How different Newcastle is when the sun shines!
A city known down south only for its grey, dreary industrial buildings, its football club, its own brand of ale and its incomprehensible accent continues to astound me every time I go exploring.
Yesterday, as I cycled back from university, I was reminded of a time when I was walking back to my uni house with a good friend of mine.
We had walked via the local park, chatting as friends do about the most random of topics, when suddenly my friend stopped dead.
"What's the matter?" I asked
"Come here- you have to see this!"
So I walked over to where he was stood, followed his gaze across the park, and instantly I saw what he meant.
I couldn't see any buildings!
Now, for those of you who don't know Newcastle, let me just explain how unusual that is. Newcastle is built in a sort-of bowl shape around the quayside and the city centre. So a normal view of the city from a viewpoint half an hour's walk outside the centre would include an awful lot of houses and skyscrapers and churches and other buildings. The trees in this particular place just happened to align with every skyscraper, church spire or building, and allowed us to see the natural surroundings a little closer to how they were originally intended to look. What a blessing that was, to know that this industrial city can be so incredibly beautiful, if only you know where to look!!
I will certainly miss this place.
Alles Liebe,
Louise
x
P.S. It's now snowing here... I think it's time for some childish fun!!
Saturday, 27 October 2012
Friday, 19 October 2012
"never trust a man who left alone with a tea cosy does not put it on his head"
so today, I want to ask you a question.
Have you ever seen a tea cosy, and felt the need to put it on your head??
Well, I certainly have, and I don't think I'll ever really understand why.
Some people say, that because a tea-cosy is so similar in shape and size to a hat, it seems logical to want to try it on your head. Even if you know it's a tea cosy. But that would seem a little silly, if you know that it's meant to be put over a teapot, wouldn't it?
Apparently not. The internet is crazy about it- google has 2,480,000 image results for the phrase 'tea cosy on head', and there is even a day (27th October) dedicated entirely to wearing a tea cosy on your head for Charity (National Wear-a-Tea-Cosy-On-Your-Head Day)!
White Stuff (who are organising the campaign) have managed to rope in celebrities including Jessica Wright, Jamie Oliver, Harry Hill, KT Tunstall, Newton Faulkner and Ben Shephard to help out as well. They're all donning tea cosies and posting their pictures on White Stuff's Facebookpage or tweeting them with the hash tag #teacosy to raise awareness and funds for 85 charities.
The third annual day takes place on September 27, with last year raising over £30,000. Tea cosies are being sold online for £3 from August 28, and on the day, White Stuff shops are hosting tea parties instore.
Personally, I'm rather excited. Life is so much better when tea parties are involved, and to think that you can drink tea, look silly and raise money for Charity at the same time can surely only be a good thing!!
So what do you have to lose?
Alles Liebe,
Louise
x
Have you ever seen a tea cosy, and felt the need to put it on your head??
Some people say, that because a tea-cosy is so similar in shape and size to a hat, it seems logical to want to try it on your head. Even if you know it's a tea cosy. But that would seem a little silly, if you know that it's meant to be put over a teapot, wouldn't it?
Apparently not. The internet is crazy about it- google has 2,480,000 image results for the phrase 'tea cosy on head', and there is even a day (27th October) dedicated entirely to wearing a tea cosy on your head for Charity (National Wear-a-Tea-Cosy-On-Your-Head Day)!
White Stuff (who are organising the campaign) have managed to rope in celebrities including Jessica Wright, Jamie Oliver, Harry Hill, KT Tunstall, Newton Faulkner and Ben Shephard to help out as well. They're all donning tea cosies and posting their pictures on White Stuff's Facebookpage or tweeting them with the hash tag #teacosy to raise awareness and funds for 85 charities.
The third annual day takes place on September 27, with last year raising over £30,000. Tea cosies are being sold online for £3 from August 28, and on the day, White Stuff shops are hosting tea parties instore.
Personally, I'm rather excited. Life is so much better when tea parties are involved, and to think that you can drink tea, look silly and raise money for Charity at the same time can surely only be a good thing!!
So what do you have to lose?
Alles Liebe,
Louise
x
Wednesday, 17 October 2012
Welcome!
This is the majestical blog, on which you will be able to follow the ins and outs of my unique and exciting life, should you so wish.
So what I wanted to do today to kick things off, is just to tell you a little bit about myself.
I am a keen salsa dancer, musician and linguist, from a farming family on the south coast of England, and I'm setting up this blog as I wanted to document the exciting whirlwind that is the lead up to my year abroad next year. It's only mid October, and I already have to start planning it!!
Our second briefing for the Jahr im Ausland happened today, and quite honestly I'm overwhelmed. So many things to consider, organise, decide upon, and all in what seems like an extremely short space of time. This time next year I will hopefully have already been in Germany (or Austria/Switzerland... I still don't know!) for a number of weeks, maybe even months, and I just wonder how different my life will be then.
So I hope that you'll enjoy having a little nosey around, and I will try to keep my blog updated as and when I can!
Alles Liebe,
Louise x
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