. School. Sport. In two words: my life. It's probably not very interesting or exciting. Definitely not exciting. But I started this blog in order to keep up my English skills and improve my writing abilities. I started it in order to keep in touch with my friends in the US and maybe even get closer to my friends in Germany.
What I didn't think is that I would learn so much about myself. I was never the kind of person to write diaries, journals. I probably started like ten or more but I never had the patience to fill a whole journal, up to the last page. I had a journal in America and I was pretty consistend, I'd say. I like reading through it sometimes. It brings back a lot of memories. But this blog is different than that journal. I write a lot. Many thoughts. Pictures. Tons of memories. There's a lot more to it than I could ever keep in a journal. And also I managed to blog a whole year! It's a year in about two weeks. That is a miracle in itself. That I managed to keep blogging for so long. Why is that? I don't really know. Maybe because I know people read it? I know it's not a whole lot of people but it still is a good feeling knowing people are interested in you and your life and where you're at right now. Maybe it's because if I didn't make at least a year (as it says in the description of this blog) it would be another thing that I didn't finish? I'd disappoint myself. Maybe it's because typing is an easier and faster way of journalling? Probably. I guess it's a mix of all of the above.
Blogging has become a passion of mine. And I guess an addiction as well.
So at this point I think I need to thank a few people. Jayanah was the first who told me about blogspot and her blog. I started reading hers and also Jessi's, Kaile's and Elizabeth's. They were the first to inspire me to start one myself. Also I need to thank my mom and my grandparents who always read what I have to say, even when they don't approve of it or don't like it. We sometimes fought about it. But all in all I think it was a good idea. I learned a lot about myself. And writing also made me read other blogs consistently. The blogs I'm following inspired me in so many ways.
So yeah, thanks to everyone who's reading. :)
Love,
Eileen
Wow! This is my 100th post! Isn't that crazy? I blogged 100 times. About my old new life in Germany. Daily life. Fun times with my family and friends. Events. School. Sport. In two words: my life. It's probably not very interesting or exciting. Definitely not exciting. But I started this blog in order to keep up my English skills and improve my writing abilities. I started it in order to keep in touch with my friends in the US and maybe even get closer to my friends in Germany.
What I didn't think is that I would learn so much about myself. I was never the kind of person to write diaries, journals. I probably started like ten or more but I never had the patience to fill a whole journal, up to the last page. I had a journal in America and I was pretty consistend, I'd say. I like reading through it sometimes. It brings back a lot of memories. But this blog is different than that journal. I write a lot. Many thoughts. Pictures. Tons of memories. There's a lot more to it than I could ever keep in a journal. And also I managed to blog a whole year! It's a year in about two weeks. That is a miracle in itself. That I managed to keep blogging for so long. Why is that? I don't really know. Maybe because I know people read it? I know it's not a whole lot of people but it still is a good feeling knowing people are interested in you and your life and where you're at right now. Maybe it's because if I didn't make at least a year (as it says in the description of this blog) it would be another thing that I didn't finish? I'd disappoint myself. Maybe it's because typing is an easier and faster way of journalling? Probably. I guess it's a mix of all of the above.
Blogging has become a passion of mine. And I guess an addiction as well.
So at this point I think I need to thank a few people. Jayanah was the first who told me about blogspot and her blog. I started reading hers and also Jessi's, Kaile's and Elizabeth's. They were the first to inspire me to start one myself. Also I need to thank my mom and my grandparents who always read what I have to say, even when they don't approve of it or don't like it. We sometimes fought about it. But all in all I think it was a good idea. I learned a lot about myself. And writing also made me read other blogs consistently. The blogs I'm following inspired me in so many ways.
So yeah, thanks to everyone who's reading. :)
Love,
Eileen
Krach am Bach '11
Hello there,
Life's been busy lately. And not. Kind of a mix.
Last weekend I went to a festival called Krach am Bach. It was fun. Lots of fun! We stayed from Friday to Sunday and watched many great bands and musicians perform! I especially loved the lesser known bands. It was mainly Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative. It was great! Friday we had pretty good weather! I even got a little bit tan! Saturday was... well, wet. The concerts started at 1 pm and it started to rain an hour later. Of course we didn't have our raincoats with us so our sweatshirts were wet and cold. But it still was a whole lot of fun! :)
I love concerts and festivals! :) Rock am Ring is hopefully following next ;)
They were fun, too! And I really liked the front singer. :))
This is Jeff Aug. He is just amazing! He only played the guitar but he is so incredibly talented!
Life's been busy lately. And not. Kind of a mix.
Last weekend I went to a festival called Krach am Bach. It was fun. Lots of fun! We stayed from Friday to Sunday and watched many great bands and musicians perform! I especially loved the lesser known bands. It was mainly Rock, Punk Rock, Alternative. It was great! Friday we had pretty good weather! I even got a little bit tan! Saturday was... well, wet. The concerts started at 1 pm and it started to rain an hour later. Of course we didn't have our raincoats with us so our sweatshirts were wet and cold. But it still was a whole lot of fun! :)
I love concerts and festivals! :) Rock am Ring is hopefully following next ;)
These guys are from Iceland. So fun! I really liked them! They did a good show, too.
Aug 5, 2011
Kramba
Hello there, This weekend I'm going to a festival in the area with my best friend! We'll be camping there for two nights and three days full of concerts, fun, good music, new people all around, and hopefully sunshine!
I'm excited to tell you more when I get back.
Hope you have an awesome weekend!
Love,
Eileen
I'm excited to tell you more when I get back.
Hope you have an awesome weekend!
Love,
Eileen
Aug 2, 2011
on the run.
Hello there,
Since I'm finally on Summer break, I started jogging again. It's been so great! Being outside, working out, running through nature; it keeps me grounded, brings me back to earth. I've been loving it, although I didn't go as often as I wanted to. Maybe I can make myself today? ;) Also working out to music is just awesome. I stop thinking, start listening to the lyrics and just enjoy to "be" (as Jessi wrote in one of her last posts). I guess that's what a lot of people (including me) need to learn: Take a break from daily life sometimes. Relax, look at the little things, start enjoying them. Start grounding yourself. Then you'll love life even more. :)
Love,
Eileen
Since I'm finally on Summer break, I started jogging again. It's been so great! Being outside, working out, running through nature; it keeps me grounded, brings me back to earth. I've been loving it, although I didn't go as often as I wanted to. Maybe I can make myself today? ;) Also working out to music is just awesome. I stop thinking, start listening to the lyrics and just enjoy to "be" (as Jessi wrote in one of her last posts). I guess that's what a lot of people (including me) need to learn: Take a break from daily life sometimes. Relax, look at the little things, start enjoying them. Start grounding yourself. Then you'll love life even more. :)
Love,
Eileen
Summer's here!
