HI SU-SHI!

Yu hu hu hummmmy!

Today, on the 20th of September 2010, I am proud to announce the loss of my sushi-virginity.

Slight lie - I once have bought sushi from a grocery store in Finland but that was total vomit (excuse). Now this was the real thing, fresh and ta ta ta taaasty!

We went to "celebrate" Annaïs' new fridge that Katharina helped her get. Our entourage included Koen, Chris, Katharina, Annaïs, Siggy and Me.

We ordered some Hockey Guys with Annaïs!

The hockey guys (hokkigai) were a bit...interesting. Not absolutely the best thing ever but eatable!

6 rounds, 5 choices of meal per round - heavenly. We only made it for 3 "full" rounds and a small 4th round. Sumo, I'm sure to visit you again! This restaurant was pure awesomeness.

xxx

Live2Linda

Saint Schoolwork's Day

GYM GYM!

Running has become my top like to do thing lately. Can't understand how! I've always been saying how much I hate it but lately I've felt like going for a run all the time. The only thing I reallyreally miss is having a mp3. Should go and buy that iPod I've been thinking of buying for what, 3years or so!

This morning was supposed to be a 'wake up super early and do/continue a lot of important duties' -one. Well it was, nearly. Yesterday we just got stuck with playing spin the bottle with Kristina, Esther, Petteri, Batu, Can and Vince. I was supposed to go to sleep early and thought that it was something like 11ish or 12ish when Esther shouts "Whaaaat theee, it's already 2am!"

Before going to sleep I felt like watching a movie. From out of the blue came the idea of watching Requiem for a Dream. Had never seen that before, and actually didn't even finish it since I fell asleep after 10min it seems! Gonna have to finish it some other day because at least the first 10min seemed interesting - I think.

Ooh, and now I have to say...Yesterday (Friday 17th) must have been the most unbelievable school day ever. I have never experienced anything so ... can't even find the word. In pure rage - it was total crrrapito! Our songwriting lecture in a nutshell:

Teacher (about a youtube video of his band): "Yeaaah, this is my band. Here we are playing. Oh, look, that's me playing."

Teacher: "This is one musician who has had a huge influence on me. Lets hear what he has to say about songwriting."

Teacher: "Oh, okay, hmm. Well, as a speaker he sure isn't that talented but yea, he's a great musician."

Teacher: "Songwriting.. well first some people kinda like jam and then it goes from there. You first get the chords and stuff, then figure the melody and then comes the hard part - lyrics. Yeah, that's how you do a song."

I'm sorry but WHAT? Are we in Uni or are we six years old? Isn't that first of all obvious or if not, it's not important - is it? Don't people write their songs in what ever way they want to. For example my piano and guitar skills are so nonexistent that all I am capable of doing is writing lyrics and that's how I start (and end :-D) the process. I doubt whether you write the lyrics or jam and get some chords first has got anything to do with making a hit song for example. Gaaah, I felt so speechless (yes, in a bad way) after that lecture. Was that seriously the meaning of lecture "songwriting"?

But. Otherwise school has been great and I think I'm learning more than ever and have just the right motivation for it!

But yeeees, that was yesterday. Plus I got a years' phone subscription. Oh, and did some shopping! Whoop! In London I saw the most perfect shoes in H&M. Yes, H&M! How weird. Anyhow, I didn't buy them and have regretted the decision ever since. I tried to find similar ones here in Haarlem (from other shops than H&M because I wanted real leather boots and better quality ones) but didn't find any good ones. Then yesterday I marched into H&M and finally bought them cutieees!

Never have I owned wedges before. I think. I just haven't really liked them. But now - yes, those were simple and perfect. I already have so many outfits ready thought of with which I'll wear my wedges.

Also an other long lasting process has been to find "the perfect jeans". The criteria has been that they must be dark blue and surprise surprise fit perfectly meaning they have to be the right length (love linda, who will def. not touch a sowing machine) and they are not allowed to scrubble up on the leg - at least not alot. So they have to be "tight and smooth".

H&M surprises again. 9,95€ and I think, I've found the perfect jeans!

(Ok, I think so pretty often but then the jeans appear to be a major disappointment after a month or two. Hope I'm not wrong with these jeans because at least the price is shocking! Won't be too much of a disappointment if they appear to be bad after all.)

Today everyone is going for the ESN Booze Cruise. I decided not to go because otherwise I'll have a massive pile of schoolwork to do soon. I want to get them out of the way.

Plus wasn't that into going booozing, having such a good fitness mode on right now haha!

Today's smoothie, the fruit pleasure:

- 1/2 banana

- 1 orange

- 2 slices of a fresh pineapple

- 1 apple

- some fruit juice

- cacao powder

- 1/2 teaspoon of MSM-powder

- 1/2 teaspoon of quality salt

- 2 bitter apricot kernels

- teaspoonful of Maca -powder

- some pollen

- water

plus a couple of nuts on the top

Now back to enjoying school assignments!

xxx

Linda

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Oh, oh no, oh no, oh no

Camera&Light fun
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outfit of the day

International Dinner 17.09.2010

Today we got the opportunity to enjoy many tasty international dishes:

South-Korean

Swiss

Italian

Brittish

German

Dutch

Spanish

Turkish

Scandinavian (Norway+Finland)

and did I forget something? hmm

The dinner was lovely!

