Day Five

Six memories of your childhood

Camping on summer holidays - When I was younger, every summer we would go camping for three weeks. We always went to a different part of France. Mostly close to the beach but sometimes we headed up the mountains. I loved it, time after time.
Bullying - Sad but true, I was bullied for many years but luckily I gained more confidence and the bullying stopped. Looking back it is still sad but it gave me a couple of gifts too. I'm able to read people in a split second and I can easily tell if a person is trustworthy. Bullying is something no kid should have to go through. It's lower than the ground we walk on. Talking people down for your own benefit and because it looks 'cool'. The day I realized the bullying had actually stopped and I didn't have to be afraid anymore is still fresh in my memory. My life got more fun after that, way more fun.
Going kayaking at the lakes - We've got a lot of nature in the part of Holland I live in. Close to my home are a couple of big lakes (big as in 'big for holland, not comparable to other countries..') and in summertime we'd go and hire some kayaks to go kayaking for the rest of the day. We'd leave in the morning, pack some lunch and we'd just paddle all day. Go to one of the islands, swim some more and in the evening when the sun was about to set and the musquitos would start to come out, we would paddle back to shore and call it a day. Sunburned like a cooked lobster but we never cared. Those were the times.
Pancake-wednesday - This one says it all. Every wednesday evening my mom would make us pancakes. What more could a kid wish for.
Put everything in my pockets - For about a year or two I developed the strange habit of putting everything I found on the streets in my pockets. With as a result; pockets filled with rocks, sticks, pieces of paper, plastic etc. I still don't know why this started nor do I exactly know when it stopped. I only know it stopped at one point because I no longer have this strange habit.
Snorkeling - As mentioned above we would always go camping during our summer holidays. We went to the Mediteranian Sea a dozen times and snorkelling there is just amazing. All the colours and different fish species. It's like a piece of art. Whenever we would go to the beach we would bring our gear and snorkle for hours. It's not just a memory of my childhood, I still love to do this. Something started young, but still enjoyed nowadays.

Day Four

Seven dreams you want to achieve

Get rich of memories - Says it all. I hope I will never lose my precious memories and I hope I will keep making more and more. You get more memories every day, but some are special. The special ones stick to you like glue. I hope mine never let go, and that only more good ones will add to it!  

Actually finish my study - After taking two years off, I'm actually starting University in September. I think I chose the right one. I'm excited to start and to discover what more life has to offer. If all goes well it should take about four years for me to finish my study. And after that, I'm going to take over the world. Easy as that, so better be prepared. 

Never stop travelling - Travelling is one of the greatest things a human being can do. Fortunatly I've seen so much already, but I want to go see so many more places. The world is right there, at your feet. Ready to be discovered. Travelling might not be as easy for me next year as it is right now because of University but hopefully I still get to travel during my study. And for sure I will be travelling again when I'm done. Hopefully to places where I can mean a difference to people because of my education. I'm hoping my study is giving me a chance to do in-field research all around the world, which means even more travelling and giving something back to the people that aren't as fortunate as us. 

Get a job that doesn't feel like a job - As I said, I hope I can do research all around the world about how people and their cultures work. I want to give back to the people that aren't as fortunate as most of us. I don't care about getting rich or driving an expensive car. I just want a job, that I don't mind going to when I wake up and one that doesn't keep me from travelling. I don't want to be working just to earn money to be able to travel. I want a job that needs me to travel, to go see different places all around the world.

Win my fights - Of course, everyone always wants to win. That's the reason you're competing right? I want to win my fights, and I'm going to work for it. It will probably be worth it in the end. Hard work pays off, said that many times before but it's true!

Be happy and be or become a good person - I guess everyone wants to be happy. I am happy right now and I hope I will be for the rest of my life. I don't want to have to try my whole life to be happy. The good things in life come in small packages. Learn to appreciate small things in life and happiness will come right to you. I strive to be a good person as well, not always as easy as it may seem and I'm still learning everyday. But again, that's what life's about right?

Live in a place that has a warmer climate than Holland - this one doesn't need an explanation. I do much better when I'm in a warmer climate. I need to move to a place somewhere beneath the equator. I don't know where yet, but that'll come to me.

