We went to the Canary islands during Easter break, more precisely Lanzarote. It was absolutely beautiful and the weather was perfect. It was nice to get away from the cold snowy weather in Belgium. Will be posting more photos soon!

Totally off topic, but I was wondering... Is there anybody still following this little 'not so much updated anymore' blog of mine?

1,5 weeks into my internship and I'm finally getting the hang of it. It feels like I finally can do what I want and that the midwives trust me enough to do everything by myself. Sadly not a whole lot of deliveries. I saw one a few days ago... But haven't gotten the chance to guide/do one by myself. I'm hoping for tons of babies and lot's of learning experiences!

I've been sleeping in this little room and tried to make it feel a bit more home -y! Plants, candles, mood light... It's starting to feel like "my place".

Halfway in the week... But nonetheless... Have a good one!

For christmas I got a trip to Bruges which we decided to do a few days ago. I get why tourists fall in love with Bruges. It's cute, small and you can walk around for hours while staring at the old buildings all around you. I loved it! It was a nice break after all of my exams (which went very well, jippie).

Have a nice weekend! I'll be preparing and packing up for my internship in Hasselt, where I'll be working in the maternity/delivery ward and sleeping in the hospital for 6 weeks, yikes!

I found a collage maker online that seriously does everything, finally! I was always messing with image sizes to get pictures next to each other in one screen. Cutting off a few cm here and there. A whole new world has opened up for me! No more "only posting horizontal pictures"!

So what did I do here: all my facebook profile pictures crammed into one big collage. These pictures were always selected very carefully and all have some sort of story behind them. Like the day I bought my camera and had to take a self-portrait (2009). Or the day I decided to go pixie style and told the hairdresser to cut it all off (2010). Or the day I went to the park with my best friend and we took tons of pictures (2012). Or the day I though lama's were cool (it all started with this picture). Great memories... Time really flies!

Have a nice week!

Learn to like what doesn't cost much. Learn to like reading, conversation, music.
Learn to like plain food, plain service, plain cooking.
Learn to like fields, trees, brooks, hiking, rowing, climbing hills.
Learn to like people, even though some of them may be different... Different from you.
Learn to like to work and enjoy the satisfaction doing your job as well as it can be done.
Learn to like the song of birds, the companionship of dogs.
Learn to like gardening, puttering around the house, and fixing things.
Learn to like the sunrise and sunset, the beating of rain on the roof and windows,
and the gentle fall of snow on a winter day. Learn to keep your wants simple
and refuse to be controlled by the likes and dislikes of others.

- Lowell C. Bennion


Kelton: If all goes well I'll be traveling to Cameroon in september!

White paper quotes, capture the castle

What if money didn't matter - Alan Watts from Evoke & Evolve on Vimeo.

I saw this video about a month ago. It sticks... What would you do if money didn't matter? I honestly do not know. I've been overthinking the question for way too long, that I have forgotten what the first thing was that came to mind. I still feel a wave of peace whenever I watch the video, like a hug from your mom when you need it the most.

2013 will be a BIG year for me. I WILL BE FINISHING MY STUDIES by the end of the year with an internship abroad and after that... New adventures I guess? I'm very excited. So many things that will be happening. Having absolutely no idea where I will be or what I'll be doing after that is quite thrilling. But let's not get ahead of ourselves... Good things to look forward too! I hope 2013 treats you well, happy (belated) NEW YEAR!

SLEEPWALKING IN THE RIFT BY CARY FUKUNAGA FOR MAIYET from Laura Holmes Production on Vimeo.

And the countdown begins... Africa here I come. I will be spending 3 months in Cameroon working in the hospital as a midwife.