tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73226352342448510832024-02-07T13:50:44.183+02:00chasing after something▽ My travels & search for a simpler, happier and healthier life ▽niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.comBlogger44125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-70333821154815769992016-09-08T12:55:00.000+03:002016-09-08T12:55:40.559+03:00Hasliberg<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I absolutely love the mountains. Up until three or so years ago I was somehow convinced my love for the mountains was restricted to the winter when there's snow and I can go snowboarding, but then I discovered hiking. Now I don't know how I ever assumed I wouldn't like the mountains in the summer, because I can't think of many things more enjoyable than grabbing my camera, packing some snacks and heading to the mountains for a little hike. The views are just so majestic and there's something utterly calming about the nature. </div>
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So far I haven't explored the mountains here as much as I wish I had, but thankfully I do still have plenty of time. I have gone up to the Berner Oberland and Bernese Alps only a couple of times, the first of which was the first weekend after arriving in Switzerland. I got a chance to go hiking in the Hasliberg area with my host family, and absolutely loved the views. Although not so high up itself, the views of the Bernese Alps were lovely and I was happy to find that it wasn't too busy, at least not on the Sunday afternoon that we went there. Not to say I don't like people, I just prefer hiking in places that are not too crowded. Anyway, here are a few of the shots from Hasliberg. </div>
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<br />niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.com0Hasliberg, Switzerland46.750096199999987 8.176326099999982946.663045199999985 8.014964599999983 46.83714719999999 8.3376875999999829tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-12377386886826304152016-09-04T13:19:00.002+03:002016-09-08T13:57:10.484+03:00Bern - first impressions<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's now been just over a month since I arrived in Bern. Although I've used a lot of my free weekends to take a train outside the city to explore the surroundings, I've had a change to walk around Bern and get to know my new base, too. Here are my first impressions of this Swiss capital and some of the first photos I've snapped while exploring the city. Apologies for the quality of the photos, I really need to sort my camera out...</div>
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The first thing I fell in love with was the river Aare that flows through the city. I get to live very close to it and love going for runs or just walking by it. I just can't stop being mesmerized by its gorgeous turquoise color. I've never seen anything like it in any of the other countries I've lived in, and I just find it somehow incredibly beautiful. </div>
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The city centre itself is lovely, too. The old town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and truly worth seeing with its picturesque buildings and the stunning views of the Alps. A lover of mountains and snow, I'm definitely a sucker for the Alps so living in such proximity of them and constantly seeing them in the horizon is an absolute dream. This is a perfect location for me; close to the Alps so I can get there whenever I want, but still a city meaning it's more lively and something is constantly happening around me. Bern is not a big place especially considering it's the capital, but so far it has always offered something interesting and I've yet to explore most of it. </div>
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<br />niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.com0Bern, Switzerland46.9479739 7.447446799999966146.8612664 7.2860852999999661 47.034681400000004 7.608808299999966tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-37690950016485359752016-09-03T16:04:00.001+03:002016-09-03T16:04:32.623+03:00Prague photo diary #3<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was meant to post these last few photos from my Prague weekend a long, long time ago, but here they finally are. Looking at these now, five months after the trip, I'm falling in love with Prague all over again and can't wait to go back to Czech Republic one day. It was such a beautiful city with fantastic people, and the beginning of April was a lovely time to visit at least this year. I'd imagine May and the summer would be pretty great, too, but I'm assuming everything would be more crowded. Even in April there were a lot of tourists, so I assume in the summer the city is just filled with people.<br />
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I got to see quite a lot of the city even though I was there for just three days. We walked around the city a lot, went to the Prague castle and took the train out of the city to visit Karlštejn castle. The train from Prague to Karlštejn took around 45 minutes and then a further 30-ish minutes to walk to the castle from the train station, so it's a perfect day or half a day trip from Prague if you fancy seeing the surrounding countryside a bit, too.<br />
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I'm the type of person who loves to just walk around to feel the atmosphere of a place, I'm not a fan of running around crowded 'must-see' attractions or museums, although it's always nice to visit a few if there is something interesting. Besides, this trip was equally about exploring Prague and catching up with an old friend, so just walking around and hanging out was a great way to combine both. That's probably why my absolute favourite part of the trip was renting a paddle boat and chilling on the Vltava river with a few ciders and beers in the evening sun. Would definitely recommend those paddle boats, the views are great and it's just so nice and chill :)<br />
