"I prefer the world Unclear."

Way too long since I wrote something, I apologize.

The last week has gone by so fast, I can't even believe it. I suppose that is a good thing though, because that means I'll be in Barcelona in no time too. Actually, I'll be there in 6 days. I'm so excited that I feel like bouncing whenever I think about it (you may all understand that these days I happen to bounce a lot)

Besides the Barcelona happiness, I'm doing my full best to adapt to life in Holland. It's getting colder every day now, and the weatherman said it's going to freeze tonight and tomorrow night! Oh boy. Oh boy. As I went grocery shopping yesterday I realized that my big headphones now function as earmuffs as well, which is quite nice because normal earmuffs don't provide music :)

And so it's me bouncing through the city with my headphonemuffs on rocking the sidewalk..

Because I have very little class, and am in fact only working on a final paper due next thursday (which I will hand in Monday because I will be inBARCELONA then) I decided to embrace the student life a little more, and find myself a part time job. That way, I'll get to meet people, be busy, and make some money. It turned out luck was on my side, because I walked in the store without a job, and walked out with. My first day of work is saturday! I can't wait!

Furthermore I got inaugurated with my student association last night. When I first arrived here I was completely against student associations because I was of the opinion it's a lame way of meeting friends. However, I decided to check one out (an International one where all the exchange/foreigners go to) and I realized I made a click with most people there. Hence, I did join one. Hence, the inauguration.

We received a diploma (because we successfully survived the introduction period), a silver keychain which is also a beer bottle opener (Dutch people and their fucking beers.), and a condom with on the packing a label that says: "A safe way to penetrate Europe".

In any case, everyone was very welcoming and the night was pretty fun.

In addition to school, meeting friends, grocery shopping and my job, I also am a firm believer in going to the gym. I've done my first spinning class, which unfortunately wasn't as exciting as my classes in Barcelona used to be.. But they do have this work-out machine which imitates ice-skating and works your abdominals and booty. Obviously it is this machine that is obsessively used by the girls. We keep on hoping that maybe next summer we will look good in our bikini's. Its all about having faith, or, as one of my friends would say; "Living in GaGa Land."

Well, excuse me, but I happen to pleasantly live in gaga land. In the book i'm currently re-reading (again) the protagonists meets a girl that should technically wear glasses but states to him that she "prefers the world unclear".

As a matter of fact, living in gaga-land, or living in an unclear world is maybe just the way to go. It is in my situation. I like it.

It is for this reason that we glamorously glide (or occasionally bounce) through the city at each step reminding ourselves that "a tiger never loses her stripes".