GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN

Hello!

I haven't posted in a while so I figured I should post again. I've had an amazing week. How can all good things happen in one week? No idea, but they did.

Our great Greek Temple

This week we had a preparation week for our Greek trip we're going on. It made me really excited, even though it's still two months away. We had lectures (which were very boring sometimes, but also interesting) and then we had to use what we learned in the lectures to build a temple out of clay or greek fighting.

We also had to give a presentation, which was really scary. With a group of four to give a presentation in front of three teachers is really frightening, but I survived and we had a really good grade! I was so relieved.

I'm also really getting into photography and I'm practicing a lot. You can see the album if you click on the link below.

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A while ago I posted that I was really stressed about the BBC AWARDS with writing an essay. And I just heard this week that I got shortlisted to go to the finals! Seven out of a hundred were chosen, which is just amazing! I was so excited I couldn't sleep.

On Wednesday, my team elected me MVP of the season (most valuable player) and I was really flattered and of course flabbergasted.

I had an awesome week and I thought it was going to be the end of my week yesterday by getting my grades, but instead we walked into the class room and there was Greek food everywhere. Greek salads, greek bread, olives, ouzo. And we had a Greek lunch, such a total surprise! How can so many good things happen in a week? I don't know, but here I am. Enjoying the first sunshine of the season!
GIRLS JUST WANT TO HAVE FUN - GREG LASWELL

Some pictures!

Close by my house

At school, two of my friends

Shoes!

HEARTBREAKER

I really hate shopping... It is such a tedious pastime and well.. I've started to dislike it.
Today was the first time in three months that I went shopping and I really picked the right store to get into it again. Holland is already overpopulated and we went to the busiest shop in all of Utrecht (the H&M).
It was amazingly busy. I've never seen a store so busy. You had to push your way through to get places and because it's Holland everybody pushes back. Dutch people are really pushy and when you put half of the shoppers in this city in one store I can't imagine anyone liking to be there. It gets kind of suffocating.
Well, anyway. My mom and I had a great time and I bought a lot of clothes, because if you don't buy clothes for three full months you start needing a lot. It was very fun, but I rather shop on weekdays, because this was amazing.

I'm so excited, because this week is my meeting for my trip to Greece. I'm going to Greece in about two months and I'm really looking forward to it. I've been looking forward to this trip for the past 5 years and it's one of the reasons why you endure 5 years of latin/greek. My friend, Nicole, is going to have her birthday in Greece so she's going to be very surprised. My birthday is a week later. :( I wish I had my birthday in Greece, but going to Greece is so cool as it is already.

My next relief is my essay! I got it done and my teacher sent it to the BBC Awards! She thought it was really good and I hope the jury thinks so too. I had about 8 drafts of it! It would be soo great if I got shortlisted. You can win a trip to England and you can pick a writing course.

Tonight my family and I are going to a comedy club in Amsterdam, so that should be interesting. I think we're about to leave. So I'm keeping it short.

 Julia

PS. HEARTBREAKER - MATT WERTZ