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<br />niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.com0Prague, Czech Republic50.0755381 14.4378004999999849.749331100000006 13.79235349999998 50.4017451 15.083247499999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-8018071443876601352016-09-01T12:38:00.000+03:002016-09-08T13:57:10.499+03:00My Swiss adventure<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's been months since my last post, clearly I still have a long way to go to get consistent with blogging. I know I've said this before, but I'm filled with new determination and motivation again thanks to some amazing changes in my life recently, so I hope I'll get back on track with this blog.<br />
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A lot has changed since April: I quit my job at the end of May because I just didn't enjoy it and spent a lovely two-month summer vacation hanging out with my friends and family. I can't remember the last time I had such a long break from work or school, it was so relaxing.<br />
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The biggest change of all came a month ago, when I packed my bags and moved to Berne, Switzerland. I'm here until the end of June next year and I couldn't be more excited! I've been in love with Switzerland since my three-day trip to Zermatt in the Swiss Alps in the summer of 2014. I can still remember the moment we stopped on our way to the Alps in a little town called Lutry by Lake Geneva (or Lac Leman, if you prefer that name) and as I stood by the lake looking to the horizon with the mountains rising behind the clear blue lake, I just thought it was the most beautiful place I had ever seen and I was instantly in love.<br />
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So my level of excitement was somewhat off the charts when exactly two years later I find out I've got the chance to move to Switzerland for nearly a year. I had been looking for ways to move abroad again ever since I moved back to Finland after university, so this opportunity is just what I wanted. I'm working for the afternoons and evenings during the week, but the weekends I'm free to travel around and explore.<br />
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For the next ten months I'm planning on documenting my Swiss adventure on this blog. Besides exploring this gorgeous country, I'm trying to figure out what to do after this year because frankly, I have no idea what I want to do in life other than travel around. After two months of slacking off I also need to finally get back to my workout routine.<br />
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I'm so excited to see what these next 10 months have in store, because the past month that I've already spent here has gone incredibly fast and been an incredible experience already.<br />
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We had agreed to meet in the centre because he lives on the opposite side of the town to the airport, and I was meant to text him when I landed so he would know what time to be there. I did text him, and found my way to where we were meant to meet just fine. After waiting for a while with no reply from him I started to wonder. I was feeling a little uncomfortable in standing there on a dark square in central Prague with my bags, looking like a lost puppy. I decided to call my friend, only to find out then that he had given me a wrong number by accident. Well fuck.</div>
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I figured it was fine, though, since I had given him my number, too. Surely he was going to call me in a bit considering I had told him what time my flight was meant to land. I paced around a while longer, and tried to get Facebook to work so I could get in touch with him, impatient as ever. There was no wifi and although I tried to turn data roaming on, it wasn't working either. I was still able to open our conversion from earlier that day, however, and I scrolled to check the number he had given me in case I had missed something. That's when I also double-checked my number and found I had missed a zero in the middle. <i>Fuck. </i></div>
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There I stood, on a square in a dark, completely unfamiliar city and country with literally no idea where to go or how to get in touch with my friend. I mean I wasn't panicking or anything, but I was really having to work my brain trying to figure out how to solve my little dilemma. That's when I realised there was a McDonald's around the corner, and thank God for their free wifi. Saved my day. There was even a group of British guys, drunk of course, in front of me in the queue when I went to order some fries to eat while I waited my friend to get there after getting in touch with him. Made me feel strangely contented to hear the familiar accent and loud, drunken conversations of a bunch of lads on tour.</div>
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I definitely learned a travel lesson, the first of two on this trip, from the whole mishap. From now on, I will always double check phone numbers, and more importantly find out the address of the place where I'm going. You know, just in case. Although I have to admit I did enjoy the sense of minor adventure in being lost in an unfamiliar city. </div>
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I made a decision towards the end of December last year to make running a more consistent part of my workout routine. I've never been a big fan of going on runs, I've always preferred playing sports like <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Floorball" target="_blank">floorball</a> or tennis, where I just focus on the game and don't even realise how much I'm actually running back and forth.<br />