Hello there,
some kids drew this on the street, where I live in, with chalk:
Well, you can see that our "Summer" has not been a real Summer. It's been gray and wet. Really gray and wet! I kind of like that because it gets too hot in my room (I don't have airconditioning) and I'm not the shorts-type-girl. So I like summer with 25°C max and a little bit of wind.
But since these girls (and a lot of other people) wanted warm weather and sunshine so bad, voilá: Here it is! (Sadly don't have a picture right now...). It feels good. Lifts up your mood. :) But it's supposed to get rainy again. Not the worst thing in the world for me ;) haha
Love, Eileen
some kids drew this on the street, where I live in, with chalk:
Well, you can see that our "Summer" has not been a real Summer. It's been gray and wet. Really gray and wet! I kind of like that because it gets too hot in my room (I don't have airconditioning) and I'm not the shorts-type-girl. So I like summer with 25°C max and a little bit of wind.
But since these girls (and a lot of other people) wanted warm weather and sunshine so bad, voilá: Here it is! (Sadly don't have a picture right now...). It feels good. Lifts up your mood. :) But it's supposed to get rainy again. Not the worst thing in the world for me ;) haha
Love, Eileen
Jul 28, 2011
cake. cake. cake.
Breakfast and Lunch for today:
(picture follows as soon as my laptop decides to work properly ;) )
(here it is)
Aah, how I love cake! :)
(picture follows as soon as my laptop decides to work properly ;) )
(here it is)
Aah, how I love cake! :)
Jul 24, 2011
where's the summer?
Today is definitely a stay-in-bed-with-a-good-book-cookies-and-tea-day.
I would love to do just that. Spend the whole day in bed with reading and sleeping but I gotta finish cleaning the bathroom, which I got started on last night, and my room's a mess, too. Also I'm going to go out tonight with my dear friend Kahtrin to a café in Wiedenbrück. Should be fun! We don't get to hang out that often.
So, I am officially on Summer break now! YAY!! :) I'm so excited. I just have the feeling that some awesome things are going to happen this Summer. I can't wait for Karli to visit! I'm not going to go on vacation but that is perfectly fine with me. I'm happy spending the Summer with my friends here at home and there's also so much to do around here! Some festivals, v-ball tournaments and so on. I think this is my first Summer to be at home all six weeks! I'm excited for it. :)
Friday was the last day of my internship at a pastry bakery place. It was awesome! Interesting and fun but also extremely exhausting! I don't think I've been that exhausted ever. I had to start at 6:30am which means that I had to get up before 5am. Even had to work one Saturday from 1am-8am! It was fun though. I learned a lot about how to make cakes and the decorations and stuff. I'm going to make my grandma's birthday cake and I hope it's going to turn out great. So wish me luck ;)
I hope you all have a nice and relaxing Sunday.
Love,
Eileen
I would love to do just that. Spend the whole day in bed with reading and sleeping but I gotta finish cleaning the bathroom, which I got started on last night, and my room's a mess, too. Also I'm going to go out tonight with my dear friend Kahtrin to a café in Wiedenbrück. Should be fun! We don't get to hang out that often.
So, I am officially on Summer break now! YAY!! :) I'm so excited. I just have the feeling that some awesome things are going to happen this Summer. I can't wait for Karli to visit! I'm not going to go on vacation but that is perfectly fine with me. I'm happy spending the Summer with my friends here at home and there's also so much to do around here! Some festivals, v-ball tournaments and so on. I think this is my first Summer to be at home all six weeks! I'm excited for it. :)
Friday was the last day of my internship at a pastry bakery place. It was awesome! Interesting and fun but also extremely exhausting! I don't think I've been that exhausted ever. I had to start at 6:30am which means that I had to get up before 5am. Even had to work one Saturday from 1am-8am! It was fun though. I learned a lot about how to make cakes and the decorations and stuff. I'm going to make my grandma's birthday cake and I hope it's going to turn out great. So wish me luck ;)
I hope you all have a nice and relaxing Sunday.
Love,
Eileen
Jul 9, 2011
party night :)
Hello there,
So in a few minutes some friends are going to come over to celebrate my 18th birthday. I can't belive that I'm that old already! :D haha I'm old enough to drive, drink alcohol, sign papers myself and so on... Crazy.
So anyways... I have a new favorite song at the moment. :) I love The Fray. Really hope I can go to a concert some day. They do make good music. I'm sorry for the loud screams... Couldn't find a better version.. ;)
Oh well, I gotta get myself ready.
Love, Eileen
So in a few minutes some friends are going to come over to celebrate my 18th birthday. I can't belive that I'm that old already! :D haha I'm old enough to drive, drink alcohol, sign papers myself and so on... Crazy.
So anyways... I have a new favorite song at the moment. :) I love The Fray. Really hope I can go to a concert some day. They do make good music. I'm sorry for the loud screams... Couldn't find a better version.. ;)
Oh well, I gotta get myself ready.
Love, Eileen
Jul 8, 2011
Jul 3, 2011
A friend...
... is someone who will always lift you up on your feet when your wings are no longer able to fly.
Hello there,
A couple days ago my dear friend Kaile posted something on my facebook-wall for my birthday. I'd just read her newest blog post. In her comment on my wall she wrote, that she really likes the fact that we both keep in touch with our blogs. That was exactly what I thought, too. Kaile and I haven't skyped since I'm back in Germany and we rarely write on facebook. But through our blogs we always know where each of us stands. We had lots of fun doing the ads-department in Yearbook and we became great friends. I realized that we are so much alike and that makes me miss her a lot. It's great though, reading about her life and what's on her mind. She is so encouraging in her faith and her life and I am truely grateful that I am able to call her my friend. It's amazing how you meet people, you have fun, enjoy your life and then you have to part but in the end you'll stay friends for at least a long time. And the distance really doesn't matter. I am so thankful for friends like Kaile that I know will always be there for me no matter where we are and how long we haven't seen each other.
