Friday Beach Day

Eva and I decided to go to the beach on friday. We never realized it's not that far from Amsterdam by train so we hopped on the train and within 30 minutes we arrived at Zandvoort aan zee. The days before the weather had been pretty depressing but this friday it turned out to be a beautiful day. We arrived at the beach; the sun was shining, there was a pretty strong breeze and the sky was a beautiful shade of blue. We walked for a bit and sat down for a hot drink. These are the things you need to do to clear your head and relax for a bit.
Whenever I'm at a beach I feel good, no matter what is going on in my life. It has a really good influence on the human mind. And luckily for me, now I know the beach is just a short trainride away. I might just make a habit of this.

Kids, do your homework

It's always a good thing to not immediatly rush into your homework when you arrive home after a day of school. You know you have to do your homework, and you know you don't have all the time in the world to complete it but rushing into it will eventually not give you better and quicker results. I always find that whenever I rush into my homework and try to complete it as quick as possible I end up having to rewrite/reread/rethink everything twice so in the end it takes up more time.
No, it's much better to just get home, help yourself into something comfortable, pour yourself a nice cup of tea and make a clear schedule of what has to be done (of course the really well prepared people already had this schedule drawn out this last Sunday, ready for the whole week, but I'm not one of them).
Right now I'm just taking a moment for myself, updating my blog, checking mail, thinking about what to eat tonight and trying to get my mind around the fact that in about 15 minutes I will start doing my homework. It always takes some soft persuasion to the mind to eventually really get yourself to do it. Discipline and motivation are key though. You might not like the task that is ahead but this small task is just part of something bigger, something that you really do want to work hard for.

I need to read the Communist Manifest by tomorrow and think of some sharp comments to bring to class. I would know a whole lot of things I would rather do with my time right now than reading this article. But there's no escaping it. If I don't read it, I can't take the exam in three weeks; which means I will fail this course and have to retake it next year. Yeah, I thought so. I'd rather suck it up and read the damn thing instead of giving in to my laziness.
That all said and done; I need to get to work now. Key is: Kids, do you homework.

Mugshot

Need to renew my passport so had to get my official picture taken. Guess this is what I will be stuck with for the next five years. 

Communist Manifest

I have a bigger post lined up to share with you guys but for now I don't have the time to finish that one just yet so I thought I would just share this for now. I just found out I need to read the Communist Manifest before wednesday! Gotta love Uni.

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BIRTHDAY

IT'S MY BIRTHDAY! I turned 21 today. I'm officialy and adult now (although some people would probably not fully agree to that).  Made it to 21, fuck yeah. I'm planning to become at least a 100-years-old so to many many more years of great experiences and a lot of fun. Amen!

And since my blog somewhat died over the last two months, let's get it alive and kicking again! Spread the word! Like my page on facebook and I got instagram as well. Links are at the top. Have a good day!

Long time no post

So it's been a while. I'm not going to make up an excuse for not posting anything for the last two months. I just didn't feel like it. I stopped posting in Thailand because I spent more time doing other, more important, things in my final four weeks before going home and since I've been home everything has been so busy. But I'm back now. University has started and I'm drowning already in books and essays. It's all worth it though, I love it. I guess I'm becoming an A-class nerd but I don't care. I feel like I made the right decision about choosing my study and now I just got to work for it. Since studying is closely related to procrastination, I will probably be posting more regularly from now on..
So like I said, I guess I'm back. I ended my Thai trip really well and even though I miss it like crazy I'm happy I am home for now, doing the things I need to do. I can't wait to go back to Thailand. I learned so much and it's been a great great experience. I'm just going to start blogging from now on. No flashbacks or delayed posts. It starts again today. All new. Thanks and I'll post something soon!

Take care and have a good day, Hannah