Major update

It has already been six months since I wrote my last blog. This happens to me every time ever since I was younger. I had the habit to buy a ‘fancy’ diary (you know, the one with cats, horses or ballerinas or something like that…) almost each year. I started writing fanatically for a couple of times, but after a few days already more often I skipped a day or two. Eventually, I even stopped writing in it. At that point not even a quarter of the diary would be filled with the foolish thoughts of a young girl. The next year or even sooner I bought a new diary again, for ‘a fresh start’.  And so, this went on and on… 

I’m afraid this blog is kind of the same as keeping up my diary. But as one of my goals is to write at least 10 blogs in English, I have to stay strong with this one! A lot has happened in the past months, but I will save you the trouble to get into the details of the pursuing of my goals.

#26: One of my most important goals was to travel around in Europe for 3 or 4 weeks and I had to visit at least three countries. And oh yeah, I did it. Although in current times, most young people travel much further away, I am of the opinion that Europe also had a lot to offer. For the first time I travelled alone and with a backpack. And maybe nowadays this may not seem like a big achievement, but for me it was. I’ve been to 11 cities in 6 different countries and met a lot of amazing people. The first week I travelled with a good friend of mine. We’ve been to Berlin, Munich (Germany) and Salzburg (Austria) and after we’ve said goodbye I went to Verona, Venice, Rome (Italy), Athens, Chersonisos (Greece), Oslo (Norway), Copenhagen (Denmark) and Hamburg (Germany).  

To give an impression: 

 

 








 











The updates: 

#53:Unfortanately I didn’t get the scholarship, which I wrote about in my last blog.
#8: I did some research on the internet and found a couple of cultural organisations and amazing painting.
#10: Utrecht and Arnhem
#13: Obviously…
#16: I watched a part of the first movie, but  wasn’t really enjoying it, so I changed this goal. I can also watch three Star Wars movies and I recently watched episode IV: A new hope.
#30: Finished!
#34: Only six months to go.
#35: 20 Euros on behalf of the disastrous happenings on the Philippines.
#41: A big Buddha statue for my best friend
#47: Started last week
#51: Started today.
#56: Wasn’t as bad as I thought it was
#61: My mom thought me the basics and I already nit a scarf for a friend of mine (this supported goal #84).
#74: One of the girls a I met during my Eurotrip came to Groningen and with her I went to the petting zoo to pet a cow. It was huge! :P

#78: Almost done, only Q, R, V and Z. Any suggestions?
#81: It’s not even that big of a deal, as I have 9 nieces and nephews
#84: 3 out of 5 (necklace, scarf and something to put jewelry on).
#89: Even though I had two streets, I still lost.

 And I added some new goals in the ‘Fill in the blanks’:
#96: Cycle from Groningen to Spijkenisse.
#97: Make photos in a photo cabin.
#98: Go to dinner on your own (did this on my Eurotrip).
#99: Don’t buy any new clothes for a whole season (this winter). 

As I pointed out, I will spare you the details of the stories behind the realization of these goals. As it is a new year I have the ambition again to write frequently. So, next time I will go further into detail in some of the stories :-)

For now, I have one question or task for you. Could you help me come up with a subject for a poem (Goal #94)?