About a month ago, my laptop didn't want to start anymore. I didn't care too much at first because I didn't need it. But when a friend of my grandpa's tried to fix it, I was worried that all my pictures and videos and emails and music would be lost. That already happened to me a little while before I left for America in 2009. Back then I only had random pictures and some music on it. It wasn't that big of a deal. But now, there are all my memories of the most amazing year of my life on this little electronic device! I didn't think I could bare losing everything. Luckily nothing was lost. But it made me realize that we humans rely so much on our laptops and computers and iPhones and iPads and such, that we probably wouldn't be able to survive anymore without all this. I'm not even talking of machine systems, electricity and these major things. What would we do if we didn't have all these things that can get us online in less than a second; that let us listen to endless hours of music; that remind us of appointments; that wake us up in the morning. We can be reached constantly, 24/7. So what if we didn't have all this? Could you survive a day without texting? A week? Would you go nuts without facebook for a day? Would you be bored without being able to watch a movie online?
I'm glad I realized I am able to busy myself without all these things. My laptop didn't work and I hardly got online on my mom's laptop. I was able to survive a week without facebook and I didn't need my iPod either. I hardly watch TV anymore. I think sometimes we need to put all these distractions away and think of our lives and how we're living them. I mean do you seriously want to lose yourself in all this busy electronical mess? I for myself know that I don't. I think sometimes it's good to just lay outside in the sun, reading a book or magazine or just meeting up with friends in real life, not in cyber space.
I'm encouraging you to go one week without facebook, myspace, twitter or whatever. You'll feel a difference. :)
Love, Eileen
Hello there,
A couple days ago my dear friend Kaile posted something on my facebook-wall for my birthday. I'd just read her newest blog post. In her comment on my wall she wrote, that she really likes the fact that we both keep in touch with our blogs. That was exactly what I thought, too. Kaile and I haven't skyped since I'm back in Germany and we rarely write on facebook. But through our blogs we always know where each of us stands. We had lots of fun doing the ads-department in Yearbook and we became great friends. I realized that we are so much alike and that makes me miss her a lot. It's great though, reading about her life and what's on her mind. She is so encouraging in her faith and her life and I am truely grateful that I am able to call her my friend. It's amazing how you meet people, you have fun, enjoy your life and then you have to part but in the end you'll stay friends for at least a long time. And the distance really doesn't matter. I am so thankful for friends like Kaile that I know will always be there for me no matter where we are and how long we haven't seen each other.
About a month ago, my laptop didn't want to start anymore. I didn't care too much at first because I didn't need it. But when a friend of my grandpa's tried to fix it, I was worried that all my pictures and videos and emails and music would be lost. That already happened to me a little while before I left for America in 2009. Back then I only had random pictures and some music on it. It wasn't that big of a deal. But now, there are all my memories of the most amazing year of my life on this little electronic device! I didn't think I could bare losing everything. Luckily nothing was lost. But it made me realize that we humans rely so much on our laptops and computers and iPhones and iPads and such, that we probably wouldn't be able to survive anymore without all this. I'm not even talking of machine systems, electricity and these major things. What would we do if we didn't have all these things that can get us online in less than a second; that let us listen to endless hours of music; that remind us of appointments; that wake us up in the morning. We can be reached constantly, 24/7. So what if we didn't have all this? Could you survive a day without texting? A week? Would you go nuts without facebook for a day? Would you be bored without being able to watch a movie online?
I'm glad I realized I am able to busy myself without all these things. My laptop didn't work and I hardly got online on my mom's laptop. I was able to survive a week without facebook and I didn't need my iPod either. I hardly watch TV anymore. I think sometimes we need to put all these distractions away and think of our lives and how we're living them. I mean do you seriously want to lose yourself in all this busy electronical mess? I for myself know that I don't. I think sometimes it's good to just lay outside in the sun, reading a book or magazine or just meeting up with friends in real life, not in cyber space.
I'm encouraging you to go one week without facebook, myspace, twitter or whatever. You'll feel a difference. :)
Love, Eileen
Jun 26, 2011
A Sunday as perfect as it's supposed to be.
Hello there,
Today has been very nicely relaxing and is hopefully going to continue like that.
-woke up somewhat early but finished my book that I've been procrastinating on for a while
-went back to sleep and had to pull me out of bed at 11 am
I went to my grandma's to bake an apple pie for my birthday tomorrow. The crust kind of ripped apart while transferring it to the plate. I guess I didn't use enough of the water-egg-mixture. But oh well. Messed up foods are always the best. But compared to the kitchen when the cake was finally finished, the cake looks perfect! :D haha
After I cleaned up the kitchen (by the way, it looked better afterwards, then when I started ;)), I had some lunch. One toast only with butter and one with butter and cherry jam. Quite delicious!
Yes, I did take a lot of silly pictures today. But it was fun :)
Honestly, I can't believe, that I will be turning 18 tomorrow. That just comes so fast. I waited so long for this day, and now, suddenly, it is there! Gosh, I can't wait for tomorrow! I'll be able to take my new backpack to school with me, since it's a birthday present. Also I get to spend the day with my amazing family! AND four VIP guests! Two of them were and are still being made today, one is already in the freezer and one is probably going to be made tomorrow. Guess what they are?! YES! CAKES!! :) The apple pie I made, a strawberry cake my grandma is making right now, a children's cake that I used to get every year up until my 12th or 13th birthday, and another strawberry cake my mom is going to make. Gosh, I seriously can't wait! :D haha I am so addicted! I love birthdays.
I am excited to see what the next year is going to bring. :)
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Love,
Eileen
______________
High: Awesome day, as perfect as it could have been.
Low: PE tomorrow.
Fav. song of the week: One by Lifehouse. Don't know the title right now. And Love by Jaeson Ma and Bruno Mars.
Today has been very nicely relaxing and is hopefully going to continue like that.
-woke up somewhat early but finished my book that I've been procrastinating on for a while
-went back to sleep and had to pull me out of bed at 11 am
I went to my grandma's to bake an apple pie for my birthday tomorrow. The crust kind of ripped apart while transferring it to the plate. I guess I didn't use enough of the water-egg-mixture. But oh well. Messed up foods are always the best. But compared to the kitchen when the cake was finally finished, the cake looks perfect! :D haha
After I cleaned up the kitchen (by the way, it looked better afterwards, then when I started ;)), I had some lunch. One toast only with butter and one with butter and cherry jam. Quite delicious!
