When Life is Easy

One of my favorite Adele songs

Monday Rebecca and I took a trip to Hollywood to go to a Nada Surf concert (3 "to"s within a sentence - must be a record). The public transportation made it take more than 2 hours to get there, and the people and environment in the trains make it pretty scary - it's not a joke when people tell you not to take the trains alone. When we arrived at Hollywood Boulevard we had lunch at Hard Rock Cafe and walked to L.A. Ink. We went into Kat Von D's store next door and a shop assistant said "Hey girls" to us as always. Neither of us paid much attention so we just answered "hey." About 10 seconds after we looked at each other and whispered "wait, was that Kat Von D?". And it was, so we ended up with a photo with the talented tatooist. After that we walked to Amoebe (a music store) where Nada Surf had a free concert to promote their new album. After a very good concert and a couple of autographs we headed home.

The following week went nice and calm; I enjoy every single day but I also think that they go by too fast sometimes. Today, Saturday, we have had amazing weather - Rebecca and I tanned by the pool but it was almost unbearably hot. Then we met some of the other girls and went to the beach: sun, sand and a very good view - and I'm not just talking about the nature ;-)

Tomorrow we will go to Six Flags again. Super Bowl is tomorrow which is huge here, so we think it will be a good day to go, because there hopefully will be less people than usual.

I am a Godfather

Amazing cover of an Amazing song

I am now a Peer Ambassador Leader - aka "Godfather" for the school. We are about 10 people who got picked to be these ambassadors; we will be mentors for new students, guiding tours and be in charge of activities. A very exciting opportunity i think - and we will end up with a recommendation letter as well :-) So to every future student: be open, be friendly, attend social activities and do your best in school - you might be rewarded. Here is a little bit from the small essay i had to write for the program:

I believe that meeting people from other countries is important; it gives you a wider point of view and a bigger picture of what the world is like. Meeting new cultures, traditions and norms will create respect, interest and knowledge that you will always have with you. I have travelled a lot my whole life which I truly believe have created who I am today, so I can’t pick one experience that stands out in importance. I think all my experiences are important, small or big, short or long, and they have all somehow mattered to me. They have given me and taught me a lot, so I wish for everyone to travel as much as possible and meet as many different nationalities as possible. Without that I don’t know who I would have been today, and I can’t imagine my life without it. I think travelling is a part of growing up; it is education itself, so I feel sorry for the people who never get the chance to do so.

Besides that, the weather has been wonderful the last couple of days - and it looks like its continuing for a while, so i will probably end up at the beach this weekend.

The beach in January



Rebecca and I

L.A. Lakers game

Good news! I made a mistake in my last blog saying I have 6 weeks left with EF - I then had 7 weeks! Which means 6 weeks from friday.

This Saturday I spend hours shopping with Rebecca, and I ended up with a lot, maybe too much, new stuff. Isn't it always like that?? Saturday we experienced a L.A. Lakers game, when the team played against Indiana Pacers. On the way to Staples Center we passed a movie shooting, only because we drove wrong - then you truly know that you're in L.A! Lakers lost with 2 points though (the last quarter was so exciting I almost had to close my eyes). But on the bright side it was still a cool experience and I got cotton candy!

Next monday Rebecca and I will go to a free Nada Surf concert in Amoebe Music! Besides that, I'm not sure what the next week will bring...

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