Vorfreude ist die schönste Freude

Da mir zu Ohren gekommen ist, dass bei meinem letzten Post vergeblichst der Text gesucht wurde, habe ich mich jetzt dazu gezwungen meine Faulheit zu überwinden und etwas zu schreiben. 

Und zwar über Vorfreude. Das AuPair Leben bringt es nämlich mit sich, dass man viele Möglichkeiten hat und vieles Neues erleben kann. Und davon kommt jetzt vieles auf mich zu. 

Da ich aber grade ziemlich müde (und zugegeben auch immer noch faul) bin, bekommt ihr jetzt eine hingeklatschte Liste von Sachen auf die ich mich Freue (oder auf welche ich mich in den letzten Tagen gefreut habe):

1) Blood of Olympus- der letzte Teil der Heroes of Olympus Serie (Percy Jackson, für alle Unwissenden, die noch nie was von Heroes of Olympus gehört haben)

2) Ed Sheeran a visual journey. Nicht nur ist Ed Sheeran mein Ligeblingsmusiker, sondern auch interessiere ich mich sehr für Kunst. Da ist es nicht schwer zu erraten wer heute als erster im Buchladen stand um sich dieses Buch zu kaufen. 

3) apropos Bücher: das 5sos Buch wurde auch von mir bestellt ;)

4) ein Haircut ;) Meine Haare sind auf eine sehr nervtötende Länge gewachsen, ich war aber bis jetzt zu geizig für den Frisör Geld auszugeben. Heute war es dann aber endlich so weit und ich habe mich wirklich auf den Frisörtermin gefreut (wobei ich mich mal fragen sollte, wieso ich so Schwierigkeiten habe, Geld für den Frisör auszugeben, aber wenn es ums Essen oder Bücher geht, ich keine Sekunde zögere)

5) Morgen werde ich endlich in den Genuss der heiß ersehnten Verfilmung von The Maze Runner kommen!

6) und apropos Kino: am Sonntag geht's dann gleich nochmal ins Kino für den Where We Are Film :) (es ist eine Seltenheit mich mal im Kino anzutreffen, ich muss einen Film also wirklich sehen wollen um ins Kino zu gehen.)

7) Mein Host Kind hat mir eine Nachricht geschrieben und in meine Federtasche gestopft, die ich dann morgen, wenn ich im College, bin lesen darf. Da bin ich ja mal echt gespannt.

8) Am Samstag geht es dann mit einem anderen AuPair nach Brighton! Da freue ich mich auch wirklich drauf! Hoffentlich regnet es jedoch nicht allzu sehr. (Letztes Wochenende hat das klischeehafte Regenwetter eingesetzt und Es. Hört. Einfach. Nicht. Mehr. Auf!)

9) am Dienstag gehe ich auf das Ed Sheeran Konzert!!! Ich freue mich wie ein Eichhörnchen, das Cola getrunken hat!  Zweimal habe ich Ed Sheeran jetzt live singen gehört und es waren zwei der besten Tage meines Lebens: Unglaubliche Stimme, unglaubliche Songs, unglaubliches Talent. 

10) …und ein weiteres Konzert (jedoch erst nächsten Sommer): das 5SOS Konzert! 

Das sind so die Sachen, bei denen ich ganz besonders glücklich bin dass ich sie bald erleben werde. 

In letzter Zeit hat sich für mich jedenfalls bestätigt: Vorfreude ist doch immer noch die schönste Freude :)

Milena <3

Impressions

Deers and Portobello Market

I just realised I didn't make a blog post in quite a while, so here it finally is.

Number one: I went to Bushy Park and there are REINDEERS! Not even behind a fence but just next to you! I'm not sure if I've ever seen a reindeer before so this is kinda cool for me!

I also met a few au pairs and

we went to Portobello Market. It was a really nice market, especially because I remember going there last year with my best friends and we didn't find anything except a man at a table selling carrots. But this time there was actually a market and it was very crowded.

I found a time tuner necklace for £5 there just like Hermione's- which is £55 cheaper than the one at Kings Cross, so I got it!

Last Sunday I was at an au pair meet-up- it was the biggest AuPair meet-up that ever took place in London. There where 450 other au pairs and I met a few nice ppl.

