La Deuze square

This is not my view at the moment, but this was a very beautiful day in Leuven with the University Library in the middle. Really like this picture, because it's exactly how it is at the moment. All the students - including me - are busy with studying for there exams. So snow is fun when you take a pause, but after that it's even better to be inside again with a cup of coffee - in my case -. Two exams to go...

What I'm looking at and doing lately...

Look at these t-shirt and dress of Phillip Lim. Really like black and white, and definitely the combination of front and back. I have seen it also for trousers with different fabrics or colours. 

At the moment I am knitting a big big neon pink scarf for myself. I didn't know how to knit, but YouTube helped me out. So I'm working on my skills! This Veritas shop in Leuven is one of my favourite, I come there every weekend to sneak around. They sell jewellery but also knitting stuff, buttons, and stuff for bracelets, necklaces, earrings. 

And I found a great vintage shop here in Leuven, called 'Think Twice'. Everything is around 12 euro and every month you have discounts till 1 euro (yes... EVERYTHING is 1 euro). So I had to buy the military jacket for 14 euro. And I'm looking for inspiration now to pimp it up with a brooch, pearls, buttons or other bling bling. Any ideas?

Woops, now I really need to study! Next week my holiday will start. I'm going to Marrakesh, a rich and poor city but with a typical culture and architecture I expect.

Have a nice Sunday. X

Holiday is almost there!

Still in the middle of exams, but when I think about holiday, I'm really longing to it... When I look at these pictures I can't wait for the good weather and a lot of relaxing, shorts, tees, bikinis! And just travel with my backpack, just go and not be sure where you will end that day. Isn't that great? Discover, surprise yourself and open up to it! This time I will not be alone, but my boyfriend will go along.
But first, study like crazy!

 

Pictures are from Koh Phangan, the wilderness near Chaing Mai, Ameland, Cape Town and Leuven.

Ombre hair and Susanne

Still (yes, about a year) thinking about taking this ombre hair. My hair is very long, straight and black, so I don't know if dyed dark blonde hair is nice. Maybe just more like lighter brown hair on the ends. 

These last days a friend of my childhood, Susanne, came here in Leuven. One of the best days I ever had here. We looked for activities for me to do here, so unexpectedly I signed up for an international student club called Pangaea. It was only 4 euro and I got a big red mug for free coffee. And I decided to do a Thai cooking workshop and have a free make-up advice with try-out! So for  these couple of weeks I will be fine :-).

Leuven/Brussel 4-7 Nov.

This weekend I went to Brussels with Bas. The weather was perfect for a day of walking and act like a real tourist. So we took some pictures of buildings and whatever and from ourselves. We didn't had any map or other information about the big big city, but we just followed the signs through the centre to cute squares, Manneken Pis, some churches and a romantic garden of statues. I was reaaaally fond of the vintage shop I found along the way, it was kind of cheap, very organised and the people seemed young too (that helps right?). The only thing I was thinking was that I had to buy something, but afterwards I didn't because I hope to come back soon and Bas said they're looking for a assistant manager, so I can work there and shop at the same time, ghehe. Best combination ever. Just realising that I forgot to take a picture of that great clothing store, what a pity..
But not buying clothes means also that there is more money left for drinking special Belgian beer and eat a very good pasta with scampi's. I was sooo hungry, but I couldn't finish my plate.. I felt guilty, so Bas ate the rest of it. Nice, haha.

After a great day of being outside and act like a tourist, we slept for almost 12 hours and had a Sunday like they should be. Singing karaoke, doing nothing, but talking, eat, drink, the only things we had to do or wanted to do. Also the weather knew it was Sunday, haha.

When I came back from a small holiday, I first had a great dinner with my sweet friends and had a wine tasting at one of them at home!! I ordered 2 bottles of wine. Today I didn't have a headache and got back to work. After those boring hours I got back to the stress I will feel till I will leave the Netherlands, and maybe in Bangkok too.. Think of floods.. think of diseases, wow, not really a holiday right?

Here some pictures from Brussels and other pics. See the contrast in some of them. That's Brussels.

Look for Manneken Pis in this great crowd!

Leuven, the city I'm going to study.. Waaah

Great wine tasting with good food!