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To avoid setting my goals and expectations too high, I set myself a goal to go for just one 5k run per week. I've been running on and off for a few years but never managed to make it a consistent habit. Now, nearly 4 months into the year, I'm pretty amazed to find I've stuck with my plan. I even did my weekly run in Thailand when I was on holiday and swallowed my million excuses and did my 5k in -22 degrees Celsius at the end of January. Old me used to run only in the summer when it was nice and warm outside. </div>
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I did run on a treadmill all of February and March, though, thanks to the icy roads and the fact that my favourite running track in the nearby forest turns into a cross country skiing track in the winter. I'm not a fan of running on the treadmill and never have been. I find it boring and all too easy to quit whenever I start feeling the slightest bit tired. Running outside, on the other hand, I've slowly grown to enjoy. The change of scenery and the fact that I need to run back home anyway make me much less likely to stop half-way through. I was therefore excited when the snow and ice finally melted away and I could start running outside again. I even invested in a new pair of trainers to motivate myself.</div>
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I was expecting to enjoy running more now that I can run outside again and have some new gear, but I was definitely not expecting to get absolutely addicted to it. I received my new shoes in the mail on Wednesday, and was outside testing them within a half an hour of getting home from work. I ran my fastest ever mile straight away. I was so excited about the shoes and how much fun it was to run that the next morning I got up extra early and went for a run before work, which is something I never imagined doing. I ran my fastest 5k that morning. Yesterday, I set out to go run 10k (a distance I've only ever run twice before) and ended up running 12k, my farthest ever. It also ended up being my personal best for 10k. I never thought a pair of new running shoes could make that big of a difference.</div>
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I'm literally so excited about it all. I mean I'm still a rather slow runner and my personal bests are not impressive, but to me they prove I'm moving to the right direction and getting better. They motivate me and as a naturally competitive person, I can't wait to try to beat my own records. The most amazing thing is how much I find myself loving going on runs. I feel so accomplished when I'm done with a run that I've got addicted to that feeling of achievement.<br />
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I was incredibly lucky and fortunate to get to live abroad and go to an international school when I was a teenager thanks to my dad working abroad. It's definitely had a massive impact on who I am today. Anyway, one of the (if not <i>the</i>) best thing about going to an international school was making friends from a bunch of different countries who now live all around world. I love catching up with them, and it's always amazing to meet up with them somewhere. Earlier this month I got to visit one of my old school friends in Prague for a long weekend, and it was the most fun I've had in a long time. </div>
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I had heard a lot of great things about Prague and I had been meaning to visit my friend for years, but somehow never got around to it. In early March I spotted a great deal for flights, though, and just went ahead and booked them without thinking it over much more than that. I did not regret my spur of the moment decision, either: Prague as a city was absolutely lovely. Full of tourists, but not in a horrible way. Can't blame them, either, it was definitely worth visiting. Beautiful buildings, friendly people and relatively inexpensive, so I definitely fell in love with the place. I was there on the first weekend of April, and the weather was amazing, too. Here are a few snaps from the trip, more to come in another post :) </div>
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niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.com0Prague, Czech Republic50.0755381 14.4378004999999849.749331100000006 13.79235349999998 50.4017451 15.083247499999981tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-44019456362164790602016-04-19T20:38:00.003+03:002016-09-08T13:57:10.493+03:00Starting over<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Where should I start? I've been gone for over a year and a lot has changed. I've been meaning to get back into this for a long, long time, but somehow I kept putting it off. Now I'm finally back though, and more determined than ever to post regularly. Anyway, a little catch up is in order. </div>
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I stopped blogging last spring mainly because I was spending every waking minute in the library, desperately reading through the last journals, analysing my data and writing my dissertation. Months of procrastination got the better of me again, so the last month before the deadline was crazy busy. I managed to finish, though, and even got through my last few assignments and exams in May and June. As of November (don't even ask why the ceremony was in November instead of the summer) I've officially been a graduate with an actual degree. Kind of hard to believe I actually managed that considering how little of my time at university I actually spent studying.</div>
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When I was done with my last exams in June, I spent a few weeks enjoying freedom and spending time with my uni friends before heading back home to Finland. I had secured a job in Helsinki starting at the end of June and I was actually really excited to come back home to spend time with my family and friends here.</div>