Scandinavian meal

oXo

L

Happy Birthday, B!

First of all, the pictures are so bad quality that I don't even want to look at them for too long.

Yesterday it was Batu's birthday. An inside joke inspired us to buy him a certain gift. Tina went to get a cake, Esther bought B some beer and also travelled to A'dam to get THE gift. It was 7.45pm and we were ready to go and surprise!

Of course nothing ever goes as planned... where was the birthday boy? Not at home? Not on any of the other floors/rooms? Didn't answer his phone? Whaaat? Surprise - super fail, we though.

After a 20min search we finally bumped into Paulo who knew where Batu was. "Yeah, we just came from Albert Heijn and he went to his room now", P said. Gaaaaah, finally!

SUUUURPRIIISE! We went to Batu's apartment and sang him happy birthday (which I think we sang at least 5 times during the whole evening).

 Now it was time for presents:

1. Cake

2. Beer, of course

3. The Mankini!
Unfortunately "bodyhair not included".

I have to say I feel like Vincent enjoyed B's mankini more than B himself.

Later on everyone gathered together to celebrate Batu.

Hope you had a great birthday, B!

I love my morning kick offs. Supersmoothie lovin'!

 I just ate some super delicious tomato soup and now I'm enjoying a super after drink:

1/2 teaspoonful of MSM-powder

Squeezed lemonjuice (3slices)

a teaspoonful of honey

water

Livewithlove,
Linda

The Girl Who Played With Fire

Today I have found the most exciting things about my room.

Last night was so cold. I can't remember when I've last had so much trouble waking up in the morning. Ok, the only reason mustn't have been the unbearable coldness but also the early wake up and what most - my first presentation during the exchange year. So, today I finally discovered the radiator of my room. Well of course I had discovered it already before but it was only today that I noticed it was not on. The other exciting thing can be found from the dozens of pictures in the end of this post plus from the picture on top. And well, that's actually it. The radiator and the lamp.

The presentation I mentioned earlier went actually rather well! To be honest, must have been one of the top3 presentations I've had. At least I felt it went well. All the excitement, sweaty hands, red face, sweaty toes, sweaty armpits, sweaty head, sweaty stomach, sweaty belly button, shaky body, went away after the first words I said. A little bit of exaggeration in the previous sentence, since as said - I was freezing cold. Wearing wolly socks even.

What was weird about today's class at school was that during the presentations the teacher kept on interrupting us students. In a way it was nice and interesting, since the word presentation got a kind of new meaning: it was now a discussion between the presenting students and the lecturer. On the other hand the interruptions were really annoying for the listeners ear, and also for the presenters because of having to stop to listen to an interruption. In Finland it always goes so that the presentation is held and if questions or comments arise, they are asked in the end.

Girls signing up for the gym and lovely Annzo, who told us about the gym!

But. The best things of today:

♥ TICKETS TO FINLAND!

♥ Registration to the Music and Media 2010 -event in Tampere

what is great about this is that I wasn't supposed to go because our school doesn't have a deal with the event this year but then I got to know that us students would get a student priced ticket anyway!

♥ Ansku is also getting me the ticket to the Lost In Music -festival

which is arranged as a part of the Music and Media -event during the same week/weekend (20.-23.10)

♥ Zumba

would have never thought that I would enjoy Zumba but it was actually really much fun and super great exercise

♥ A 3hours nap ♥

XXX

LINDA

XXX

Recommendation of today:

Stieg Larsson's books and movies made out of his books. I love them.

Big jumps

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Today's outfit - Simple

♥ Mum's Kalevala -necklace ♥ 

How good does it feel to start your day by a good gym work out? I say - great.

Today I had an appointment for making a work out schedule for myself at Delphis, the gym I've signed up for here in Haarlem. Gym Delphis is totally worth suggesting; the employees are helpful, happy and friendly, the gym is new and has a fresh look, the excersizing possibilities are broad (different classes and a good set of work out equipment) and what more... they have a campaign that you can rent movies for two days - without charge! Haha, yes, that must be why I joined the club. Actually I'm a pretty lazy movie watcher to be honest. Should totally work on that, since my future plans might (hmm mmm!) involve something to do with movies. Students have a 20% discount and for the longer time you take membership for - the cheaper the price is per month. Plus what best: No administration or joining costs what so ever!

By the way, the gym is just for women - guys. ;-)

Yana and Alex came round for Sunday dinner yesterday. Sunday dinner is a tradition of gathering friends on a Sunday and dining together started by our exchange students in Finland two years ago. As Alli and Puto are continuing the tradition in Finland, we have decided to take the tradition with us to Holland and have Sunday dinners here, too. Yesterday's meal was chicken korma pasta - half organic with organic ice-cream delight dessert. For next Sunday our plan is to go have a picnic at the beach. Hopefully the weather allows us to!

x ♥ x ♥ 

Linda

ps. finally finished the assignment of "the music publishing industry & the advertising industry"

- made me crazy but was really interesting, though! a work of pure pleasure and hate.

tomorrow we have our presentation about it. first presentation of INHolland, exciting!