Coming to rest

Dear all,

here is finally another update from me. This time it's a bit shorter because not too much happened during the exam phase. I started writing this morning at the TÜV because I had time. 😂 However, due to a technical problem, I can only upload it now.

In the last blog entry, I was about to take my exams and now I'm done. It was quite a stressful time as I had four written exams, all of which followed one another in quick succession. My days looked something like this: Studying in the mornings and afternoons and sitting on the terrace in the evenings with my flatmates and ending the day with fruit secco and chocolate mousse. That carried me through the time a bit, I would say. 😉

The stress has now subsided and I now have time to relax a little. Watching movies without a guilty conscience, for example, or going on trips. We've also had more game nights in the flat share recently. I also have more time for the raised beds and we have already harvested and prepared our first chard. It tastes really good with crème fraîche and carrots. Give it a try. 😊

What else has been going on? Well, my sister was here at the end of July. We went to the cinema and had time to talk in person again, which was very nice.

The planned trip with my friend didn't take place, but I did visit my brother again. It has been a bit longer now - I think around three months. We visited the youth camp of my local church and had our own campfire with stick bread in the garden. One day, I went out for breakfast with my sister-in-law and my niece. On another day, we went to a park that had a large area of sand piled up and water fountains sprouting in the middle. It was a great activity for my niece.

But my little highlight was in the evenings when my niece was put to bed and insisted that I help her fall asleep. What an honor, even though I'm not there often, she is still very trusting. 🥰

Now, let's move on to what awaits me. On August 23, we're having a big cleaning day in our flat. Shortly thereafter, in two weeks, I will be going on vacation. ✈️🌍 The hairdresser is also waiting for me during my vacation. I want to add a bit of blonde back into my hair. ☺️

My next blog will be a longer travel blog with lots of photos. I think I will have many experiences during our round trip. I look forward to spending time with my parents in Namibia. 🇳🇦 After that, I will meet some friends from the USA in Munich.

I plan to post again at the end of September. You should hear about my semester results and my plans regarding my studies at that time. I am close to finishing my bachelor's and can hardly believe how quickly the time has passed so far. 🫣

Until then - enjoy the upcoming warm days. ☀️🙋🏼‍♀️