Even when you're sick and tired of yourself, 
God is still energetic and joyful about you.


Thanks to my dear friend Larissa for sharing this. Just what I needed.

taken in September in Florida

Happyness.

My first weeks of lectures and seminars is over and it went pretty well so far. Yesterday I was a bit in a bad mood becuase I have a cold, but apart from that I'm really happy.
I love being a student, I love living in the UK.
The last couple of years everything used to feel so wrong, I felt like I was in the wrong place, in the wrong time.
And here I just feels so right, so easy, so carefree.
This song by "Noah and the Whale" describes it best:

Day by day old joy comes back to me.

taken out of the plan on our way to America

Music soothes my soul.

Weird day. Confusion, headache, weariness. But there's this band, and their music makes everything better. 

The first week...

So, Fresher's week is over now and I settled in quite good here. I'm really lucky, because I have the coolest flatmates ever. Yesterday we all cooked together (Spaghetti and Banana Bread for dessert - so good!)
I also already got to know a bunch of other students from China, Spain and Norway (and of course from the UK) and had some inductory lectures.
I also went to church yesterday, which was so great. I immediately felt at home there and met some really nice people.
Today Lectures and everything else are starting and I'm really excited about soaking up as much knowledge as possible.
Currently I'm missing my brother and my friend Simone. But I guess that's all part of being "grown-up" and moving to another country and so on. So I'm trying to focus on the life I'm building here and that I will see them in only 64 days (I guess it is 64, don't know if I counted right).
I thank God for the opportunity to be here and that everything started so well. I hope all you who read this feel as blessed as I do at the moment.

via weheartit

Hello from Lancaster!

A lot has happened since my last post: I went on the most amazing vacation in the US with my family, had my farewell Party and now moved to Lancaster.
I thought about starting a new blog with the title "Learning, Loving, Laughing - my life at Lancaster" because I really like alliterations and I hope that my time here will be filled with laughing, learning and love. I didn't do it, because I think I won't have the time for so much learning, laughing and updating blogs, but I will try to keep you posted here.
So far it started off really well. I have a cute little room, nice flatmates and I am so excited about all what comes!