Yes, I did take a lot of silly pictures today. But it was fun :)
Honestly, I can't believe, that I will be turning 18 tomorrow. That just comes so fast. I waited so long for this day, and now, suddenly, it is there! Gosh, I can't wait for tomorrow! I'll be able to take my new backpack to school with me, since it's a birthday present. Also I get to spend the day with my amazing family! AND four VIP guests! Two of them were and are still being made today, one is already in the freezer and one is probably going to be made tomorrow. Guess what they are?! YES! CAKES!! :) The apple pie I made, a strawberry cake my grandma is making right now, a children's cake that I used to get every year up until my 12th or 13th birthday, and another strawberry cake my mom is going to make. Gosh, I seriously can't wait! :D haha I am so addicted! I love birthdays.
I am excited to see what the next year is going to bring. :)
I hope you all had a great weekend!
Love,
Eileen
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High: Awesome day, as perfect as it could have been.
Low: PE tomorrow.
Fav. song of the week: One by Lifehouse. Don't know the title right now. And Love by Jaeson Ma and Bruno Mars.
Jun 25, 2011
a year ago...
... my exchange year adventure ended. On June 23, 2010, I sat in an airplane with my family that would bring me back to Germany. I still remember when we arrived at Frankfurt airport. We had to take shuttle busses to take us from the plane to the terminal. During the ride I saw German police cars, German licence plates, German ads, I heard so many people talk German, everything WAS so German. I said to my dad who was sitting next to me, "Dad, I just want to go back!" That's how I still feel today. Luckily I don't feel the urgency of this feeling anymore but it's still there. Last night I read through my journal. I started it the day after I got back. I was so homesick! But for the US. Back then I was a different person. I think that I was happier there. I don't even know why. I'm happy here, too. My family and friends are amazing. Life's good here. But only good. I somehow was a different person in Kennewick. Maybe because of the school, maybe the language, maybe the people. Maybe the fact that I was so busy. I always had something to do. Maybe because the American way of life suits me better? I hope so. I have some plans in mind and most of them include America. I can picture my future there clearer and more detailed than a future in Germany. I don't know what it is about Germany that I don't like. I really have no clue at all. But for a while now, I've just felt so sick of life here. I can't wait for next Summer to be here. I think I really need to get out of here. Out of Germany. As I said before: Life in Germany is good. But I think it is not my life or way of living.
Here's to another year in Germany. Hopefully it'll go by fast, because I can't wait for (hopefully) another year in the US. :)
Love,
Eileen
Here's to another year in Germany. Hopefully it'll go by fast, because I can't wait for (hopefully) another year in the US. :)
Love,
Eileen
Jun 24, 2011
a little bit(e) of America
Oh hello there,
YES! I am FINALLY done with finals! Ugh, so releaving! I'm so excited for Summer to come. Two more weeks of school and then two weeks of interning at a pastry shop. I can't wait to get some baking tipps and learn some things. And then Summer! :)
Well, to celebrate this freedom today I made myself and my mom grilled cheese sandwiches American style. I have to admit: quite delicious.
I really love American food! :)
So today I left a comment on Kaile's blog. The word-thing came up and the word I had to type was "doves". That just made my day. A dove stands for love. Pure love. A sign from God. It'll all work out for the good. He loves me. This is amazing. But not only this but I am also sure that someday I will meet my special someone.
A couple nights ago, I read Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" That really was what I needed to hear. I sometimes question the things that happen in my life, especially when they're not the most positive and happy things. But it is always great to remember that God has everything in his hands. He figured out a plan for me and it is a good one. :) Good feeling to know that He always works everything out for the good.
To get back to the doves, I found some pretty cool tattoos online. I like the second one better. Guess where I saw it? Right, on Jessi's 365-blog.
Well, it's 9:30 pm and I am so tired! I don't even know why. I think I'm going to bed. Cozy bed and reading sounds pretty good right now. :)
Good night.
Love, Eileen
YES! I am FINALLY done with finals! Ugh, so releaving! I'm so excited for Summer to come. Two more weeks of school and then two weeks of interning at a pastry shop. I can't wait to get some baking tipps and learn some things. And then Summer! :)
Well, to celebrate this freedom today I made myself and my mom grilled cheese sandwiches American style. I have to admit: quite delicious.
I really love American food! :)
So today I left a comment on Kaile's blog. The word-thing came up and the word I had to type was "doves". That just made my day. A dove stands for love. Pure love. A sign from God. It'll all work out for the good. He loves me. This is amazing. But not only this but I am also sure that someday I will meet my special someone.
A couple nights ago, I read Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the plans I have for you," declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future" That really was what I needed to hear. I sometimes question the things that happen in my life, especially when they're not the most positive and happy things. But it is always great to remember that God has everything in his hands. He figured out a plan for me and it is a good one. :) Good feeling to know that He always works everything out for the good.
To get back to the doves, I found some pretty cool tattoos online. I like the second one better. Guess where I saw it? Right, on Jessi's 365-blog.
Well, it's 9:30 pm and I am so tired! I don't even know why. I think I'm going to bed. Cozy bed and reading sounds pretty good right now. :)
Good night.
Love, Eileen
Jun 19, 2011
that gives me hope
I think my cousin is from a different time period. I like to hope that it's the future, because she sees the beauty in everyone. She doesn't care about skin, sexuality, or religion. To her, everyone is a person and everyone deserves a chance. She's 14. She GMH.
