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Today is already the 17th day that I am spending in Germany again. On August 7th, I boarded the plane with my mom in La Réunion and got off in Paris on August 8th. Eleven hours...

I was still motivated

10 months have passed , which means 317 out of 355 days are now behind me. Craaazy, it's really getting close to the end! From now on, days will be counted instead of months... ...

Since I obviously have no interest in protecting the environment this year , three days after landing on La Réunion I was already on a plane again, this time heading for...

Meanwhile, May is over (what a brilliant rhyme), and with it 100% university, because my last exam was on May 2nd. Unfortunately, I don't have my results yet, but I'm pretty...

The first day here in Ambatoxavay started with a really delicious breakfast: There was fruit, coffee, tea, fried eggs and so-called Mofo Gasy . These are small cakes/pancakes...

We had booked an overnight stay on Nosy Iranja for this weekend . It was an absolute must-see for us, even though it was really expensive. But up until now we had really...

After our adventurous journey, it was now time to make the best of the situation and discover Nosy Komba . First, however, we had to get through an unpleasant conversation....

On Sunday morning we got ready, packed up the last of our things and went looking for the bus boat. This turned out to be easier than we thought, because a man came up to us...

On May 16th, Laura and I set off for the island of Nosy Be, Madagascar (at least that was the plan). View of Nosy Be Checking in at the airport and the whole flight went...

From May 7th to 16th I took part in a kind of diving camp with the university, during which you can achieve up to three new qualifications. In total there are 11 dives in 9...

Today I realized a trip that I have been dreaming of for a long time: The Cascade Chaudron Ironically, it's only 20 minutes away from me, and yet I've never gotten around to...

I only have less than 100 days left on this beautiful island! It's unbelievable how quickly time flies by. April, my eighth month here, went by really quickly - and with it,...

This Wednesday I left the house at 4:30 a.m. to do a hike that has been on my to-do list for a very, very long time: the Grand Bénare. Nora (Belgian) as well as Léo and...

My second 24-hour run , 5 years after the one in Alzey (time flies so quickly) The whole thing was a fundraising run for cancer patients and we put together two teams with the...

I simply haven't been in Germany for 7 months , I haven't seen my family or my friends there. It's a really crazy idea. I've been here for about 230 days and I'm staying for...

Today I spent money on an activity for the first time in a long time - a guided tour through a lava tunnel. We found ourselves in Saint-Rose, in the south-east of the...

This Saturday I actually wanted to go on a trip with Nanou, Léa (roommates) and Lilli, but things turned out a little differently. Nanou had a migraine and Léa had injured her...

This Tuesday, an exercise at the university was cancelled, which of course was the perfect excuse to skip my morning lecture as well (possibly for the third time in a row....

This Saturday there was an activity organized by the Crous here, i.e. the student union. The whole thing is called " Koh-Lanta Crous " and is an island tour that is a little...

This weekend, a little trip was planned for Erasmus students. We had booked a villa in the south, 12 beds, a huge kitchen and a pool - simply brilliant! Justine, Nanou and...

Six months have passed and with it already more than half of my stay here... I have started counting the days that are left instead of the days I have already spent here. I have...

My friend Lorenza asked me two days before whether I would like to spend a day with the other Erasmus participants in Cilaos , one of the Cirques . Of course I said yes...

Valentine's Day is also celebrated here, in the middle of the Indian Ocean. So, in the absence of a significant other, I forced my roommates to do something with me (okay, maybe...

This Saturday I wanted to make the most of it and go for a nice hike along some basins. Unfortunately, the weather said no. So, we (Lorenza (Italian), Nanou, and I) came up...

On Friday, Léa and I arranged to meet Ben and Mario, two Germans who will also be staying here for some time. We wanted to go on a trip together, which I had actually already...

The first month of the new year is over and a lot has happened - the cyclone, a car accident, buying a car, changing roommates, starting university, new Erasmus people, etc. You...

There hasn't been an update from me here for more or less a long time. I don't know exactly what it was, but somehow I didn't do anything that was worth a contribution in...

In the meantime I was able to experience my first cyclone here - and then a historically strong one! Cyclone Belel swept over our island at speeds of up to 250 km/h and caused...

I think this month was the hardest for me so far. The last three months have been full of events and joy to be on this island. December was a little different for me. The first...