Voor iedereen die wel eens een keertje naar Kopenhagen wil gaan: check even de laatste blogposts bij Wee Birdy. Ik krijg direct zin om nog een keertje terug te gaan! 18 dagen geleden was het een jaar geleden dat ik er voor het eerst aankwam, en ergens ben ik er toch een klein deeltje van m’n hart verloren. Zo’n mooie stad!
Ik hoop dat ik er nog een keer naartoe kan gaan, opnieuw de sfeer opsnuiven en herinneringen op te halen. Kopenhagen was een beetje m’n Gent, maar dan groter en met betere winkels. Ik kon er ontsnappen van iedereen, of net gezellig samen zijn met kennissen.
Als m’n goede vrienden mee zou verhuizen, zou ik er onmiddelijk een huisje kopen. Maar dat gaat jammer genoeg nooit gebeuren! En ik gok dat als je er woont, dat het ook helemaal anders zou aanvoelen dan als je er op Erasmus bent…
Voorlopig blijft het dus enkel een mogelijke vakantiebestemming.
Ik kan maar niet ophouden met terug te denken aan mijn laatste week daar. Lekker warm, m’n vriend bij mij (na al die tijd) en gewoon gezellig de stad rondtrekken. En ‘s avonds in dat lekkere grote bed kruipen op de B&B. Pure verwennerij. Puur genot.
I’ve been back in Belgium for about a month now and I realize some things are still the same, others have changed completely.
The biggest thing that blew me away were the wind mills in Kortrijk. Those things were just there, up and running, and I only was away for 5 months. Apparently they said yes to the project in the middle of January 2009, and 5 months later those big things were up and running. That went fast, considering this is still Belgium.
Ow, and we have a new prime minister. Yes, I know, I should have known that, but because I couldn’t vote in Denmark, I wasn’t really looking at the political news. I was interested in the European change, but apparently Belgian press thinks that isn’t so important…
Some other things:
- I really know now who are the most important people in my life. Some people thought that being 5 months away from me was the same as 5 months not talking to me. Even a few of my closest friends acted like that.
- I know now where I’m good at, and my bad qualities. I had a vague idea about this stuff, but living alone, starting your life again with new people in record-time makes you know yourself a little bit better.
- Looking for a new school, or at least a new study program is hard when you can’t visit the schools. I had the idea the schools didn’t even want me to study there, because *nobody* answered my emails.
- Ow, and I *love* cooking! At least when I have a nice kitchen with good material.
I made the deadline for our final report. The last thing I need to do is present it for the jury and then I can go to back Belgium. The presentation is in 12 days, so I have all the time in the world.
What does a girl like me do with that time? Well, mostly, the first day after finishing a project, I have to clean up my computer. I always say to myself: put the stuff for that project in that folder, and nowhere else. Guess what happens in the heat of the moment.. My desktop is filled with clutter and 1 or 2 files I eventually used. Clean up time it is!
Oh, and when I don’t open my RSS-reader for 3 days in a row, I have to make time for that baby too. Too bad most of the news already hit twitter, so no big “ooohh, I didn’t know that” there.
The most important mails already went out the door, so no big deal over there (although I really want to have an inbox zero)
Well then, time for some personal time! I have a lot on my to do list, but first of all, I’m going to finish reading “Yes is more” and some marketing books. I’m already working on some type-stuff, so I keep on learning, and after my project, I’m in the mood for another WordPress-design, so.. I won’t get bored!
Oh! I almost forgot! The sun is shining also, so I hope I can read outside!