I came across this website today. It's so inspirational. You don't always know if every story is true but just the thought of it being true makes life so much better. I realized that there are some things that I want to do some day, not just bucket list things. Small things. Things like taking a homeless person out for lunch, paying for the person behind me in a drive-thru, saying "thank you" to a soldier. Just doing randomly kind things for strangers. I'm striving to be more like this 14-year-old girl. People like her give me hope. :)
Jun 17, 2011
1 Cor 13: 4-13
Hello there,
it's Friday. Finally. This week was just pure busyness and exhaustion. I took two finals, German on Wednesday and Social Studies today. Well, I studied. A lot. I hope it all worked out. I'm not so sure about German. I'm not really happy with that one, but we'll see. Social Studies today was pretty good. We had four hours and I definitely needed them. I didn't even have the time to read through everything anymore. Twelve pages. I'm wondering why my hand doesn't hurt! :D haha But I feel a lot better about this one than German. I got two more finals to go, English and Latin. Next week. And then I'm done for the school year. Luckily. I'm so ready for Summer! I already got the results of my Math final: B-. Better than I'd expected, so I'm happy about that. :)
Enough of school. At the moment Coca Cola has the cutest commercial ever (I hope the non-Germans of you will still get the point ;) ). It's that kind of positivity I needed. To check if the love and hate thing with google is really true, I tried it. The cutest picture I came across was this one:
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Well, love has kind of failed me lately. Or maybe it wasn't love but the relationship itself. I don't know. I got hope though. My friend always says: for every pot there's a lid. I think she's right. When I get married some day, which I hope I will, I want this verse to be read out. Millions of couples already had it read at their wedding and millions more will but I think it's just the ultimate proof of your love for each other. If most of the aspects in this verse are what your love is like, it is a good and true love. Looking back on it now, most of the things did not fit so no wonder that it didn't work. But it's ok. Just another page in life. The true love is going to get a few chapters. :)
I know I keep reposting things of my friends and that is really lame but my dear friend Jessi posted a poem in her blog today. I'm not really into poems but I fell in love with this one. It goes like this:
Stars:
Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?
I could tell you agreed by the look in your eyes,
from the moon's glare that created a glimmer of light.
Everything you ever told me was the complete opposite from a handful of lies.
You were the one who pulled me out from the dark.
You showed me the world,
and told me I could make a lasting mark.
It was like I was cut from the cord,
and falling, just falling into my place.
I finally knew who I was and where I wanted to go.
We ran together in love, but it was no race.
Everything fell into place and our worlds began to glow.
Ever since the day we met, I knew you were the one.
You're in everything that I've become.
I think this one will have to be read out at my wedding as well. :D Haha.
Well I think I'm going to go for a jog. I went last Sunday, too. I have never been so sore in my whole entire life! I even had to walk the stairs down backwards. Ugh, I hope it's not going to be that horrible tomorrow... Wish me luck,
Love, and peace, and hugs,
Yours, Eileen
PS: I'd really like to have this ring.
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it's Friday. Finally. This week was just pure busyness and exhaustion. I took two finals, German on Wednesday and Social Studies today. Well, I studied. A lot. I hope it all worked out. I'm not so sure about German. I'm not really happy with that one, but we'll see. Social Studies today was pretty good. We had four hours and I definitely needed them. I didn't even have the time to read through everything anymore. Twelve pages. I'm wondering why my hand doesn't hurt! :D haha But I feel a lot better about this one than German. I got two more finals to go, English and Latin. Next week. And then I'm done for the school year. Luckily. I'm so ready for Summer! I already got the results of my Math final: B-. Better than I'd expected, so I'm happy about that. :)
Enough of school. At the moment Coca Cola has the cutest commercial ever (I hope the non-Germans of you will still get the point ;) ). It's that kind of positivity I needed. To check if the love and hate thing with google is really true, I tried it. The cutest picture I came across was this one:
Well, love has kind of failed me lately. Or maybe it wasn't love but the relationship itself. I don't know. I got hope though. My friend always says: for every pot there's a lid. I think she's right. When I get married some day, which I hope I will, I want this verse to be read out. Millions of couples already had it read at their wedding and millions more will but I think it's just the ultimate proof of your love for each other. If most of the aspects in this verse are what your love is like, it is a good and true love. Looking back on it now, most of the things did not fit so no wonder that it didn't work. But it's ok. Just another page in life. The true love is going to get a few chapters. :)
I know I keep reposting things of my friends and that is really lame but my dear friend Jessi posted a poem in her blog today. I'm not really into poems but I fell in love with this one. It goes like this:
Stars:
Aren't the stars beautiful tonight?
I could tell you agreed by the look in your eyes,
from the moon's glare that created a glimmer of light.
Everything you ever told me was the complete opposite from a handful of lies.
You were the one who pulled me out from the dark.
You showed me the world,
and told me I could make a lasting mark.
It was like I was cut from the cord,
and falling, just falling into my place.
I finally knew who I was and where I wanted to go.
We ran together in love, but it was no race.
Everything fell into place and our worlds began to glow.
Ever since the day we met, I knew you were the one.
You're in everything that I've become.
I think this one will have to be read out at my wedding as well. :D Haha.
Well I think I'm going to go for a jog. I went last Sunday, too. I have never been so sore in my whole entire life! I even had to walk the stairs down backwards. Ugh, I hope it's not going to be that horrible tomorrow... Wish me luck,
Love, and peace, and hugs,
Yours, Eileen
PS: I'd really like to have this ring.
Jun 13, 2011
mid June already
Hello there,
it's been a while... Again...
I can't believe it's June 13th already! Time goes by so fast. Sometimes it goes by too fast but at the moment it can't go by fast enough for me! I really need summer and I need to see my friends in the US again which is hopefully going to happen next summer. Life is good at the moment, but I seriously can't wait for another chapter. This one just keeps dragging on. I guess I need to read faster. Haha :D
The last week was packed with math and math and even more math. I took my final on Friday and so I can relax (in that class) for the rest of the school year. I'm not sure how many more exams I will have to take next year but I'm hoping that it'll only be two. I will never like math.
I had a long and relaxed weekend. Didn't do a lot. Saturday I cooked Lunch at my grandma's. With spinach and cream cheese stuffed cannelloni topped with tomato sauce. It was quite delicious! :) Also I worked on a project for my social studies class. I hope it turned out good.
Sunday I went for a jog. It was really good to work out and I even got pretty far. At least far for me. I am so sore today though. Not really surprising since that was the first attempt of working out in months. I even have to walk down the stairs backwards. -.- I feel so old. I hope it'll be better tomorrow since it's a school day! :D Also I watched Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix last night on tv. I think I need to read the books again. It's too long ago!
Today I was off school luckily. I got a lot of homework done and another project for English. That took forever. I had to summarize the poem "A White Man's Burden". I didn't even understand everything in German. It took me three hours to get it done. I took a nap for about an hour which was well needed. School can be so exhausting. I'm glad when I'm done with it for the year! Summer can't come sooner!
So my laptop hasn't been working for a while now. A friend of my dad's is going to ckeck on it this week and I really hope that he is able to fix it! Gosh, I don't know what I am going to do when all my pictures and emails and things from America are lost! That would be so horrible! Ugh I don't like computers. They keep failing me! It's already the second laptop in two years that stopped working for me.
