We'll keep our hearts close, and remember those memories for eternity.n

I've had a great summer. I know it's not over yet, but it truly feels like it.
I'm so overwhelmed. Just wow.
I've met so many new lovely people, reunited with the old.
Seen so many new countries & places, new impressions, new views on the world.
I think this summer has done me good in so many ways.
I'm just going to recap:

June 3rd: Bye school.
June 6th: Hello Holland!
- Pinkpop! Wow, just wow.
June 12th: Hello Prague!
June 18th: Hello Vienna!
June 24th: Back in Holland
- Saw allmost all of my lovely friends
- Had a week alone with dad (this has never happened before)
July 15th: USA baby
- Party hopping
- Swimming pool crashing
- U2 concert
- Tennis
- Reading
August 5th: Back in Europa
- France, St Paul de Vence.
- Holland
- Saw all of my best friends.

Now, August 22nd:
Sitting here, sorta sad, because I had a great 3 days with my friend Lonneke. We wrote & composed a song together. It sounds awesome. It's kinda funny because I met her during a camp in Scotland, and she lives on the other side of the Netherlands and we only see each other 3 days out of the year, which makes our friendship so special. We have so much in common, including our passion for music.

So, I am just sitting here, my brain exploding when thinking about this amazing, crazy summer. So many memories, summer 2011, I know that when I'm 30 having a midlife crisis, I will be crying for nights wanting to go back to 2011. But the people I need to thank the most are my parents. They have made my life so beautiful and filled with all these wonderful opportunities.

Am I excited for school?
No. Sorry to say, but I love my freedom right now and do not want to think about being at boarding school again. So closed off from the world. And I like boys. Don't want to miss them anymore. Oh well, once I step back into the nunnery I am sure I'll be back in the hang of things and with my nose in the books. High Honors for 3 terms is my goal. Reachable? No doubt. My healthy vegan lifestyle will get back on track, and I have to say that I am excited for the fall drama production. Greatness. Yes.

I have trouble saying goodbye
To memories
These times flying by


Swimming in the moonlight
Writing songs
Street artists in my eyesight


The colors
The music
The culture
The freedom.


I have trouble saying goodbye.

Hey little poet hiding in me, how are ya doing?

House Of Emotions

I was sitting there on a plastic looking chair. The floor squeaked whenever I moved my feet that were surrounded by 7 dollar K-mart sneakers. My skin was a little pale & no cosmetics were applied to my face yet. My hair was quickly pulled back and looked really messy. I was wearing the same clothes I wore yesterday: a flowery Forever21 top & a greenish pair of pants. This is what we call post-sleepover.

I was sitting there waiting for my Dad to come and pick me up.

I tried to observe my surroundings. All the people, the emotion, the pain.

The little girl eating a cookie together with her grandmother. The girl's mother sitting next to them; tears in her eyes.

The young couple: a blonde woman and a tall, skinny man. A baby between the two. I could see the smile; we are parents!

The father with his 3 year old son, his son is a cancer patient. These moments together are more special than for most people.

The mother with her 3 kids. Screaming and crying: "I don't want to go to the doctor! No mom!" Checkups aren't the easiest thing. I was a pain.

The family obviously missing a member, waiting and praying. Will the missing one be okay?

The lost foreign person who does not know where to go. Wandering around, not understanding the language, getting worried about her appointment.

And then there was me. Sitting in the hospital because I met up here with my Dad. Observing people like a creeper. 

Follow My Blog!

Hi lovely people!

Thanks to you guys the traffic on my blog is quite significant lately. And because I realize so many of you all read my blog regularly I thought: Why not follow my blog? You will get updated whenever I post something new so you won't have to go and look for it. Just click the "Join this site" button on the right column of my blog. You can join with a Twitter, Facebook, Google, and AIM account. It's easy, do it!

Love You All!

Did I mention..? I love music.

I write original songs
I play the piano & harp.
I love to sing.

But most of all: I love listening to music!
When you look at my iTunes library you will mostly find 30 Seconds To Mars, U2, You Me At Six, Kane, Keane, Adele, The Script, Linkin Park, Beyonce (I know, really random!), Taylor Swift, Michael Jackson & Amy Winehouse. I love jazz/pop sounds, but I also love me some really good rock music.
Okay here are some of my favorite music videos/songs of all time. Make sure to listen to them!

Make sure to listen to the entire 30 Seconds To Mars album This Is War. It's really a masterpiece

My personal favorite Amy Winehouse song.

The best Adele song ever. Ever.

What's your musical taste? Anything I should listen to? Let me know!

Only 1 Month Of Summer Left

In a month....

- I will be sharing a room

- I will have limited closet space

- I will miss homemade food

- I will miss my parents

- I will be studying like CRAYZAY.

- I will be eating EasyMac & ramen noodles.

- I will be auditioning for the musical

- I will be practicing the harp

But most of all..
See all my friends again!!

While I do not feel ready to go back yet, I am excited to be back with some of my favorite people, have a new roommate, and decorate my room :). I really hope I have lots of things to tell you guys, I can't wait to blog about school. Sophomore year is going to be very exciting....Elections, SAT prep stuff, new classes, 10 new girls in my grade... Yes it's going to be different.

Are you all excited for school? Or not at all? And hey, if there are some cool blogs I need to check out, tell me. I'd love to read some cool blogs.

Have a great day & enjoy your summer.

Edition 2 of Funniest YouTube Videos

 I already made a post like this about a year ago, and in the past year I have stumbled upon more YouTube vid's that made (and still make!) me laugh so hard. Hope you enjoy. Which one is your favorite? 

1 - SONGS IN REAL LIFE

This is so creative, so funny. Warning - a little inapro-pro.

2 - GANG FIGHT. 

Remember Rebecca Black? Remember Friday? This is a parody video of some bad lip readers. It made me cry. 

3 - JENNA ROSE, MY JEANS. 

Ha haha haa. Jack my Swag.

4 - HOOKED ON YOU.

You're plastic. Won't you be my Barbie girl? Thanks ARK.

I'm a Jetsetter

Hi everyone!
Currently back in Holland after sitting in an airplane for 7 hours with Delta stewards & stewardesses who have black circles under their eyes and desperately need some sleep. I had the annoying person in front of me, the occasional kick in the back of my chair, and the crying baby. The mushy food, the creepy toilet that makes a weird flushing sound, the man snoring. Been there, done that. I've been on an airplane 4 times already this summer, a little crazy if you ask me, I feel like a Jetsetter. But I am having lots of fun.

So what am I going to do in Holland for the next few weeks?
1. See friends! I've missed you guys so much, shoutout to Megan.
2. Ride my bicycle.
3. Enjoy the rain (the heat in the US is getting annoying).
4. Eat cheese like a crazy person. Nothing beats Dutch cheese. Nothing. I swear.
5. And probably read. Should I start writing book reviews on my blog? Yes? No? Leave me a comment.
6. I'm also going to France for a week! St Paul de Vence, lovely place.

My roommate and I are already discussing room decorations. She's Mexican, I'm Dutch, we are going to have this funky foreign theme going.
Oh and did I mention that me and my wonderful friend Liv Burns are starting an Alternative Eating Club at my school next year? Vegans, vegetarians, omni's... everyone's welcome, and it is going to be so cool.

So please leave a comment, tell me what you are thinking, what you are doing.
Enjoy your summer!