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The job was meant to be a relatively temporary one while I looked for something else, yet here I am, 10 months later, at the same job. Don't get me wrong, it's a good job and I work with some absolutely amazing people, but I'm not exactly loving life. Which is why I have every intention of making some changes in my life that I hope to document here on the blog, too.</div>
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Right now, my life revolves around work, trying to keep up a workout routine, and attempting to figure out who and what I want to be. Since I graduated, I've been a little lost as to what to do next. I'm still figuring it out, chasing after that something.</div>
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I really wish I had more to post about, but my life for the past few months has been filled with the library, academic journals, staring at a word document titled 'DISSERTATION' and hoping I could get it done faster. I just have no life at the moment. The deadline is in exactly a month, and I should be done with uni in just over two months, which makes me happy and scared at the same time. </div>
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It is, however, time for the Easter break in a few days, and I am off to the Alps for one last time with the ski society. It's exciting and sad at the same time, I'll really miss these insane weeks of boarding with my uni friends. I just hope I can forget about all the dissertation stress for the week and make the most of it. Hopefully all my stuff will make it to the resort this time as well so I'll actually be able to do my job as the photographer.</div>
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We're going to Val d'Isère this time and I haven't been there before, so it'll be nice to explore a new resort. We leave on Friday and I just can't wait to get there for a week of snowboarding, apres and nights out. In preparation, here are some of my favourite songs from my snowboarding playlist.<br />
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I can't believe it's already the 9th of March. I'm so late with this post and everything else too at the moment. I did manage to go on a great road trip to Manchester and back the other weekend with a few friends to unwind, but other than that my dissertation is just slowly sucking out all the life in me. After a 9-5 in the library I have no energy for anything other than a bit of TV, food and my bed. It doesn't help that the deadline is getting closer and closer and I still have so much to do...</div>
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Anyway, here are a few of my favourites from February:<br />
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<b>Place - BRIGHTON</b></div>
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I loved Brighton as I've already mentioned in my previous post. It was such a lovely place with little quirky shops and streets, cute little cafes and restaurants. The beach was lovely as well, I'm so tempted to find time closer to the summer to go back.</div>
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<b>Restaurant - FOODILIC</b></div>
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I already raved about this restaurant in my Brighton post, but it was the best place I've eaten at in a while, in terms of both the food and the price. I went on their website to check if they'd have a restaurant closer to me right after I had finished eating, but sadly they're currently only in Brighton and London. Yet another reason to make me wonder why I'm not living in one of those cities.<br />
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<b>Word - CHANGE</b></div>
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There's a few reasons why I felt change was the word for this month. For one, I finally managed to start being productive with university work, especially dissertation, and other aspects of my life, too. That's felt like such a positive change, I've felt a lot better and confident that I'll actually graduate haha. I've also started to realise my live is changing a lot in the next few months since finishing university means I actually have to decide what to do with my life. </div>
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<b>TV show - SUITS</b></div>
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I've been obsessed with <i>Suits</i> for a while now. I had been meaning to start watching it for a really long time, but for some reason I never did. When I finally started in January (just before exams, of course), I couldn't stop watching. By now, I've watched almost all episodes twice, and I'm not even ashamed to admit it. It's a perfect mix of humour, drama and good looking men.<br />
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<b>Treat - CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES</b></div>
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I developed a terrible never-ending craving for chocolate chip cookies this past month. I just couldn't stop wanting them, and the local Sainsbury's had them on offer as well, just £1 for a bag of four cookies... I'm embarrassed to admit I went to buy them way too many times. I really need to step it up and get back to the gym this month. </div>
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<b>Song: BLACK ENGLISH - STAY WITH ME</b></div>
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I actually found this band through <i>Suits</i>. I was really in need of some new music, and this was definitely a great find for me. After hearing this I went straight to Last.fm and Youtube to check out their other songs, and although there are not that many, they are all good. I've been playing them on repeat for a while now.<br />
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<b>App - TODOIST</b></div>
