California Dreamin'

Just for shits and giggles.

Why you should go to Latvia

This post is about my trip to Latvia with my friend Steffi to the place we worked for a year. It is also here to encourage you to go there.
Reason Nr. 1: It's awesome.

Cheapest flights we got to Riga were from Bremen. To get to Bremen we took a bus. Not so smart, because you have a two-hour stopover in Berlin. But we managed to keep our mood up:

Groningen II

As you might have noticed, I failed spectacularly in updating my Groningen trip. By now I have a trip to Latvia to share. So I will just post this gif and maybe update with more ones later... when I find that time I keep losing.

Groningen I

Unfortunately I do not have time today for a full-blown post about all the fabulous things I experienced on my trip to this beautiful city. But let's up the excitement by a look into the famous expressions of J's face. His partner in crime was equally well trained in the art of improv and it was a true pleasure to watch. Thanks for the great show

More to follow SOON:

A little party...

Yes, there is a lot of gifs on here lately. Maybe I'll switch completely. And why shouldn't I? They are awesome.
Anyway. This one is for my dear friends M. and Mr. G. They are doing another awesome party, which I won't be able to attend. Sadly. I hope they come visit me soon, I now have upgraded to a room with a sofa/guestbed.

More Improv

Yes, it seems like weeks ago, but I thought i'd still share this foto. Along with a quote I heard during the 'Drunk Ho-Chi-Ha':

"If a ho is said in the forest, is it heard?" -  "Or whatever is said in the forest, stays in the forest?"

*Foto by Filip

Goodbye Groningen

Being the incredibly chaotic person that I am, I'll be back for a resit. Because why should anybody not screw up last minute after three years of successful studying? I managed to move out, however. Maybe I will update with a picture of how our car looked after we stuffed three years of gatherings in there. And that was after I donated a lot of my stuff to Mamamini and a trip to Milieudienst. I can only recommend throwing something heavy in a huge container to reduce stress levels. It's like therapy. Alcohol helps, too.

These two were at my door at eight in the morning to wave goodbye. If you are looking for true friendship people, this is what it looks like.

Today

Today really couldn't get any better. Except if Annika were throwing a garden party after a thunderstorm. On one of my last days in this beautiful city. I raise a glass to all of my friends.

PS: Why is today so awesome? I got published.

Perfect

This HAS to be one of the greatest GIFs ever created.

Stranger Things

Monday nights are improv comedy nights in the O'Ceallaigh. "Stranger Things Have Happened" performed together with "Wat Ihr Wollt" from Oldenburg last night. As always, it was packed and we had a blast. They even performed one piece of German improv. I didn't think I would like that, but it was not bad. Anyways, enjoy the pictures.

Groningen Culture

Grote Markt by night

The Improv Comedy is not the only group at USVA that was presenting this week. I just came back from the dance performances. I have to say it is definitely worth watching even if you don't know any of the performers. I also love the Grand Theatre in general. Look after the jump for cool performances.

THE Party, Part II

WHY was this taking so long? Look after the jump for amazingly underlit/overlit pictures and moving pictures.

Let's get this started.

Living Germans

*** Don't try this at home ***

So, kids, don't play drinking games. If you can't avoid it, try not to get the King's Cup. Suit up. Dance like there is no tomorrow. Or like it is already tomorrow. Check regularly on your passed out friends whether they are still breathing. Don't be tempted by other friends to try the Tequila. It's always awesome to wake up without a hangover. Not, however, if you notice after 5 minutes that you are still drunk. Under no circumstances, go on the roof. There are living Germans there!

Bevrijdings

Apparently, winter is finally over. Which is why nobody has time to put pictures on their blogs. Or maybe that's just me.

So this is what we've been up to. At least what I was able to capture with my camera. Tuesday, it just left me, when I wanted to take photos of M. in his throne in the Cantina Mexicana. If you have not been there, take some friends and order a bit of everything. Include the Guatemala.

Queen's Night

We celebrated the last Queen's Night. There were some promises made on another blog, where they also explain what the huge fuss is all about:

Obviously, as a nation, the Dutch do know how to party. I am not sure it actually was the best party, because I am more into smaller stuff and there is more to come this year, so it would be really hard to make that judgment now. There were less people than last year, which I did not mind much. I am not a huge sucker for being trampled by crowds. However, we did not go to Amsterdam (who in their right mid would?), so who are we to judge. Also, we did not leave the house much on actual Queen's Day. Thanks to our Dutch friends we managed to watch the King's song live on national TV. What a heart-warming moment. Thank you for sharing the highlights of your culture.



Ok, have fun with the pictures. The first is a shot of beer, the ultimate orange drink for this night.

Blacklight

Don't worry I edited...

Beauty in Groningen

Just a Normal Thursday

Lecture Mood

Der Kleine Gefallen