I came across this picture on Jessi's 365 blog today.
That just made my day. I like having good thoughts. :)
Good night,
Eileen
it's been a while... Again...
I can't believe it's June 13th already! Time goes by so fast. Sometimes it goes by too fast but at the moment it can't go by fast enough for me! I really need summer and I need to see my friends in the US again which is hopefully going to happen next summer. Life is good at the moment, but I seriously can't wait for another chapter. This one just keeps dragging on. I guess I need to read faster. Haha :D
The last week was packed with math and math and even more math. I took my final on Friday and so I can relax (in that class) for the rest of the school year. I'm not sure how many more exams I will have to take next year but I'm hoping that it'll only be two. I will never like math.
I had a long and relaxed weekend. Didn't do a lot. Saturday I cooked Lunch at my grandma's. With spinach and cream cheese stuffed cannelloni topped with tomato sauce. It was quite delicious! :) Also I worked on a project for my social studies class. I hope it turned out good.
Sunday I went for a jog. It was really good to work out and I even got pretty far. At least far for me. I am so sore today though. Not really surprising since that was the first attempt of working out in months. I even have to walk down the stairs backwards. -.- I feel so old. I hope it'll be better tomorrow since it's a school day! :D Also I watched Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix last night on tv. I think I need to read the books again. It's too long ago!
Today I was off school luckily. I got a lot of homework done and another project for English. That took forever. I had to summarize the poem "A White Man's Burden". I didn't even understand everything in German. It took me three hours to get it done. I took a nap for about an hour which was well needed. School can be so exhausting. I'm glad when I'm done with it for the year! Summer can't come sooner!
So my laptop hasn't been working for a while now. A friend of my dad's is going to ckeck on it this week and I really hope that he is able to fix it! Gosh, I don't know what I am going to do when all my pictures and emails and things from America are lost! That would be so horrible! Ugh I don't like computers. They keep failing me! It's already the second laptop in two years that stopped working for me.
I came across this picture on Jessi's 365 blog today.
That just made my day. I like having good thoughts. :)
Good night,
Eileen
Jun 7, 2011
quick update
Hello there,
Where have I been? Well, mainly at home or at school. Nothing really interesting happened since my last post.
- I read a lot! Like a lot lot! My mom went crazy. I'm sorry mom! I think I just needed it.
- I skyped with Jayanah! That was awesome! :) It felt like we never left the US. Good feeling!
- The long weekend was awesome and nicely relaxing. I wish I'd have been outside more but it was just too hot. I really don't like the heat.
- Had ice cream with my best friend.
- Sadly didn't skype with Bri. :( Made me sad.
- Math final on Friday. I need to get studying but my head is just empty. I attempted to do some English homework but I simply cannot think. I'm just so worn out from not doing anything at all. I wish I knew what's wrong with me. I'm so tired all the time and I can't really concentrate on one thing. Right now it's keeping me forever to write this post because I type every word wrong like three times. Ugh everything's just so annoying. Everything.
Can't wait for graduation to be here. Please, time, hurry up!
Good night,
Eileen
Where have I been? Well, mainly at home or at school. Nothing really interesting happened since my last post.
- I read a lot! Like a lot lot! My mom went crazy. I'm sorry mom! I think I just needed it.
- I skyped with Jayanah! That was awesome! :) It felt like we never left the US. Good feeling!
- The long weekend was awesome and nicely relaxing. I wish I'd have been outside more but it was just too hot. I really don't like the heat.
- Had ice cream with my best friend.
- Sadly didn't skype with Bri. :( Made me sad.
- Math final on Friday. I need to get studying but my head is just empty. I attempted to do some English homework but I simply cannot think. I'm just so worn out from not doing anything at all. I wish I knew what's wrong with me. I'm so tired all the time and I can't really concentrate on one thing. Right now it's keeping me forever to write this post because I type every word wrong like three times. Ugh everything's just so annoying. Everything.
Can't wait for graduation to be here. Please, time, hurry up!
Good night,
Eileen
May 26, 2011
a storm coming?
Hello there,
My best friend Briana wrote on my facebook wall the other day and it made me love her even more than I already do. And that's so much that it's almost impossible to love her even more than that but now I do. Does that even make any sense to you? :D
Yesterday:
- pure awesomeness
- got lots of things done
- cooked lunner with my best friend Johanna and forgot to take pictures :(
- got some exercise by riding my bike
- attempted to study for my Bio final tomorrow and
- called it a night
Today:
- didn't even get close to the awesomeness of yesterday
- school day -.-
- luckily only 6 hours instead of 8 but it went by sooo slowly
- got a headache too :/
- at least got some chocolate at a store
- ate the best ice cream! :)
- got home and took a nap and some drugs to get rid of my headache
- studied and am now procrastinating :D
I also started to read my Bible again. I don't think seriously reading thruogh a book with a chapter every day is my kind of thing. I am also not sure if I like writing down my thoughts like a diary entry. Maybe I'll try sticky notes. I just opened my Bible at a random page and read a few passages. God just spoke to me. :) So yeah, praying was good too. I think I'm back on track.
Good night every one,
Love,
Eileen
My best friend Briana wrote on my facebook wall the other day and it made me love her even more than I already do. And that's so much that it's almost impossible to love her even more than that but now I do. Does that even make any sense to you? :D
Yesterday:
- pure awesomeness
- got lots of things done
- cooked lunner with my best friend Johanna and forgot to take pictures :(
- got some exercise by riding my bike
- attempted to study for my Bio final tomorrow and
- called it a night
Today:
- didn't even get close to the awesomeness of yesterday
- school day -.-
- luckily only 6 hours instead of 8 but it went by sooo slowly
- got a headache too :/
- at least got some chocolate at a store
- ate the best ice cream! :)
- got home and took a nap and some drugs to get rid of my headache
- studied and am now procrastinating :D
I also started to read my Bible again. I don't think seriously reading thruogh a book with a chapter every day is my kind of thing. I am also not sure if I like writing down my thoughts like a diary entry. Maybe I'll try sticky notes. I just opened my Bible at a random page and read a few passages. God just spoke to me. :) So yeah, praying was good too. I think I'm back on track.
