Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Lemons & Vodka

The body of this blog entry was scrabbled onto a United Airways napkin a few weeks ago. Unfortunately, there has been a slight delay in the uploading process, my sincere apologies for that, but the postponement doesn't make the content any less true so, finally, I present to you;


Lemons & Vodka! 

When life gives you lemons; cut them in pieces, use them to bleach your teeth 'n light up your smile. Then mix the rest with vodka and go out to play.

At this point, that's the most accurate description of my life. I'm slightly overexcited to announce that my oh-so desired Jet Set life has been re-installed; I'm sitting on a plane to that place where the sand is white, the sea blue and the sun makes palm trees grow. It's a place that makes you sparkle and I love it. Yep yep, I'm returning to West Palm Beach after all. (Just 11 days but nonetheless semi-completely unplanned. ;-).. )

Quite the YOLO decision I gotta say! Speaking of which, mr. YOLO really got to me these last weeks.. Not only did I book this flight before even organizing a place to stay or getting permission from school, I also finally died my hair from ultra blondie to super brownie. This, I love too haha! The world and I are still getting used to it (its currently raspberry dark chocolate color and the raspberry part was slightly unplanned) but its so refreshing to try something completely new.

Ok back to my trip. I have the feeling there are far too many people back home who would love to go on a similar trip, not necessarily to the states maybe, but just somewhere new. They don't however, and instead I get asked quite often how I'm able to do crazy stuff like this. That's why I'm gonna write down 5 rules which I think are essential. I'm 100% sure anyone at home can do this too. This is just my point of view and things can be way more complicated, I know, I know, but hey; if you ain't shooting, you ain't ever hitting target!

1. GOLDEN RULE, the ultimate number 1; get your YES!
'No' is the easiest and quickest answer that gets nobody anywhere. We all know that and for some stupid reason, it seems to affect our brains in a way that holds us from even trying. We are soooo much too fast with thinking we're gonna get no for an answer that we don't dare or bother anymore. If you do ask, and you indeed get a 'No', take it with both hands, examine it closely, extract the reason for delivery, use that to construct your next try (it will make the try about 50x more eligible for success) and then throw it out the window or flush it down the toilet--> out of sight, out of heart. Force yourself to that.

2. Construct a plan. Find out what exactly you want to do (if you don't know at first, ask your friend google, there's an ocean of inspiration on the Internet. Just don't forget to also listen to your heart) . Saying; 'oh yeah, I really wanna go to Australia one day' is not gonna help you get there. Australia is not gonna hear you and send you a ticket. (Sucks, I know)

3. Money. I know money is usually the biggest issue. God I know that. But luckily, there's this thing called 'job'. Now before you start, I'm aware of that elephant in the room; not all jobs provide enough to buy a ticket and a living and not all countries are easy paying foreigners but they do exist and you will only find them if you follow rule 1 & 2 completely. Step out of your comfort zone and find a new, better paying job but don't forget to look a bit further then your usual path.

4. Find a place that suits you. :) I love Sweden. I also love snow..over Christmas..by the fireplace..for a week or so. After that, my bones are freezing to death and I crave for sand between my toes and my old sun tan. That's why I don't go work in Sweden over the Christmas break but instead go somewhere summer-ish :-)

5. Trust and respect from your parents. If you are (financially) relying on you parents or guardians, they can be just the support that you need to go thru with a trip like this, especially the first time. But if you continuously lie to them and keep misusing their trust in you, you really can not expect them to just happily financially contribute to your trip and wave you goodbye at the airport. (Don't forget there's more to a trip like this.. There's insurance, visas etc.) Honesty is key. In any relationship.

That was that, I hope you they can be helpful at some point :)

Pff, 4 more hours to kill.. US airways, please upgrade your on board entertainment system. We really need to those individual screens instead of 1 per 25 people!
I can't complain tho, I just woke up from a 3-hours-straight nap, thanks to these super, noise-canceling Dr. Beats I'm wearing.  No announcements, no chatting, barely an engine sound.. Mr. Slegtenhorst, I love and thank you for this privilege, I double broke my record and it makes flying all that more pleasant. thank you ;-)


Additional (up to date) note; I got back to this (European) side all safe 'n sound, so I can now also add the pics of this trip to the entry. Since SnapChat is gaining more and more power, I decided to keep a photo journal in snap chat style, hope you enjoy it! :)

See ya later, alligator! 


Ready for Action!!










food porn to the max #sushi @ #Kontiki




Bahamas Bitches! #takemeback







best-best-best dog <3







frequent flyers will understand #myluckyday

Reunited with my Cookie <3

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