On a train to Paradise…
…should I be worried? Was nice knowing you all! (Just in case) Update: I got there, and back again, in one piece 🙂
Places
On being late but also a week early
Me: (out of breath) “Good morning, name’s Jesska, I’m so sorry I’m late! (Draws breath) I got lost on the way…. Should I make a new appointment? (Breathes)” Secretary: (blank look) “tell me who you are again” Me: “Jesska” Secretary: (Alternately clicking away at the computer and flicking through the appointment book) “…but you don’t […]
On sight-snoring
I am on the road again. Or more rather on the tracks. Since I’m travelling almost entirely by train. Whatever. It’s a 7 1/2 hour journey from where I live to where I have to be at 7pm. Instead of leaving at midday and making a usual late appearance, I chose an early train so […]
On searching for sunglasses
I bought two pairs of sunglasses in England last time I was there. For Autumn in Germany they were fine. However. They’re no match for the Spanish/Canaries sun. Especially when my pupil right is artificially kept wide open (far wider than if I’m trying to see something in the dark) by the eye drops. The […]
On perfume shopping (part 2)
The perfume fiasco didn’t go unnoticed by my dearest DB. We didn’t have enough time to rectify the situation before the wedding and I thought I’d got away without buying one until we were on the boat to England a couple of weeks later. The trouble with ferries is they are equipped with dutyfree shops […]
On Perfect days
(Anyone who read my earlier posts – or spoke to me during May – knows I was invited to spend a week “messing about on a river” (and connecting lakes). This post should have been posted directly after getting back (mid June) but somehow wasn’t. I’m going to post it now anyway) ________________________________________________________________________________ Some days […]
On writing Revision Cards
I have decided to be super organised. Not as organised as I said I would be in October, but still a good sight better than I sometimes am. I have exams in the last week of July. My last ‘block’ (46-50 hours of lessons) is the first week of July. Usually I would finish the […]
On turning down, turning off and turning up
Okay, so I’m [most probably] going to sound either incredibly stuck up or incredibly naiive for the next paragraph or two.. please bear with me. *** I got a phonecall from my skiing teacher a couple of weeks ago. He said he’d just got in from a day of skiing and asked if I wanted […]
On partying like a German
Warning: This post contains predjudice and unfair descriptions 😉 When in Germany, party like a German 🙂 The stereotype/predjudice is that the Germans are a very serious people. I’m not sure that that’s true, they’re just incredibly orderly. Even getting drunk and dancing on tables has to be done in an orderly fashion. Where I […]
On ‘coincidences’ (and Berlin)
On Thursday I decided to go to Berlin. Naja, ish. While it is true that I decided to go, it wasn’t entirely my decision. I was invited to a meeting. The sort that it would be silly not to go to. Some of you know why, some don’t. It’s not entirely relevant. The only relevant […]
On fireworks and busfares
I went to watch the advent fireworks in my town just now. They went off at 11pm. I caught the bus down and was there just in time to glance around the bargainboxes in MediaMarkt (late-night-opening tonight) and make my way to the square. The fireworks were spectacular in the sense that all fireworks are […]