Song of the Day

Day Three

Eight people you treasure most

Today's challenge is a tough one. I didn't have to think twice about who means the most to me. It's explaining why that's really hard. These people know I care about them very much and I feel it's a little inappropriate to put things online about people that mean so much to me. So for today I'll just present a list of names, these people know I love them. These are the ones I treasure the most: 

Mom, Dad, Tessa, Sophie, Jeferson, My trainers, Grandparents, Buddha

Song of the Day

Day Two

Nine places you want to visit

Chengdu - I have always wanted to go here to volunteer at the Giant Panda Center. That's something that's on top of my bucketlist.
Myanmar/Birma - This is a country that is been going through some major changes and I would love to go here to see what it is like. The country has only just been 'opened' for tourists, or at least, it's easier now for travellers to enter the country. Which doesn't mean it's easy..
North-Korea - Don't ask me why. I don't even know exactly why I want to go here, but I want to. There's something about this place that attracts me. Maybe it's because this country is different from all the others. They've still got a pretty big communism-deal going on and I'm just interested to see what that is like for a country. But it's so so so expensive to go there..
Africa - I don't have one particular place in Africa I would like to see. It has always been a dream for me to go to multiple places when I go there. I would love to go to Kenya, Uganda, South-Africa, Ethiopia, Namibia, Madagascar, Tanzania, Malawi and maybe even more. It's not always safe to go places in Africa and I would never go somewhere if it was too dangerous, but sometimes you have to take a little risk to get the most out of it. Hopefully I can go to some of these places during my study!
Hong Kong - Something about this city attracts me. I'm going here one day, no doubt about it.
Rio de Janeiro - This is for obvious reasons of course. One of my best friends lives in this city and next to that, it's also a great city. I've been here already this year (6th-16th of January) but I am definitely going back, hopefully sooner than later!
Paris - One of the big advantages of living in Europe is that big, famous cities are never that far away. Paris is one of my favourite cities and it's fairly close. I've been here so many times already and I will be going there many times more. It really is a beautiful city. It has class, style, history and just brings out the best in you. Just think of a warm summer evening, walking along the Seine, looking at all the Parisians living their normal lives, after having a great dinner earlier that evening. A person can't get much happier at that moment. Only a three-hour trainride away from my home, it's easy like that!
Zoutelande - This is a small beachtown in the southwest of Holland, very close to Belgium. My dad's family used to go here all the time when he was younger and we sort of took over that tradition. There not really much to do there other than walk along the beach and just take it the fresh air. That's what I love about this place. When you're there, you just get calm. It's all peace and quiet when you're there, it feels like time slows down. A brilliant way of getting away from your daily life for a little bit.
Ameland - This is one of the islands in the north of Holland. I like this place for the exact same reasons as Zoutelande. Only this place was a family tradition of my mom's family. I can't wait to go there again.

Day One

Ten adjectives to descrive yourself

Caring - I try to take care of my loved ones. Sometimes it's easy, sometimes it's hard. But if someone needs caring, I will try my best to be there for that person in the best way I can at that moment. 
Loving - Every person owns this quality. For some it might come easy, others might struggle with this. For me, most of it comes easy. I love certain people and those people know it. It comes naturally. Sometimes I have to work a little harder. But I will always try to be a loving person. I will always respect people's dignity. Everyone deserves a chance. If they screw it up themselves, it's out of my hands. I try to do the best I can, still learning on a daily base.
Loyal - Loyalty, I think, is something everyone should have. It's not easy to be loyal. It's easier to mess things up and I have certainly learned from things in my past. I'm still learning every day and I always find that loyalty is one of the strongest things a person can carry. It builds character. A loyal friend is probably a good one, one you should always treasure. 
Honest - I will always try say what's on my heart. Give my honest opinion, even when that means it might hurt someone a little. I will not try to hurt someone on purpose but sometimes the truth stings. That said,  I will also be honest if I really like something. I will show appreciation and say what's on my mind.
Courage - I've never been a pussy. I have almost no fears. There's not much I wouldn't do. Call me courageous, call me crazy. I would never do something without considering the possible consequences , but if the consequences aren't too bad, you'll probably see me go. You only live once right.  
Rich - I'm rich bitch, and I'm not talking about money. It's about memories, things shared with other people. Things I've seen, came across, witnessed or took part in. I'm rich of experience and this will  only get more. I will never be a poor soul. Well, only if amnesia doesn't hit me.. But then we've still got the pictures!
Smart - I'm blessed to be able to have the opportunity to attent University in Holland. I worked hard to be able to and even though I took two years off of studying to go travelling instead, I will be going back to school. University starts in September and I will be attending it.
Perseverance - I'm a fighter, literally but also at heart. I don't like to quit. I might not like the way of how to get something done, and I might complain about everything I have to do but you will not see me quit. Not now, not ever. If the goal is set, it's there to be reached. Better work for it and don't give up.
Strong - I'm strong for a girl, I punch hard. But I also got a strong mentality. I've been through stuff that build me up strong. I've seen things in my daily life, at my jobs, among my friends and in places which made me strong at heart. People tell me I'm a strong person. Sometimes you just have to hold on. Stay strong, make them wonder why you're still smiling. I'm still smiling, that's for sure.

