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Getting that Dutch diploma

Getting that Dutch diploma

31st March 2019

The second coming or a second language?

The second coming or a second language?

10th February 2019

Hey guys, did you know that it's Blue Monday today

Hey guys, did you know that it's Blue Monday today? AKA the most depressing day of the year?
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If you're feeling it today just know that you're wonderful & no feelings last forever. So if you're going through it, keep going, you're doing great. Treat yo'self & look after each other.
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If you're not feeling the blues, keep an eye out for that person who may need your smile or your time. You're wonderful too.
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Also this is the sunrise from this morning, and it's a beauty 😍 kick Blue Monday's ass ❤
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Lovely Alkmaar just before sundown. . On Wednesday

Lovely Alkmaar just before sundown.
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On Wednesday, @wightmodern and I took a trip to Alkmaar to have a little work date. .
I had been sceptical when she'd first suggested it, for I am easily distracted and do not work well with any form of background noise. She convinced me though & actually, its magical what you can do when sat between the foliage of a cute cafe ( @dekoffiemolenalkmaar ), with a few sweet treats ( I won't tell you the extent of what we ate and drank 🙃 ).
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As per usual, we saw very little of the actual city, because we were too busy eating, drinking, working and chattering away, but we did wander the streets on the way back to the train station and spotted a few gorgeous sights on our journey.
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The only thing that would have made me happier in

The only thing that would have made me happier in this photograph would have been a big granny blanket and an array of snacks. A packet of Flipz 🥨🍫, perhaps a pic'n'mix 🍬, I dunno, probably both. That rattan egg chair was dead comfy, and I wouldn't have moved if it didn't mean sitting halfway across the bar from my friends in a dug out corner, by myself.
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Y'argh? . I like how it looks like this pirate is

Y'argh?
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I like how it looks like this pirate is waiting for unsuspecting passers-by of the slagerij to pop around the corner. .
With that, it's time for a terrible pirate dad joke:
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What did the pirate say on his 80th birthday?
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AYE MATEY
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Any better pirate jokes are welcomed.
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Lucky me indeed. . . After a whirlwind weekend awa

Lucky me indeed.
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After a whirlwind weekend away in Utrecht with my pals & R's birthday 2 days ago, I've been a tired mess who just wants to eat carbs. Sorry, a tired, happy mess I should say, because I've had a fab few days.
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This waffle was ****ing delicious. I DON'T like spicy food. I'm a baby, so sue me. But this is @thestreetfoodclub 's Korean Waffle and oh my lord did I have an epiphany at the table. .
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It was hot, and spicy, and sweet, and salty, and moreish, and just oh my God all sorts of deliciousness and I'm not over it. It's got me wondering why I say no to spice. There's only one thing for it. I'm going back and having another one. Soon. One day. Not now though 😥. .
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Would you be tempted by this slice of heaven???
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You can tell from the white sky and glimmering flo

You can tell from the white sky and glimmering floor that it was a cold day. The cold that doesnt look so bad from inside the window, but bites at your face as soon as you exit the door, and makes you wonder whether leaving the house is actually worth it. It rained the whole time too. Almost invisible, insipid little droplets that matted my hair and soaked through paper bags, eating away at the birthday cards carefully tucked away.
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I still find you beautiful Leeuwarden, with your hidden canals & gingerbread houses, but damn you're hard to love when the rain is creeping up my sleeve and down my neck, past the safety of my apparently not-so-tightly wound scarf. I still find you beautiful NL, but damn you're cold in the winter time.
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So I was the only one who didnt really know what d

So I was the only one who didnt really know what dutty wine was, and actually, as soon as I Googled it I thought, "I've seen Rihanna do this". It's an (apparently dirty) African - Jamaican dance & there's a song about it too 🤷🏻‍♀️. I am not going to describe it to you, because that's not the point of dance, but I'm pretty sure you'll know it as soon as you see it
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Anyhoo, here's a picture of me in the Rum Club not dutty wining, and instead, supping on my extra fruity cocktail, called, I kid you not, 'mojito's having sex on the beach'. It was a concoction of Sailor Jez, pineapple, peach, lime, sugar and mint and it was like heaven in a (too small) glass 🍑🍋🍍🍹 .
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The menu is photo number 3: which cocktail are you having?
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thank you @nikki_noos_cooks and cheers 💕📷
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Happy New Year//Gelukkig Nieuwjaar you lot 🥳 ho

Happy New Year//Gelukkig Nieuwjaar you lot 🥳 hope you all had a happy and safe one 💕.
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What's everybody up to this side of Christmas?! Are you all back to work already or still eating leftovers? We took our tree down yesterday 🎄 - once Christmas had passed this year I was like 'bye Felicia' for some reason. Not very 'in the spirit' am I? Then again, I'm almost at a milestone birthday so perhaps I'm literally getting old?
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We are off to Utrecht today to celebrate another friend turning 3️⃣0️⃣. Yay! I love Utrecht 😍. This picture is from Leeuwarden yesterday. I went shopping and it rained on me ALL day. It was still a beautiful city though.
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Tell me how you are, how you're doing, and what you're up to!! .
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