claudia und gesine: isses nicht cool?
Sunday, April 29, 2007
für alle schokoladen fans
wie die meisten von euch wissen kaufe ich aus prinzip und überzeugung ritter sport und ich mag deren aktuelle werbekampagne (obwohl die das doch gar nicht nötig haben!).
claudia und gesine: isses nicht cool?
claudia und gesine: isses nicht cool?
Wednesday, April 25, 2007
leipzig impressions
it was great fun to be back in leipzig but somehow michael and i realized that it did not feel the same. we took pictures of the city, something you never do in the place where you life....just because it is home. anyway, good to be back.
graduation
very fun evening that started kind of stressful as we were stuck in a traffic jam and i feared to miss the whole event. well i did not and here are the pictures to proove it. enjoy!
back home
i have been planning to write about my journey back home (easy, relaxed, meet fun people, arrived safely) and my first few days here for so long-- but then time flew by and i was so busy catching up with friends and my family that i completely neglected my blog and emails for that matter. now i have been back for 3 weeks already and so many things happened. the april weather is gorgous. everyone is complaining about global warming but i just love the fact that we are having 28 degrees and no rain in april!!!!! loving it! the first days were rough, arriving in frankfurt ( wearing flipflops because i gave my sneakers away in hampi) and almost freezing to death as i was greeted with crisp 8 degrees. just slightly shocking after coming from the beach and over 30 degrees every day for the past month before that. anyway.
easter holidays were cold but a lot of fun with my family. my sister and i goofed off all the time and i laughed so much! besides, i ate constantly for the 4 days that i spent at home.....food all day, every day!
right now i am determined to like the small town life that i am facing here in weimar. it is pretty town, very picturesque, just a bit too touristy and quiet for my taste. there are only 3 movie theaters in this town, just imagine!!! many parks, though, cute little cafes, a nice city center...and i think some days i even like the tranquility and the slow pace of weimar. as i have a lot of time to sit outside in our little garden i got to meet almost all our neighbors. all of them are easy going and fun to talk to! i even made friends with four little girls: lotte, ida, ronja and lea live next door. the youngest is 2, the oldest of the sister is 9. especially the little ones love me dearly and come over (the live next door) every time they see me outside to snuggle with me, sit on my lap or play ball with me. they are really adorable even though i never get to read the book i am carrying with me.
michael and i spent a lot of time in leipzig as we both feel really attached to the city. i guess we both sort of consider leipzig as the place where we are most comfortable and feel most at home. of course i made indian food for my friends and we went clubbing, played in the park--just the things that we usually do. pictures tell the rest.
easter holidays were cold but a lot of fun with my family. my sister and i goofed off all the time and i laughed so much! besides, i ate constantly for the 4 days that i spent at home.....food all day, every day!
right now i am determined to like the small town life that i am facing here in weimar. it is pretty town, very picturesque, just a bit too touristy and quiet for my taste. there are only 3 movie theaters in this town, just imagine!!! many parks, though, cute little cafes, a nice city center...and i think some days i even like the tranquility and the slow pace of weimar. as i have a lot of time to sit outside in our little garden i got to meet almost all our neighbors. all of them are easy going and fun to talk to! i even made friends with four little girls: lotte, ida, ronja and lea live next door. the youngest is 2, the oldest of the sister is 9. especially the little ones love me dearly and come over (the live next door) every time they see me outside to snuggle with me, sit on my lap or play ball with me. they are really adorable even though i never get to read the book i am carrying with me.
michael and i spent a lot of time in leipzig as we both feel really attached to the city. i guess we both sort of consider leipzig as the place where we are most comfortable and feel most at home. of course i made indian food for my friends and we went clubbing, played in the park--just the things that we usually do. pictures tell the rest.