Good night every one,
Love,
Eileen
May 24, 2011
waiting to be swept off my feet.
Hello there,
I've been reading through Jessi's blog for some time now and it is just so inspirational in my opinion. In almost every post I stumble over something that I've been thinking about lately too, or that just fits my situation. Here's what I found today: "She told us that it's worth waiting for the right guy to come along and sweep you off your feet. We shouldn't settle for less because we are beautiful and God created us all exactly how we are, to be loved for who we are." Wow. That was definitely just what I needed. :)
Well, I didn't go for a jogg today either because I am so sore from PE yesterday. And I do not think that this is funny.. Also I felt a little sick after eating some warm-up-rice for lunch so I just didn't run. There's no school tomorrow so hopefully I'll manage to finally get started on my "new hobby". Wish me luck.
Although I got the day off, there is so much to do tomorrow: I'll finally have to clean up my room, study for the Bio final on Friday, do some homework and chores and I'm also going to hang out with my best friend to cook us a nice lunch. Sounds like a stressful but great day. Oh and I also want to get some shopping done too... :D So we'll see how this all is going to turn out. I hope I can finally be able to say that I finished up a to-do-list! ;)
So I also came across this song on my iPod last night. I really like it. I hope some day some guy is going to tell me just that. Or at least parts of it. :)
Love,
Eileen
"Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it." - Morris Schwartz
I've been reading through Jessi's blog for some time now and it is just so inspirational in my opinion. In almost every post I stumble over something that I've been thinking about lately too, or that just fits my situation. Here's what I found today: "She told us that it's worth waiting for the right guy to come along and sweep you off your feet. We shouldn't settle for less because we are beautiful and God created us all exactly how we are, to be loved for who we are." Wow. That was definitely just what I needed. :)
Well, I didn't go for a jogg today either because I am so sore from PE yesterday. And I do not think that this is funny.. Also I felt a little sick after eating some warm-up-rice for lunch so I just didn't run. There's no school tomorrow so hopefully I'll manage to finally get started on my "new hobby". Wish me luck.
Although I got the day off, there is so much to do tomorrow: I'll finally have to clean up my room, study for the Bio final on Friday, do some homework and chores and I'm also going to hang out with my best friend to cook us a nice lunch. Sounds like a stressful but great day. Oh and I also want to get some shopping done too... :D So we'll see how this all is going to turn out. I hope I can finally be able to say that I finished up a to-do-list! ;)
So I also came across this song on my iPod last night. I really like it. I hope some day some guy is going to tell me just that. Or at least parts of it. :)
Love,
Eileen
"Accept the past as past, without denying it or discarding it." - Morris Schwartz
May 23, 2011
So much to think about
Hello again,
So, I finally got seriously started on checking out colleges. Mainly in the states for now. I'm not sure if I'll ever find the right thing... It doesn't seem like it. Also I really need to talk to some people about jobs and what kinds of majors/minors etc. I need to be able to work in that field. And especially if those are even accepted internationally since I am not yet planning on living in the States forever. Ugh, there is so much to think of and it makes it even harder when you're not sure about your future career yet...
I actually wanted to go for a jogg today. Guess what?! Of course I didn't. This time I honestly forgot my running shoes at school since I had PE today. This is so ridiculous -.- I guess this is not really my week. But I think it's better than last week so let's hope for the best.
PS: please if you have any ideas or tipps on how I can find the right college for me a little more effectively, let me know! ;)
Love,
Eileen
So, I finally got seriously started on checking out colleges. Mainly in the states for now. I'm not sure if I'll ever find the right thing... It doesn't seem like it. Also I really need to talk to some people about jobs and what kinds of majors/minors etc. I need to be able to work in that field. And especially if those are even accepted internationally since I am not yet planning on living in the States forever. Ugh, there is so much to think of and it makes it even harder when you're not sure about your future career yet...
I actually wanted to go for a jogg today. Guess what?! Of course I didn't. This time I honestly forgot my running shoes at school since I had PE today. This is so ridiculous -.- I guess this is not really my week. But I think it's better than last week so let's hope for the best.
PS: please if you have any ideas or tipps on how I can find the right college for me a little more effectively, let me know! ;)
Love,
Eileen
Well, it's Monday
Hello there,
So what do I have to tell you guys? Let's start with the weekend. It was relaxing but boring. Saturday me and my mom somewhat cleaned up the living room. Then in the afternoon some friends of my parents' came over to watch soccer and have a BBQ. I watched at least six episodes of CSI: Miami. In English of course. Not the weekend I'd hoped for but oh well. Sunday I kind of slept in, somewhat cleaned up my room which was well needed and will be continued today, watched some more episodes of CSI: Miami and went to my grandma's to bake a cake which was well needed, too. I made a chocolate cake from the 1000-recipe-baking-book. It tasted pretty good! I am really excited though to make another apple pie or maybe some cobbler some time! I loved those American desserts! :) Also I went to a café in town with a friend from elementary school. It was nice to talk and catch up on things! We totally lost contact and a few months ago we "became friends" on facebook. Yeah, so that was my not very interesting weekend...
Today I had PE and totally failed... I know why I always hated that class since kindergarten! :D I decided I'd go for a jogg every day this week so that I am hopefully going to do better next week. We'll see how that turns out :D
Sixth hour was cancelled so I got to go home earlier but I got some afternoon classes so I'll have to go again in less than an hour -.- No fun.
I made Mac'n'Cheese for lunch today and something went wrong.. Guess I had too much water in the noodles still so the sauce was very liquidy and I feel a little sick now.. Maybe I just can't eat the American food anymore. Hopefully not because that would be a bummer. I love the American food and I miss America like crazy. I'm so excited for Karli to visit me for a couple weeks during Summer! That's going to be so awesome! And also I am hoping to go visit my friends in Kennewick next Summer! That'd be even better! I just miss my American life! At the moment it feels like I was more like myself there than I am here. I miss that I was so busy there, I went out every night with friends. Really miss that. I hope I can get myself busy here soon too! So, prayers would be awesome ;)
Love, Eileen
So what do I have to tell you guys? Let's start with the weekend. It was relaxing but boring. Saturday me and my mom somewhat cleaned up the living room. Then in the afternoon some friends of my parents' came over to watch soccer and have a BBQ. I watched at least six episodes of CSI: Miami. In English of course. Not the weekend I'd hoped for but oh well. Sunday I kind of slept in, somewhat cleaned up my room which was well needed and will be continued today, watched some more episodes of CSI: Miami and went to my grandma's to bake a cake which was well needed, too. I made a chocolate cake from the 1000-recipe-baking-book. It tasted pretty good! I am really excited though to make another apple pie or maybe some cobbler some time! I loved those American desserts! :) Also I went to a café in town with a friend from elementary school. It was nice to talk and catch up on things! We totally lost contact and a few months ago we "became friends" on facebook. Yeah, so that was my not very interesting weekend...