(One of the pictures the photographer took. I'm not in the photo though. It's just the only one I could find 'cause he posted this one on fb :P )

What else... Oh yeah, I got the bike fixed! My host family got me a second hand bike and I went to a bike shop to get it fixed and to get a lock yesterday. It's a bit small but I don't really care, I'm just very thankful to have a bike :)

I also got a library card a few days ago and I got a few books already.

And the last thing I wanted to tell you: I went to Kingston college, took a test and enrolled today. They put me in the highest level class and it will start soon, so yeah: happy and excited about that :)

That's it, I think. I gotta stop writing now anyways because my host kids will be back at any minute.

Milena xxx

PS: This was supposed to be published more than a month ago, I didn't realise that I didn't publish it, but only saved it.

Kingston and London...again

Behause it was my first real day off, I decided to go to Kingston again, exploring a bit and stuff. There was a really cool street artist who made sculptures out of sand, but I didn't make a photo (sorry). 

Also, I got a little lunchbox so whenever I'm on the go I can just put stuff in there instead of buying food on my way. 

Around 12 o'clock I got a train to London cause it was still really early and I thought why not. 

I crossed the Blackfriars bridge (every TID reader will know) and left a little note there:

Then I just walked through London without any destination. 

My route was basically like this:

Waterloo- Blackfriars Brigdge- ?idk?- Covent Garden- Kings Cross- ?idk?- Oxford Street- Hyde Park- Buckingham Palace- Victoria Station- Vauxhall

So really, I've just been walking through London for hours.

I also got a railcard 16-25 for £30 where you get 1/3 off if every time you go by rail. Which will really pay off for me as I have to take the train quite often. 

Yeah..that's it I think.

Today the kids and I were just drawing with watercolour pencils, it's a bit of a lazy day.

Oh and btw, I got a set of 24 Sharpies yesterday as they were in sale which is really cool (I kinda have a sharpie obsession)

(Some I got twice, I already owned a few ones before)

Kingston and London

I can't really think of a good sentence to start this blogpost, so I might as well just start like this. 

On Wednesday the summer au pair F (I'll just call her F on this blog), who left today, and I went to Kingston. It's so beautiful there, you just have to go there if you ever get the chance! Also, it's great for stationary shopping! 

You should totally go and have some lunch at "Greggs" if you're there. It's freshly made every day and not expensive at all- like a cheaper version of Pret-A-Manger. 

Also there's a bookstore called Waterstones (I think) where if you buy a book you get the second one for half the price, which is a bargain! ("Words cannot do justice to the pleasures of a good bookshop. Ironically."- Waterstones)

There are a lot if shops in Kingston but that's not why I like it so much. It's just so cute and peaceful.

After that we went to London. We went to a book market next to the London Eye where you can get books for like £2-£4 (I think you already figured that I really like books), made a photo with the Blackfriars Bridge in the background (every Clockwork/The Infernal Devices reader WILL KNOW!) and we went to Covent Garden! (That's actually my favourite place ever! You gotta go to Bens Cookie's, they have a store in Covent Garden and they make the most delicious cookies that your mouth will ever have the pleasure to taste!)

So as you may it may not have figured, we were pretty exhausted after such a long day!

Oh and btw, I didn't plan to buy anything that day except for an Oyster card and some food, but I still ended up with a few things:

A little turquoise trash bin for my room , 2 books from that bookstore I told you about ("We were liars" and "Fangirls", I really wanna know what all the hype is about with these books), and these:

So yeah, I think that's all I wanted to say.

I'm gonna have a day off tomorrow so I'll be going to Kingston again, just exploring the area a bit. 

Milena

I Arrived Safely

I arrived last evening at my host family's place! 

I have to admit,saying goodbye to my family and friends was really really hard! I had to try hard to keep it together at the plane. 

But it's not like I didn't want to go anymore, it's just really sad to leave such a big part of you behind!

When I arrived at the airport I was a bit nervous, but mostly curious what the future would hold! 

And I have to say:  In the end, all my nervousness was for no reason. I only met my host mom so far, but she is so nice and considerate!

I just woke up, so I'm ready to start my first real day now! :)

Milena

A new adventure

Sooo, I decided to start a blog about my au pair year in England, mainly for my family and friends, but -of course- also for anyone who stumbles upon it, probably deciding whether to become an au pair or not. 

I hope I will keep up with this blog and not become too lazy to do so. (Like when you're back at school after summer break and you're super motivated but after a week you're like naaaahh)

Anyways, I'm going to pack a last few things now, my adventure starts in a few hours. 

Milena <3