Monday, April 2, 2007
coming home
in less than 48 hours i will be back on german ground. surreal and bizarr. hard to imagine to swap the beach and this idyllic setting for the german april weather but then i am looking forward to be with my friends and family. especially the easter holidays will be fun, loads of great food made by my mom that awaits me!
did some last minute shopping today and started to worry about packing (in the furthest possible corner of the back of my mind).
found a great yoga class that i enjoyed so much and that i will miss tremendously. doing yoga in the morning with the sound of the surf, sitting on sand underneath palm trees and looking out on a small lake--that is hard to top.
decided to keep this blog and continue writing. as going to india is a state of mind really. will post some more pictures of the last week when i get back. possibly even some indian music. those of you that i will see back in germany--i am looking forward to catch up on gossip, have some great cocktails (goa's cocktails so far suck pretty much), go out to dance, prepare some indian food and much more....
with much love, the last post from india.
did some last minute shopping today and started to worry about packing (in the furthest possible corner of the back of my mind).
found a great yoga class that i enjoyed so much and that i will miss tremendously. doing yoga in the morning with the sound of the surf, sitting on sand underneath palm trees and looking out on a small lake--that is hard to top.
decided to keep this blog and continue writing. as going to india is a state of mind really. will post some more pictures of the last week when i get back. possibly even some indian music. those of you that i will see back in germany--i am looking forward to catch up on gossip, have some great cocktails (goa's cocktails so far suck pretty much), go out to dance, prepare some indian food and much more....
with much love, the last post from india.
Saturday, March 31, 2007
the days are just packed
if you wonder what i do with so much time on my hands-- well, let me tell you, the days are just packed and time flies by:
sleeping: 9 hours
eating and waiting for food: 4 hours
reading: 3 hours
Yoga: 1,5 hours
swimming, beach activities: 3 hours
shower, changing clothes: 1 hour
internet: 1 hour
that leaves 1,5 hours a day that you can easily spent just watching people on the beach or the fisherman sorting out their catch, talking to people.....
last night i went out (a proper night out, involving dancing and alcohol). was fun dancing on the beach surrounded by coconutpalms with the pale moon above you. went to bed at 2, got up this morning at 8, to go to my yoga class. right now i am ready for a siesta and some ice in the sunshine.
sleeping: 9 hours
eating and waiting for food: 4 hours
reading: 3 hours
Yoga: 1,5 hours
swimming, beach activities: 3 hours
shower, changing clothes: 1 hour
internet: 1 hour
that leaves 1,5 hours a day that you can easily spent just watching people on the beach or the fisherman sorting out their catch, talking to people.....
last night i went out (a proper night out, involving dancing and alcohol). was fun dancing on the beach surrounded by coconutpalms with the pale moon above you. went to bed at 2, got up this morning at 8, to go to my yoga class. right now i am ready for a siesta and some ice in the sunshine.
Friday, March 30, 2007
the final countdown
it is coming to an end, slowly but it is. 4 more days to go and then i have to leave this idyllic spot to face a 24 hour journey to get back home, home meaning germany. at this point (after travelling for more than 48 hours) this is really not that shocking and i am not worried about the trip at all. after 3 month in india i am pretty tough when it comes to getting to places.
i have not started to worry yet about how to fit all my things into my backpack and i will do do that for another 3 days. i might be close to the 20 kg limit that the airline allows you to carry. i worry about that later as well. worry when the time comes.
johanna has left this morning, at 5 am. exchanged very tired goodbuy hugs and i went back to bed for another 5 hours of sleep. met a new friend at the beach as soon as i got up this morning. so i guess i am not meant to be alone in this country.
went to blue planet for breakfast, stroked "my" cat there. she comes to visit me every day, her fur is cream-colored and ever so soft and despite the fact that she is full of fleas, i love her dearly and allow her to sit on my lat while i eat my breakfast consisting of muesli fruit curd (yogurt).
worst problems at the moment:
my tan lines and my peeling shoulders....what am i going to eat for dinner? where to go for beers?i guess one might say, i don't really have issues at the moment.
i have not started to worry yet about how to fit all my things into my backpack and i will do do that for another 3 days. i might be close to the 20 kg limit that the airline allows you to carry. i worry about that later as well. worry when the time comes.
johanna has left this morning, at 5 am. exchanged very tired goodbuy hugs and i went back to bed for another 5 hours of sleep. met a new friend at the beach as soon as i got up this morning. so i guess i am not meant to be alone in this country.
went to blue planet for breakfast, stroked "my" cat there. she comes to visit me every day, her fur is cream-colored and ever so soft and despite the fact that she is full of fleas, i love her dearly and allow her to sit on my lat while i eat my breakfast consisting of muesli fruit curd (yogurt).
worst problems at the moment:
my tan lines and my peeling shoulders....what am i going to eat for dinner? where to go for beers?i guess one might say, i don't really have issues at the moment.
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