Today I had PE and totally failed... I know why I always hated that class since kindergarten! :D I decided I'd go for a jogg every day this week so that I am hopefully going to do better next week. We'll see how that turns out :D
Sixth hour was cancelled so I got to go home earlier but I got some afternoon classes so I'll have to go again in less than an hour -.- No fun.
I made Mac'n'Cheese for lunch today and something went wrong.. Guess I had too much water in the noodles still so the sauce was very liquidy and I feel a little sick now.. Maybe I just can't eat the American food anymore. Hopefully not because that would be a bummer. I love the American food and I miss America like crazy. I'm so excited for Karli to visit me for a couple weeks during Summer! That's going to be so awesome! And also I am hoping to go visit my friends in Kennewick next Summer! That'd be even better! I just miss my American life! At the moment it feels like I was more like myself there than I am here. I miss that I was so busy there, I went out every night with friends. Really miss that. I hope I can get myself busy here soon too! So, prayers would be awesome ;)
Love, Eileen
May 21, 2011
just a thought
Hello there,
I think blogging has become an addiction in the past couple days :D haha, haven't realized how much I'd missed it!
I read Jayanah's newest blog post and one of the pictures she's posted really made my day:
It just fits my week. I truly believe that we shouldn't worry about the future too much because it only makes you forget about the present. But I think you also need to live your life now for your future. You have to think about your future but not worry about it; there's a difference.
So yeah, my lesson for the day :)
Love,
Eileen
I think blogging has become an addiction in the past couple days :D haha, haven't realized how much I'd missed it!
I read Jayanah's newest blog post and one of the pictures she's posted really made my day:
It just fits my week. I truly believe that we shouldn't worry about the future too much because it only makes you forget about the present. But I think you also need to live your life now for your future. You have to think about your future but not worry about it; there's a difference.
So yeah, my lesson for the day :)
Love,
Eileen
May 20, 2011
Bucket List
Life is so precious and we often live it without thinking about the end. It's OK to think about our death because that brings it nearer. Anything can happen anytime. And I don't want to regret anything when I leave. So far I do not regret a thing of my life and I hope it will stay like that! These are all the things that I want to do before I die. Some will be added, some will be crossed off and some might also be taken off the list throughout my life. What do you want to do before you die?
- travel the world
- go camping with friends (check)
- pick up mom, dad and Darleen at Pasco airport (check)
- see a Him concert with Johanna live
- take my family to a real football game (check)
- get lost in New York City
- see the Pacific Ocean (check)
- sit on the deck with my two families (check)
- really party and be really drunk and have fun without feeling miserable the next day (check)
- go on a cruise ship
- two weeks of vacation at an incredibly expensive and amazing hotel
- be an exchange student in the US (check)
- take Darleen to my high school for a day (check)
- go to Finland with Johanna
- go camping in Bensersiel with my family one more time
- take photography lessons and get a real good camera
- have a Dodge Ram
- start playing Volleyball (somewhat check)
- see the pyramids in Egypt
- live and work in Berlin for a year
- go sky diving
- see Auroras in Iceland
- fly with a balloon
- go hiking with dad
- take a cooking class in Italy
- go on a motorbike tour
- drink budlight with mom and dad (check)
- have car licence plates from every state of the US
- attend a baking class
- see the Chinese Wall
- see the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro
- have a picture wall (check)
- read all three Lord of the Rings
- climb a mountain
- get my Abitur (check)
- go on a missionary trip
- be leader of a youth group
- be member of a youth group (check)
- spend at least $800 only for clothes, shoes, etc. in one day w/o regreting it
- run a half marathon
- have my own back yard with tons of flowers and fruits and veggies (somewhat check)
- write a book
- host a yard sale / sell things at a Flohmarkt
- take pictures with my friends
- go bungee jumping
- go snorkeling in Hawaii
- invite friends each month (?) for coffee and cake
- speak four different languages
- go to casinos in Vegas
- visit Paris, Israel, Africa, Iceland, Rome (check), London, Australia, Italy and GB in general, Greece (Santorini), India
- travel the world
- go camping with friends (check)
- pick up mom, dad and Darleen at Pasco airport (check)
- see a Him concert with Johanna live
- take my family to a real football game (check)
- get lost in New York City
- see the Pacific Ocean (check)
- sit on the deck with my two families (check)
- really party and be really drunk and have fun without feeling miserable the next day (check)
- go on a cruise ship
- two weeks of vacation at an incredibly expensive and amazing hotel
- be an exchange student in the US (check)
- take Darleen to my high school for a day (check)
- go to Finland with Johanna
- go camping in Bensersiel with my family one more time
- take photography lessons and get a real good camera
- have a Dodge Ram
- start playing Volleyball (somewhat check)
- see the pyramids in Egypt
- live and work in Berlin for a year
- go sky diving
- see Auroras in Iceland
- fly with a balloon
- go hiking with dad
- take a cooking class in Italy
- go on a motorbike tour
- drink budlight with mom and dad (check)
- have car licence plates from every state of the US
- attend a baking class
- see the Chinese Wall
- see the Jesus statue in Rio de Janeiro
- have a picture wall (check)
- read all three Lord of the Rings
- climb a mountain
- get my Abitur (check)
- go on a missionary trip
- be leader of a youth group
- be member of a youth group (check)
- spend at least $800 only for clothes, shoes, etc. in one day w/o regreting it
- run a half marathon
- have my own back yard with tons of flowers and fruits and veggies (somewhat check)
- write a book
- host a yard sale / sell things at a Flohmarkt
- take pictures with my friends
- go bungee jumping
- go snorkeling in Hawaii
- invite friends each month (?) for coffee and cake
- speak four different languages
- go to casinos in Vegas
- visit Paris, Israel, Africa, Iceland, Rome (check), London, Australia, Italy and GB in general, Greece (Santorini), India
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