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I've used this app daily since I got it at the beginning of February and it's helped me so much. I realised I needed a to-do list app to stay on top of everything I need to do from university work to applying for jobs, and it really has made a difference. I have it on both my phone and my laptop, and since I literally spend my entire day staring at the screen in the library, it's such a useful thing to have on the side of my desktop.</div>
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Although it feels like my dissertation and other university work are taking over my life at the moment, I found some time for a little weekend trip to Brighton last weekend. One of my best friends from back home is there for an exchange semester at the University of Sussex and besides wanting to see a little more of the south coast go England, I was in need of a good catch up with her. It was a great way to forget about all the stress of final year, too.</div>
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Brighton was such a lovely city. I could've spend much longer wandering the streets and exploring all the funky little cafes and shops. The colourful buildings, lovely beach (even in rainy and windy February), and pretty narrow street made me wonder why I decided not to apply to a university in Brighton when I was considering that option four years ago.<br />
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My friend also took me to an absolutely amazing buffet restaurant called <a href="http://www.foodilic.com/" target="_blank">Foodilic</a>. An all-you-can-eat lunch buffet for £6.95, and the food was absolutely amazing. I wish I had taken photos. </div>
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I would love to go back closer to the summer when it's a little warmer, I can imagine how amazing Brighton will be in the sun.</div>
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Brighton, UK, 20th - 22nd February 2015</div>
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January has been and gone (so fast!) and I thought I could start making monthly compilations of my favourites and other things that were in one way or the other important during the month. So, here's the January edition.</div>
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<b>Website: INTO MIND</b><br />
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Procrastination is what led me to this amazing blog. It's full of great tips on minimalism. I still haven't read nearly everything I want to on this site, but I have gone through a lot of her tips of creating a personal style concept. This blog is an amazing source of information and ideas on how to get a little more organised with your style.</div>
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<b>Word: PROCRASTINATION</b></div>
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What can I say... I'm the queen of procrastination. Websites (especially Pinterest), TV shows, books not related to my studies, YouTube, blogs... Anything and everything I could do to not study for my exams. Not great, but so much fun more fun...</div>
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<b>Wear: MICHAEL KORS HAMILTON</b><br />
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I got this bag for Christmas and was actually speechless for a moment after realising what I got. I've never owned a handbag this expensive before, all mine are from shops like Zara. Getting this has absolute spoiled me and I can already see myself having trouble buying anything other than genuine leather bags from now on... Before I kept telling myself that the more expensive bags weren't any better in quality and therefore not worth it, but this one definitely is better than any bag I've ever owned. I've been lusting after Michael Kors bags before as well since the quite simplistic but still elegant style appeals to me. My only complaint about this Hamilton bag is that my laptop doesn't fit in it so I'm still using another bag for university. Other than that, I have a major crush.</div>
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<b>Makeup: YSL SHOCKING</b><br />
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I bought this at the airport on my way back to the UK, and haven't stopped using it ever since. I used the YSL Babydoll mascara before this, and both are just so nice. This makes my lashes look much longer and thicker than most mascaras. It's a bit more expensive than what I usually like to pay for a mascara though. </div>
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<b>Book: THE SUMMER GARDEN (PAULLINA SIMONS)</b><br />
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Paullina Simons is one my absolute favourite authors. I randomly picked up her book <i>The Girl in Times Square </i>from a bookshop selling English books in St. Petersburg seven years ago, and it's still one of my favourite books. Later I found out she had written a book based in St. Petersburg called <i>The Bronze Horseman</i>, I obviously had to get it. Again, one of my favourite books ever. <i>The Summer Garden </i>is the third and final book of the series. The first book was definitely the best one, the second one and this were not as amazing, but still good books. I've now got through the series which is a bit sad, but also means I can move on to read some of Simons' other books, I already have one on my bookshelf at home.</div>
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<b>Food: OVERNIGHT OATS</b><br />
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I had been meaning to try overnight oats for ages and ages even though I was a little skeptical for some reason. I mean, it's pretty much cold porridge, and that can't be good... I stand corrected, it's all I've been eating for breakfast lately. My version is really simple, I just mix oats, chia seeds, almond milk and a tiny bit of vanilla whey protein and add banana slices and cacao nibs on top. <i>So good.</i></div>
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<b>Treat: HOT CHOCOLATE</b><br />
