Hello everyone!
I don't know if I told you yet, but if everything works out (financially and if I manage to ace all my exams and hand in my thesis in time) somewhere in february I will be leaving for 8 to 10 weeks, to travel India! I'll be going on my own, which is in a way not my own choice because there is simply no one to join me, but in another way I find it awesome, 'cause now I can prove that I can truly manage on my own.
I am probably flying to Mumbai, instead of Delhi, but I am not sure yet because I would like to go to Agra and maybe more up north in Uttar Pradesh, and then travel to Varanasi, the holiest hindu city and from there with a bus up to Nepal for two weeks. But Mumbai is more in the South and in the South I want to go to Goa (off course), Kerala, Cochin, Varkala, probably Chennai, Bangalore and Hampi. But I might have to much plans because a little distance on the map might take you 2 days in the train and I am only going a few weeks.
I will be in India for the festival of Holi, where the beginning of the spring is being celebrated (in short that is, off course there is a much longer story to tell!) which is the 22nd of march. I'm guessing I am in the south then, where they celebrate it under another name, but still, I am excited that I will be part of such a hysteric party, which I think the whole experience is going to be: hysterical. I have always been fascinated by religion and will now see mosques, hindu and buddhist tempels and even christian churches in one country. I will see elephants, monkeys, I'll party my ass off and I'll keep quiet in an ashram for 10 days. I am really excited. My mum hates me for it and is not supporting me at all, because it worries her. She probably thinks I am the first blonde girl (woman?) travelling alone there and that I will be raped and killed. I think I'll manage
. She is starting to piss me off though, because I hear her hoping that I will not manage and will back out.
So after this, my plans are still a bit vague, but I will probably be home for good old Groezrock (see NFAA again), and hopefully then I'll leave for 3 to 5 months to do animation for children on a campsite in either Italy or France. I've done the work before, and I love it, I love kiddies so much, and I can act crazy all day without people looking at me strangely. You live in a bungalowtent for the whole while and visit pool and beach (if it's there.. fingers crossed 'cause it is very important for me. I might not last 5 months in rainy Northern France without sea) daily.
I still don't know if it's gonna be possible because I have rental house, which might be a lil bit of a shithole, it's my shithole and I don't want to leave it yet. I might stay in Holland after India and use my free time to make my shithole into a palace. But my good memories of the work out there are seducing me, taking over..
So, that's it for now. Oh my date last weekend got cancelled, but now he offered to cook for me this friday at his place, which I think is totally nice, even though he was a bit bummed out by the fact that I am vegetarian (it's hard to cook for a veggie if you have no experience with it. Don't deny it, I can't cook for meaties, I tried to cook my ex a steak but it looked more like old leather).
Oh and one a shitty hand (yes, once a whiner always a whiner) I already know that my money ain't gonna last the month, but probably two weeks and a half, so I am already cranky but I will just deny it and when all the money's gone I will bum on my parents or so. Oh I have not shopped in a MONTH which is extreme for me, and it'll become two months probably, or maybe I won't get to shop anymore at all before I leave. Must.. buy.. new... shoes.. jeans... belts.. bags...hoodies. Yes I do consider myself an addict, but I am currently kicking the habit.
Oh and one thing more! My brother in law managed to get himself on the guestlist of the Pietasters in Ernesto's, +3, so I am secured! So cool, and funny because the singer of the PIetasters made him promise he would bring hot single women so I'll have to act the part haha.
Hope you're all okay
xxx
I don't know if I told you yet, but if everything works out (financially and if I manage to ace all my exams and hand in my thesis in time) somewhere in february I will be leaving for 8 to 10 weeks, to travel India! I'll be going on my own, which is in a way not my own choice because there is simply no one to join me, but in another way I find it awesome, 'cause now I can prove that I can truly manage on my own.
I am probably flying to Mumbai, instead of Delhi, but I am not sure yet because I would like to go to Agra and maybe more up north in Uttar Pradesh, and then travel to Varanasi, the holiest hindu city and from there with a bus up to Nepal for two weeks. But Mumbai is more in the South and in the South I want to go to Goa (off course), Kerala, Cochin, Varkala, probably Chennai, Bangalore and Hampi. But I might have to much plans because a little distance on the map might take you 2 days in the train and I am only going a few weeks.
I will be in India for the festival of Holi, where the beginning of the spring is being celebrated (in short that is, off course there is a much longer story to tell!) which is the 22nd of march. I'm guessing I am in the south then, where they celebrate it under another name, but still, I am excited that I will be part of such a hysteric party, which I think the whole experience is going to be: hysterical. I have always been fascinated by religion and will now see mosques, hindu and buddhist tempels and even christian churches in one country. I will see elephants, monkeys, I'll party my ass off and I'll keep quiet in an ashram for 10 days. I am really excited. My mum hates me for it and is not supporting me at all, because it worries her. She probably thinks I am the first blonde girl (woman?) travelling alone there and that I will be raped and killed. I think I'll manage
. She is starting to piss me off though, because I hear her hoping that I will not manage and will back out.So after this, my plans are still a bit vague, but I will probably be home for good old Groezrock (see NFAA again), and hopefully then I'll leave for 3 to 5 months to do animation for children on a campsite in either Italy or France. I've done the work before, and I love it, I love kiddies so much, and I can act crazy all day without people looking at me strangely. You live in a bungalowtent for the whole while and visit pool and beach (if it's there.. fingers crossed 'cause it is very important for me. I might not last 5 months in rainy Northern France without sea) daily.
I still don't know if it's gonna be possible because I have rental house, which might be a lil bit of a shithole, it's my shithole and I don't want to leave it yet. I might stay in Holland after India and use my free time to make my shithole into a palace. But my good memories of the work out there are seducing me, taking over..
So, that's it for now. Oh my date last weekend got cancelled, but now he offered to cook for me this friday at his place, which I think is totally nice, even though he was a bit bummed out by the fact that I am vegetarian (it's hard to cook for a veggie if you have no experience with it. Don't deny it, I can't cook for meaties, I tried to cook my ex a steak but it looked more like old leather).
Oh and one a shitty hand (yes, once a whiner always a whiner) I already know that my money ain't gonna last the month, but probably two weeks and a half, so I am already cranky but I will just deny it and when all the money's gone I will bum on my parents or so. Oh I have not shopped in a MONTH which is extreme for me, and it'll become two months probably, or maybe I won't get to shop anymore at all before I leave. Must.. buy.. new... shoes.. jeans... belts.. bags...hoodies. Yes I do consider myself an addict, but I am currently kicking the habit.
Oh and one thing more! My brother in law managed to get himself on the guestlist of the Pietasters in Ernesto's, +3, so I am secured! So cool, and funny because the singer of the PIetasters made him promise he would bring hot single women so I'll have to act the part haha.
Hope you're all okay
xxx
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I am leaving for Thailand alone in under 2 weeks. I am nervous as hell, but I know I am going to meet hundreds of people and have the best time ever.
You can also check SG Joy's blog. She has traveled india, thailand, uruguay and all over the world alone. The is now in San Fran and is heading over to Australia soon.....alone. Just be smart and have fun.