First day of the year

Today almost all universities in the Netherlands started their academic year. I however, won't be participating because I have chosen to take a gap year. It feels awesome and scary at the same time, but the awesomeness probably prevailes. It feels great that I don't have to do anything this year. Ofcourse that doesn't mean that I am going to do nothing (I actually have a lot of plans), but I'm free to do only the things I want to do and I can choose when to do them. Usually I'm a big planner. I always have some sort of plan so it's very different to not know what the year will bring.

When I was 17 I had to do an internship for school. I really wanted to go abroad but I was also scared. I went anyway and it turned out amazing. It was my first time being in an other country on my own. I got sick, my phone died and I got stuck in an other city for about a day, but everything turned out just fine! I was proud of myself for not freaking out and finally doing something that I wouldn't have done before.

New things are sometimes scary, but when you have done it, you will feel so good about it!

This is the first day of my gap year and I've already done something new. A couple of days ago I went running for the first time with my friend Sophie. We ended up mainly walking and talking and we ran very little, but I realized that starting to run woudn't actually have to be that hard. So today I bought running pants and went for my first real run! Furthermore I signed up for a Coursera course called A brief history of Humankind

Graduation gala

A picture of our graduation gala! From left to right: Sophie, Chantalle, me and Suzan.
My friends and I had a blast. It was so much fun to see everyone dressed up and watching our former teachers go crazy on the dancefloor.

 This photo was taken in front of our school at the reception at school. From left to right: Lieke-Rosa, me, Chantalle, Sophie and Suzan.

Our graduation will be next thursday, so then I'm finally done with highschool!

Catching up

I totally forgot about Music Monday this week because I was to bussy and I got sick. Next week there will be music again ;). I am participating in Camp NaNoWriMo's July session (my goal is to write 50.000 words) and I've been bussy keeping up with my wordtrack. So far I am doing pretty good.

Yesterday my friends and I got together and we watched Silver linings playbook. After that we dressed up for a reception at school and our graduation gala. We had a great evening and soon I will post some pictures ;).

Furthermore I got into Maastricht University's Science programme, but I'm not sure yet if it is really what I want to do. I still would love to take a gap year and travel.

A rose from a stranger

Yesterday my friend Suzan and I went to an openday of an university. We visited a presentation of Nutrition and health, Earth, water and atmosphere and Enviromental sciences. We went there by train and on the way there we both received a rose like this from someone. I love it when strangers do stuff like that, it makes my day.

I'm still not sure what I'm going to do next year. My plan changes almost every day. There is just so much I would love to do! Earth, water and atmosphere and Environmental sciences seemed very interesting, but I'm also still thinking about studying Medicine, Astronomy, Psychology, Rehabilitation sciences or just taking a gap year to travel, work and learn a new language. It's so diffucult to choose! Suzan sugested that I should make a list of all the things that interest me, so that's what I'm going to do.

Now I'm supposed to be an adult

Last tuesday I turned 18. In my country that means you're supposed to be an adult. I don't really know if that's the same in every country. I'd love to know, so if someone does?
It's a very strange feeling that one day, you're just a teenager and then the next, you're an adult. I don't really know how I feel about that. On the one hand I'm excited that now I can do (almost) anything I want, but on the other hand; you also gain a lot of responsibilities.

But I thinks, the feeling that there is so much I can do now perseveres. Because there are just so many things I can't wait to do!

I still don't have a clue about what I want to do next year, so I hope it'll all be clearer in a few months. Traveling and taking different courses around the world seems fun, but I have to be realistic; it will be very expensive.

My biggest wish for coming year is to graduate, so hopefully I will.