It's so windy and cold I've had way too many hot chocolates.<br />
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<b>Place: MY BED</b><br />
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The cold weather not only made me overdose on hot chocolate, but also made me never want to leave my bed. The thought of a full day in the library studying for my exams was another reason to make me hit the snooze button and pull up the covers for another half an hour. </div>
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<b>Music: HOZIER - TAKE ME TO CHURCH</b></div>
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Here's a few photos from the Val Thorens trip in black & white. I ended up having some decent photos although not nearly as many as I would've hoped. I'll probably post at least some apres ski and club shots later on, possibly some more photos of actual skiing and snowboarding too if I find stuff I like ones I properly go through them.<br />
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In my last post (which was ages ago), I raved about how excited I was to be going to the Alps and how I was going to fill this space with photos of the pretty mountains and so on... Well that isn't going to happen.</div>
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You know how sometimes things just really,<i> really </i>don't go your way? This trip was one of those times for me. Stressed out about final year (exams, dissertation and so on) I had a hard time getting excited for the trip in the first place which is very unlike me, I'm always graving for a trip somewhere. I managed to get excited just before going, but that ended the very evening we got to the resort. My bag somehow managed to go missing on the way or when we got to the resort, no one really knows or understands how. I mean how do you lose a bag from a bus? Somehow it still happened, only my snowboard bag and what I had in my hand luggage made it there. That meant I had my camera, my toothbrush, mascara and lip balm, my snowboard, my snowboard pants, a few hoodies and the clothes I had on me. That's not great when you're looking to spend a week there.<br />
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I've traveled quite a lot in my life and this is the first time I had a bag go missing. I never quite realised how much of an inconvenience it is to lose your stuff on holiday. I honestly spent the week on an emotional roller coaster: One minute I would be having fun with my friends on the slopes, at after ski or at a club, the next I'd remember I had no stuff and become really depressed. It didn't help I was already stressed out about other stuff, either. I just kept thinking about how much stuff I had lost and how much money I would have to spend to replace everything. </div>
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The bag that went missing had all my clothes, my make up bag, my camera charger, my snowboard boots and a bunch of other more or less essentials. It meant I had to spend a lot of money buying stuff I needed to get through the week. Note to self, and anyone else out there, do not forget or lose your underwear when you go to a ski resorts. All the shops are full of cool clothes for the slopes, but it was a pain in the ass trying to find underwear. Thank goodness for for the Spar supermarket... Another major problem was my camera charger being in that bag. Going there as the photographer for our university snowsports society, having your camera charger go missing isn't ideal. I took very few photos compared to what I had planned. As a cherry on top I came down with a flu on our last day there and had to sit through the 24h-coach journey with a fever, runny nose and no voice. Not happy. </div>
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Anyway, I survived and managed to have some fun, too. For Christmas I went back home to Finland. I was ill for most of it thanks to the flu and later a stomach bug, which really didn't make my stay the best ever, but it was nice to be home anyway. I've been back in England for a few weeks now, majoring in the art of procrastination instead of studying for my exams and working on the other million things on my to-do list... My procrastination however has resulted in the creation of the new header of this blog (let me know what you think!) and a ton of other ideas for posts etc which means it hasn't been all bad.<br />
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I hope everyone else's holidays were better than mine and that the year has got off to a good start! :)<br />
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It's been a crazy few weeks with assignments, I've practically lived in the uni library. I'm finished with my assignments for the year now and it's the end of term today, so even though I'm still really stressed out about my dissertation (or the lack of one), it's time for Christmas now. I'm heading back home to Finland on the 21st and although I can't wait, I'm so excited that I'm off to Val Thorens in the French Alps for a week before that with the BU Snowriders, the uni ski club.<br />
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I've been to Val Thorens exactly two years ago with uni, and I can't wait to get back. I love the Alps. The views, the slopes, the apres... If it's anything like the three previous uni ski trips I've been on, it's going to be mental. I'll sort of be working this time since I'm in the photographer of the ski club, but it should still be amazing. Can't wait for all that fresh powder.</div>
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Just have to survive a hellish coach journey there first. In 2012 it took us closer to 24h to get there. Not looking forward to that, but it'll all be worth it. I hope there will be a few sunny days like the ones last time when I took the photos in this post. I'm looking forward to filling this blog with ski and snowboard photography.</div>
