Climbing and kultuurnatten

So, I am so excited to tell you about my new goal! Lately, I have not had so much motivation to work out. I figured, it is because I do not really have a goal. So now, I have a goal. I want to participate in the 19 km Strong Viking, next spring. So that might actually be something to write to you about once I am back from Sweden. Strong Viking is absolutely brutal, so I must start taking working out seriously again. I have to gain so much upper body strength. To start my preparations, me and Hanna went out to do some bouldering in Stadsparken here in Lund. We climbed for about 1,5 hour, after a 30 min run through the park. It was a very nice exercise, but I noticed that I must train this more often. It was a lot of fun to do too!

Yesterday evening, we had kultuurnatten or culture night here in Lund. There were all sorts of activities in the city centre. My friends and I took a workshop tango, which was the most fun, and we watched another friend perform at the big Cathedral! It was a great night which we ended at 2 A.M. after watching a movie.

So much for me right now! It is wonderful here in Sweden! Talk to you soon! Cheers!

Mountain biking

Today, I finally had the energy to start working out again! I went to the Northern part of Lund, where I had seen a park with some interesting tracks in it. The tracks were not especially made for mountain biking, but for frisbeegolf. However, these tracks went up and down hills, through forests and through narrow pathways between high bushes. Perfect for a nice mountain bike ride! So I went up there, and crossed around for about an hour. It was a lovely place, and it felt really good to get out there and work out again. I have made a work-out schedule for myself now, so that I keep on exercising! Let's see how that works out! No I am really tired and thinking of actually going to bed early, to rest a bit. Talk to you later! Cheers!

Birthday weekend

I have had the best weekend ever! This weekend was the weekend before my birthday. For that reason, my family flew in from Holland, to celebrate my birthday with me! It was so incredibly sweet of them to come all the way over here to be with me! The family arrived on Friday night, so we went to my aunt and uncle's house to have some drinks and some snacks. Afterwards, we went to the rented apartment and got some sleep. The next morning, we celebrated my birthday with a birthday breakfast. We ate really nice sandwiches and I received plenty and plenty of presents! Afterwards, I took my family into the city and showed them around. They were very eager to see where I have been living, working, and so on. It was a lovely day in Lund and the weather was great! In the afternoon, we did some groceries and went back to the apartment. There, the whole family (Swedish and Dutch) came together for a lovely birthday dinner (where I received even more presents!). It was a great night. The next morning we went out for some coffee, had lunch with the family and then it was time for everybody but my mom to leave, since they all had to work again tomorrow. It was a little sad to have to say goodbye to them again, but I am so thankful that they were here. My mom stayed one more day, and then moved on to Stockholm for another appointment. So that was my birthday weekend. I can't believe that everybody came. I am very grateful that I was able to see, hug and talk to them again.

Now, it is back to working again. And I will give you an update about that later. As for now, I am going to eat some leftover pie! :) Cheers!