Update time: ice hockey, cake and more cake

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well! :) 

Today has been a bit of a rubbish day because I woke up with a really sore throat, a cough and a massive headache, which meant that I had to cancel going to a football match that I had tickets for. So I thought I'd cheer myself up by writing a short blog post. I hope you enjoy :)

DISCLAIMER: this post is once again going to be an update post. I have another post planned on how to turn bad days into good ones, so stay tuned for that! 

there was a proper lighting show going on
right before the match. Doesn't it look cool?!

The past weeks have been exciting, eventful, exhausting, stressful, amazing, incredible - all at once. Here are some of my highlights:

1) Seeing an ice hockey match - last Friday, I went to see an ice hockey match with my flatmates and some friends I've made at uni. The tickets were free for students and it was so much fun. To be honest, I don't know anything about ice hockey and half of the time I had absolutely no idea what was going on (apart from the fact that it's quite violent), but I loved the atmosphere. 

2) Seeing The Maze Runner 2 with my flatmates - I've heard a lot of people say that the second film isn't as good as the first one. I can't comment on that because I haven't seen the first one, but I enjoyed all the action going on! 

3) Cake - Since moving in, there hasn't been a single day that I haven't had cake. For some reason, there is ALWAYS cake in the kitchen. Yesterday, we decided to be "healthy" and have fruit instead, when one of our neighbors asked for a measuring jug and - as a thank you - gave us some cake she just baked. She needed her plate back, so obviously we couldn't not eat it. Then today, a giant parcel arrived filled with chocolate, honey, cookies...and - who would have guessed - an entire cake that my mum had baked. 

I'm not complaining. 

But seriously, this flat is turning into cake central. 


I've also been clubbing and actually really enjoyed myself (although I still prefer being able to talk to people as opposed to shouting at them). 

What have you been up to? Let me know in the comments. 

Have a lovely weekend xx

Hello Cologne :)

Hey everyone, I hope you are doing well :)

Sorry that I haven't been posting much lately (I've missed this space), but I moved to Cologne into uni accommodation last week, so I've been pretty busy packing/moving in/settling in. Today's post is going to be a recap/update of what has been going on and how Cologne uni life is treating me so far. Hope you enjoy.

My parents helped me move, so on Saturday evening we had dinner
in this lovely restaurant right by the river Rhein. 

1. Flatmates

Since it's student accommodation, I had no idea who I was going to live with before moving in. I was really really nervous, actually, and opening the flat door for the very first time was probably the most terrifying thing I'd done all summer, but I really shouldn't have worried that much. I'm living with two guys and one girl (who is moving in later today), and the past week living with the guys was probably the best first week I could have ever wished for. One of them is really into shopping, baking, drinking tea (perfect, if you ask me), and the other one loves football and swimming (awesome as well), so for me, being quite girly but loving football and formula 1, it's the best mix! We cooked together, spent hours chatting in the kitchen, eating cake and chocolate, so what more is there to ask for, really?

2. My room

Compared to my room in London, this one is absolutely massive. It has a tiny balcony (by tiny I do mean tiny - just about enough space to stand, but I love being able to step outside first thing in the morning), and it faces some trees and grass, so there's even wild rabbits hopping around. (yay nature)

3. University

There wasn't too much going on last week in terms of uni apart from two introduction days. I've met some nice people, but I think it will just take more time to make proper friends. Next week is going to be the first full week - introduction lectures mainly - and then proper lectures and tutorials start the week after. What I will have to get used to is how big the uni is. I know where the main building is, but that's pretty much it, so I'll have to work on that a bit haha.

4. Going out

The first few days in a new environment were quite overwhelming, so I decided that I would explore the city and university during the day, and then come back to the flat at about 7/8pm just to settle in first. I then went to a student bar opening on Thursday with one of my flatmates and this guy I met at uni, and it was pretty fun. 

Overall, I've been so so lucky with my flat. It's the university and people on my course that are still quite unfamiliar, but uni hasn't even properly started yet, so that'll be fine. 

Hope you have had a lovely week, do let me know in the comments what you've been up to xx