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I know fourth year of uni is crazy busy and I should be in the library drowning in books, but that's just not at all been happening lately. I've found it really hard to motivate myself to do any of the work and this was probably the worst decision possible, but I took off and went to Lapland for a week, blissfully forgetting all my work ( the work I wasn't even doing when I was here).<br />
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Even though I got no sleep thanks to an early flight which meant I had to catch a 5am coach to Heathrow airport and spent 12 hours on traveling from Bournemouth to Levi, I enjoyed the day traveling back. I don't mind hanging out at airports, although they do make me spoil myself because hey, I'm on holiday. I had a blueberry muffin and hot chocolate for breakfast at Heathrow, which was the beginning of a week of horrible eating habits that, no kidding, made me gain more weight than I'd like to admit. </div>
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It was so nice seeing my boyfriend and some friends though that it was worth both gaining weight and avoiding university work. Just getting off the plane in Kittilä after 12 hours of traveling and feeling the crisp cold air on my face was the best feeling ever. I would exchange the rain and especially the cold wind in England for -15 degrees Celcius and snow any day.<br />
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There wasn't that much snow in Levi yet, but enough to make me extremely happy. There were a few slopes open as well, but I decided not to go snowboarding since I'm not a big fan of the front slope that was the main one open. Felt a little bad about it afterwards though, I mean any slope is better than no snowboarding, right? </div>
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I did spent one day helping out at a floor ball tournament, which made me miss playing so much more than I already did. My old team played so well though that I couldn't help but be really happy and proud of them. I got to be a part of their post-tournament sauna and club night as well, which was one of the best nights I've had in a long time.</div>
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After getting back to the UK Wednesday night, I've been trying to do some uni work, but not with much success. Just before I went away I decided I need to start spending less time on Facebook and in front of the TV and thought books could be the answer. I used to read loads when I was younger, but don't even remember when was the last time I finished a book that wasn't related to my degree. The books I have read outside of school in the last 5 years have mostly been some really light romance novels and shit like that, but this time I decided to make my reading count a little more. I went to Waterstones and WHSmith as well as the university library and Amazon in search of books on healthy eating and nutrition in general.</div>
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That has probably been the best decision I could've possibly made (except in terms of getting any of my essays done). I've now devoured two of the books I found, and in the process of reading the third. Especially Michael Pollan's <i>In Defence of Food</i> was a book I didn't want to put down. I know it's cliché and everything to say this but it really was an eye-opening book that got me thinking about what I eat. </div>
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As a result, my thoughts have revolved around food and nutrition for the past few days. I feel like I'm finally motivated to start eating better. In the past year and a half (since I moved to Lapland in June 2013) I've already made a turn for the better by eating salads, making smoothies and finding the gym again, but now I feel more motivated about this than I probably ever have. I've also fallen in love with reading again as a result, which just makes it all the better. </div>
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I just wish I could be this motivated about my university studies as well, but I can't really be too unhappy about that either if this means I at least improve my health. It might end up being more important than getting great marks after all ;)</div>
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I'm hoping my new found love for food and all things healthy will show in this blog in the future as well, but I know myself better than to promise anything. I would love to make this more of a lifestyle blog, mainly just to inspire myself and to keep this motivation and enthusiasm alive, but we'll have to see what happens. </div>
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On the topic of this blog, I want to say a massive thank you to everyone who comes to check out my posts even though they are so irregular and usually just collections of random photos. It makes me so happy to see I have a few followers and readers. THANK YOU!! </div>
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You probably didn't read that though, I bet I bored you with this super long post ages ago :D</div>
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Thorpe Park Resort, Chertsay, UK, October 11, 2014</div>
niinamariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17566968301268729739noreply@blogger.com1Thorpe Park Theme Park, Chertsey, UK51.4039456 -0.5143332000000151.3940401 -0.53450320000001006 51.4138511 -0.49416320000001tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7322635234244851083.post-26963152244533442092014-10-11T02:56:00.000+03:002016-04-19T13:21:47.375+03:00Streets of London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I had totally forgotten how much I love London until this week. I went there for a mini vacation to spend some quality mother-daughter time with my mum who flew here from Finland for four days. I absolutely loved spending time with her just walking around the streets of London, falling in love with the city once again.<br />