Song of the Day

Ten Day Challenge

I got invited to participate in an online Ten Day Blog Challenge. For the next ten days I will make a post everyday. These are the daily challenges:

Day 1   - Ten adjectives to describe yourself
Day 2   - Nine places you want to visit
Day 3   - Eight people you treasure most
Day 4   - Seven dreams you want to achieve
Day 5   - Six memories of your childhood
Day 6   - Five qualities of your ideal boy
Day 7   - Four ways to make me happy
Day 8   - Three songs dedicated to three persons
Day 9   - Two major achievements in your life
Day 10 - One thing you want to say to everyone

Starting tomorrow! LET'S GO!

Not in the sky

Stresslevel: UP

Yesterday contained way too much stress for me. We all know that when something bad happens to someone or something you love, you are most likely to get stressed out. You feel bad, you wish you could do something to make it better or you wish this bad thing didn't happen at all. Yesterday was my day to wish I could do something to make things better. For a couple of days already my cat wasn't able to eat like he normally does (how much love I've got for my cat, he only has one love in his life; food) so we had to take him to the vet to see what was wrong with him. Almost immediatly she stated he needed to get some surgery done on his mouth to remove a couple of teeth which had been causing an infection. We had to leave him and we could pick him up in the evening again. Surgery is never without risk so I was a little scared something would go wrong. Luckily after a couple of hours the vet called to let us know everything went really well and he should probably make a full recovery. We picked him up but he still wasn't fully awake from the anestatics, which made it pretty hilarious watching him walk around the house like a drunk person (I know, I'm probably going to hell for laughing at this). One day has passed now and it looks like he's making a good recovery. At least he's got his love for food back..

Some people may think; all this for a cat? But this is not just a cat. This is my buddy. Animals have unconditional love. They will always love you, no matter what (well, in this case, as long as I feed him..). It's no secret I have a good bond with my cat, he cheers me up, he wakes me up, and he has a way of looking at me like; hey whatsup. Always a little friend at home. When things like this happen it stresses me out. I'm just really happy my buddy is doing well again. That's it for today. More posts on its way. 

Song of the Day

FACEBOOK

Lately my blog has been going really strong and I've been getting a lot of views. People started asking me if I could let them know about the updates so I decided to start a facebook-page so people can easily follow my blog. If you want to follow my blog and want to stay updated just go to this page:

http://www.facebook.com/hannahtwopointo

and hit the 'LIKE' button. It's also another way you can contact me. I'm happy my blog is doing so well, feels good! Thanks for all the support, it's good to hear people telling me they like what I'm doing. Keeps me going strong! Okay I'm out for now, but before you do anything else.. Go to facebook and like that shit! Thank you!

Song of the Day

Never too old

What did we learn today? Right, everyday is a good day to set new goals and to dream new dreams. Why put something off till tomorrow while it can be done today? Lately my life has being going like a rollercoaster and I found that when you hold on to your goals and dreams, the little things in life that happen to you everyday that you might not find as easy to deal with will just pass by a little bit easier. Take a look at the bigger picture. My goals mostly involve travelling and University. But your goals can be anything. It's important to set goals. And to dream dreams. It makes life just that much easier. Patience will test you and patience will be a bitch, but nobody said it was going to be easy. The reward will be even bigger when you had to work hard to achieve it. I consider myself blessed that I'm only twenty years old and already travelled this much. But I had to work my ass to be able to do this, I had to set goals and I had to dream big. Patience kicked my ass, but I kicked it right back. And the reward? If you could see my face right now, thinking of all my memories and things gained while travelling, there's a smile that would probably bring worldpeace. Okay, I'm going to leave it at this for today. Do with it whatever you want. But remember. Set your goals, dream your dreams, make shit happen. It's probably going to be worth it.


Thought I'd add a little song to today, A$AP Rocky - Fashion Killa

Learning to fly

That said, I'm still learning to fly because I keep hitting the ground. But even when you fall flat on your face, you're still moving forward! To the stars and beyond we go.

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

I just got back from Rio and I had so much fun, could've never thought it would be this great. Already feeling sad I'm back home, but luckily we've still got pictures and other footage to keep the memories strong . I stayed with my dear friend Jeferson and he showed me all around town. I got to train at his gym and had a blast. It was a nice get-a-away from the cold temperatures in Holland and coming back to these temperatures has not proven to be easy. I don't think I will ever be warm again. I'm not a cold climate person, that's for sure. I can't wait to go back. Met so many great people, felt like home. All good things come to an end but now it's time to look forward again. Before we know it I'll be out there again. For now I'll drop some pictures and footage of the trip.


Training at Harang Gym on a daily base, had to keep in mind I have a fight in four weeks, but also just because it's great fun. Training with these people was awesome, had a blast everytime I trained.

                            

Chasing something

Back at work

Just got back from my awesome trip to Rio. I'll make a post about my trip soon, pictures included.

Remember, the future comes one day at a time