Monthly 4: August 2015

ANother month went by. Itwas a month woth ups and downs. I did one super amazing thing, and some bad things happened. Like my dad who was in an accident and me going into surgery.

 

 

1. In August me and my brother traveled to the Galapagos Islands. What an amazing place to be. We saw so many islands, not one island is the same. And there are so many beautiful animals, who you can get really close to. For travel fans and nature lovers, I can recommend the Galapagos Islands.

2. In the Galapagos, we also went snorkeling a couple of times. I never thought I would do that though. It was a bit scary, but I’m glad I did it.

3. I love arts and crafts and hand lettering is one of my recent new hobbies. I doodles this happy birthday card for my friend Inge and send her this pic.

4. Okay, maybe this is not one of my favorite things, but I had surgery this month. They removed vascular veins and now I have to wear this ugly sock for three weeks.

Absence

Tomorrow I will leave for Galapagos, for little over two weeks. Together with my big brother Frank I will start an epic adventure of beautiful nature and wonderful animals. I'm so excited! That means I won't be posting anything on my blog (reason why top 5 Thursday is already up). When I return, I will give you a full story with photos. So long and see you soon! X Joyce

Monthly 4: July 2015

It was a weird month. A month where I had to make a hard decision, discovered new friendships and it was shown to me that I have the most awesome family and friends. Here are my favorite moments of July 2015.

 

 

1. When I’m feeling down, my friends and family always know how to cheer me up. Since December 2014 there is a new person that does that too: Vayèn!

2. After a tough couple of weeks I made a very difficult decision: quit as a teacher and start something new. What that new is, I yet have to discover. But I went out with a bang, having a great time with my co-workers (Inge and Matty on the photo.

3. With that same Inge and Matty I went to the amusement park Phantasialand in Germany. Fun time, which also always needs some cotton candy. It’s so bad for you, but it’s also soooo good!

4. A couple of days after our rollercoaster adventure, Matty, Inge and I went to Cologne. We climb the stairs of the “Kölner Dom” (533 steps up, 533 steps down!). It was a fun day!

Monthly 4 - December 2014

The end of the year and a great month to end that year.

 

 

1. I saw "The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies" with my brother Frank and my good friend Chris. The last chapter of the epoc story and it was an amazing movie. It's my least favorite in the series, but it was still wonderful.

2. Off course I celebrated Christmas, as Always with my parents and my brother. I love Christmas. I got some awesome presents. Especially the chopping board with my name on it was great.

3. My mom and I went to Paris for a day. Paris is such a beautiful city and with Christmas it's also gorgeous. It was an exhausting day, but worthed.

 

4. The highlight of this month, probably even of the entire year, happened on december 30th. My best Irene, who I know since I was 6, had a daughter. Her name is Vayèn and she is beautiful. It was such a special moment to see them for the first time. Now I'm "aunt" Joyce, a new role that I'm going to fulfill with joy!

Top 5 Thursday: Animals I want to See in the Wild

After my wonderful adventure in Uganda, Africa last year I still have a big wishlist of places to go. And wildlife to see. I got to see some wonderful animals there, like gorilla's, lions, leopards, elephants, giraffes and hippo's. I made a list of the animals I still want to see in the wild someday.

5. Tiger
My brother is taking a trip to India next year to see the tiger. If I had the money I would go too, because tigers are such fascinating creatures. So gorgeous and breathtaking.

4. Polar Bear
I woud want to go to the cold world where the polar bear lives. Just being surrounded by all the white, I think that would be amazing.

3. Orangutan
Apes are one of my favorie groups of animals and I always likes Orangutan's the most. Now I saw the gorilla's I have two favorites, but I would want to see them in the wild as well.

2. Grizzly Bear
I love all kinds of bears, but this is my favorite. Wonderful animal!

1. Killer Whale
My favorite animals, such enormous creatures with so much grace. I think it would be a mighty feeling seeing them in the wild.

They Almost Made the Top 5: Panda, koala, wolf, emperor penguin

Top 5 Thursday: Uganda Trip Pictures

People who frequently check my blog know that I recently took a trip to Uganda, Africa. We took so many pictures that I decided to pick my five favorites. So here they are. All the pictures were taken by my brother.

5. Hippo
We encountered this hippo during a boattrip on the Nile. Some came very close. It's really hard to believe that they are very dangerous, because they don't look dangerous.

4. Crane
This is one of the national animals of Uganda and also one of the most beautiful birds I ever saw.

3. Baby Gorilla
This is just so endeering and adorable.

2. Impala
Impala's are very gracious and I'm in love with this photo.

1. Gorilla
The main reason I wanted to visit Uganda was to see the gorilla's in the wild. And I did, which was an amazing experience. And we made the most beautiful picture while tracking for gorilla's. This is just amazing.

Absence

Dear blog readers,

Tomorrow I will travel to Uganda, for 16 days. That means my blog won't be updated in that period. Off course I will give you all the insights of my trip when I come back. But there will be no "Top 5 Thursday", "In My Mailbox" or "Movie Trailer Sunday" for a while. When I return I will pick it up again. See you soon!!

Joyce