One month left...

Hello everyone,

I know it's boring to say it again, but: another week flew by!
A few days ago I realised that I only have about a month left in London. At the end of June, I'm gonna leave the UK after living here for 10 months. So it's time for ''YOLO!'' again! This means I will fully enjoy the city, and do all the things that you can only do in London.

The first thing is: my internship at Netberg. With only 5 weeks left, I will fully enjoy working with the Netberg guys, playing football with them, ignoring them while they talk about football, and eating chocolate biscuits with them.

Second thing is: going to things Kirsten invites me to. Friday night, we went to a Mindfulness meeting together. It wasn't so much meditation, but more discussing quotes by philosophers and other wise people. I didn't know what to expect when I went there, but it turned out to be a lovely evening. We were with a very small group of people, enjoying some nice food, and meanwhile having discussions about beauty(the theme for the night), but also about love and life. I actually regret not going to meet ups like this earlier, as it is a really nice way to to something else with your night. You never know who you will meet and what you will talk about.

This Saturday morning, my alarm went off at 7.30. Why? Because I wanted to get some first row day tickets for the musical ''Once'' at the Phoenix Theatre. After waiting in the queue at the box office, I got two tickets in the middle of the first row!
After that, I had some time to kill, and I made my way to the National Portrait Gallery. After walking around in the museum and having a cappuccino, I got on the tube again. On my way to meet Manvir for lunch in Shepherd's Bush. This is really one of the best things about living in London after studying in Swansea: I can still see my favourite Swansea-people from time to time!

Last night, it was finally time to go see Once. I had discovered the beautiful music about a year ago, and I wanted to see it since then. ''Emergency engineering work'' at Mile End station almost ruined that. Thankfully, bus 25 got me to Tottenham Court Road faster then normally, and I made it to the Phoenix theatre on time. Once was pretty amazing. The actors were not just actors and singers. They were also musicians: playing the cello, banjo, drums, guitar, violin, etc. The story wasn't that strong or moving, but the music: WOW. It is so special to see a small group of people work together like that to create
amazing musical moments. Another cool thing was that the audience could go on the stage during intermission, to enjoy a drink at the bar. In the end, Kirsten and I didn't have a drink because the drinks were even more expensive than what's normal in central London, but we did walk around the set of the play.

I really can't wait for all the other things I have planned for my last weeks in the UK. I intend to enjoy every second of it, before returning to the Netherlands.

Love,
Yolanda