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We stayed at a small hotel in Kensington, which was perfect for us to be able to just walk anywhere we wanted to in central London. We went to some awesome cafes as well, my absolute favourite was <a href="http://www.lepainquotidien.co.uk/" target="_blank">Le Pain Quotidien</a> with their freshly baked bread, healthy smoothies and especially their speculoos spread. I definitely need that in my life. </div>
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We wanted to go see a musical at the West End as well. My mum had previously seen the Phantom of the Opera years ago and we went to see We Will Rock You when I first visited London in 2008, which is when I realised musicals are actually worth going to. After <i>a lot </i>of indecisive contemplation we decided on Mamma Mia, and I couldn't have been happier. It was such a feel-good musicals that had me laughing throughout. The stage was also filled with good looking guys (often shirtless), so it didn't lack eye candy either. Good music, humour and hot guys, what else could you possibly want?</div>
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I get bored easily and have always loved change and moving around, but that rarely comes without the pain of leaving things and people behind. My love of moving around was one of the reasons I wanted to get out of Finland in 2011 and chose to apply to universities abroad. I spent two insanely good years in England before placement year came around and I ended up in Lapland. My internship lasted 10 months and before it started I thought that would be enough of Lapland and Finland for a while again.<br />
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10 months turned into 15 and I would still stay if it was possible. I love this place, my life and who I've become here. I've changed a lot and for the better at least in my own opinion. I don't want to leave but I don't have a choice, I can't give up on uni when I have just one year left. Besides, I am also excited to see my friends in England after such a long time. </div>
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Before I came to Levi, I didn't have any plans for my future after graduation, the only thing I knew was that I wasn't going to come back to Finland. Now all I want is to graduate as fast as possible so I can come back here. I've learnt to not make any concrete plans too far ahead because my mind can change in an instant, but if too much doesn't change in the next 8 or so months, I'll want to come back to Lapland. </div>
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Since I don't have my camera with me for these last days in Levi, I won't get any decent shots of the gorgeous autumn colours this year. I used to hate this season, but last year I realised how beautiful it actually can be. September might be the best time of year to come to Lapland for hiking for example, since the millions of mosquitos have died by then and the nature is just gorgeous. I did a lot of hiking in the forests and fells both in Levi and in Pallas in September last year with my dog and took a ton of pictures, here are some of my favourites.<br />
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I know it's already September, but I still haven't done a post about the summer here in Levi. It was warm in July and August everywhere in Finland, even up here in Lapland. I've been at work most of the time and didn't get to enjoy it as much as I would've liked to, but then again all the mosquitos and other annoying insects sometimes make it a little less desirable to spent time outside in the summer... </div>
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I did get to go on a really nice river cruise through work one afternoon in July though, which was pretty great. The weather was perfect, there was a nice sand beach where we stopped, and most importantly, pancakes.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">The three photos of me were taken by Marika Lindström.</span></div>
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I've been annoyingly busy with everything lately and whenever I've had some extra time, I've just been lazy. I left my camera at my parents' house as well so until the 19th I'm dependant on my phone for pictures. I'm thinking I'll do a few Lapland posts with photos from last year and earlier this summer, there are a few shots I want on this blog.<br />
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These are my last few weeks in Lapland (for now at least) before I head back to England, I'll try to be a little more active when I'm there, bear with me until then...</div>
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We were only meant to stay in Zermatt for two nights, but we were not in a hurry to get back home and loved Switzerland so much that we decided to stay for a third day and night. We took the funicular to Sunnegga again but this time continued higher towards Stellisee at 2537m before walking back down to the village.<br />
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Zermatt was a gorgeous place, just like everything else we saw in Switzerland. Expensive, but so worth seeing. Definitely want to go back someday.<br />
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After Gornegrat, we rented mountain bikes and took a funicular to a Sunnegga, 2288m. The guy at the rental place assured us that this would an easy route even for a beginner like me, but we soon discovered that his definition of 'easy' was slightly different to ours. Narrow paths down the mountain with steep drop just next to the path, I had to have my fingers on the back break pretty much the entire way down. Although scary, it was fun at the same time and it was a great setting for more photos. We even saw a bunch of super cute marmots.<br />
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