The Semester is ending ! Finally ! So let’s talk about holidays. It will be the last big holidays for 2 Years ! So we have to enjoy it ! That’s why I decided to travel to Brazil in July. But why ? Let me explain. When I was in Berlin, I met Bea, my other half ! The first time I saw her, I was lost in this big city. I was alone, I thought I would never get over it. I didn’t understand German, so I went to the German courses. I arrived too late and the teacher, who was German, didn’t let me get in. And Bea came. We were both in the same situation. If the teacher hadn’t done this, maybe I wouldn’t be here telling you this…

So we talked together, half-German, half-English, and we decided to have a drink. We talked for 3 hours or even more. After three or four pint, we met Brazilian guys. We played drum and guitar all the night at the edge of the Schlachtensee lake. I learned so much. New culture, new life, new people. I began for the first time in my life being myself. After my accident I was lost, that’s why I decided to get away from my damn past life and start a new one. Life is to short, and I decide to live one day at a time. And Bea totally understood me, as I understood her ! Overnight we were friends. So we decided to meet us every day for lunch. My courses were boring, very boring. I have learned fundamental Math there. In German ! Could you imagine one second, being in a lecture hall with a hundred people , speaking German. I was a goldfish lost in the sea! I had to switch on my way. So I stopped university, and I began to work. I learned Math to secondary school pupil. I’ve earned a lot of money. So we began to travel together, to Czech Republic, Poland, and Denmark. It was very funny. We didn’t care about days, we did what we wanted to do. Everything went well for us. We started to search together what I could do in September. And we found IMAC. I was so excited, and she was too. But while I was looking for a school, we realized that we won’t be together the next year. It was sad but we decided to live one day at a time so that’s it !

I came to Paris in September, I walked away from Berlin. We kept in touch with Bea. We both knew that we were going to meet again. But when ? That was a big question.

So, I went to school, I’ve met new people, I‘ve learned new things about me, about others, about work … But I miss my life in Berlin. And one day, in December, I was looking at my bank account …. 1000€ more than usual ... I called my bank which told me that it was from Erasmus. I called Erasmus which told me that they forgot to give me the money during my exchange with Berlin ! What did I do with this money ? I bought a round-trip ticket to Brazil !

Last WE, I went to the UK’s capital with Julie, Marilyn, Joris and Arnaud

First Day : Friday

We arrived in London at 6 A.M. by coach … 8 horribles hours, trying to get some sleep before arriving !!!

At the Victoria station we met a brazilian couple and we decided to meet us again saturday at the Big Ben at 2 P.M.

So first lets find the Youth hostel and put the luggages.

After a good breakfast, we decided to walk around Soho (Piccadilly Circus station or Oxford Circus station). It was getting light…. It’s good to get some fresh air. We decide to take a walk along the Thames bank and get some sleep in a graden

After this break, we took the train going to Brixton, the Jamaican District. We walked around the Market and I found a awesome African Tissues and some Reggae Records.

Then we met my friend Lucille (old friend from south of France) and we went to Camden Town.

Second Day : Saturday

Today, it’s the Touristic City tour. So we’ve started with the Tower Brigde, then we walked to St Paul and along the Thames bank to the Houses of Parlement.

We met the Brazalian couple at the Big Ben. After a small walk we arrived to the Green Park. They learned me some Brazilian Words and they invited my to meet them again during my trip to Brazil in July.They are very nice people. They are going to Paris this week !!!! We’ve seen squirres. Marilyn falled in love with one of them !!!He smells her Finger !!!

Then we went to the modern tate to see an exhibition and visiting the moder museum. We’ve seen some Viennese actionism, it was scary !

We came back to the hostel and meet this Brazilian couple to a crazy night !!!!

We were surching for a pub but it was later than9 P.M. … No Beer anymore !!! Oh my Goooood !!! Martini is thirsty, so do I !!! We finally found a bar wich gives us Pinte. We met there two Belgian and we went to a club together. My friend Lucille meet up us. Somebody stolle my Wallet, but inside, it was just my ID card, my Student and my Credit Card. But sometimes it happen, it’s just part of the Adventure;-)

Third and last Day : Sunday

Today is the market’s day and it’s times to spend our last Pounds !

We walked across the Camden Town market and buy some staff. Then we met again the Brazilian couple in Nothing Hill the old Jamaican District (Nothing Hill Carnival of Caribbean population). We found THE Record Shop, I’ve ever been in my life !! Everything, they had everything of what I was looking for !!! From old Reggae until new English Dubstep !!!

With Arnaud we went then to the Police Station, for the report. We had a picnic in the waiting room !Then we’ve met Marilyn, Julie and Joris to a Coffee shop. We went back at the hostel to prepare us for the comming back to Paris !!!!

Amsterdam … what can we say … Every word wouldn’t be enough to describe this city, the amosphere in there !!! I went there with Julie, Marilyn and Adrien by train ! We slept by a guy that I’ve meet on Couchsurfing (Website where people who like trips help each other and offer Couch, …, of course there is no money, just trust in each other !).He has a very nice flat in the Joordan district.

We had a very great time in this city ! We rent handsome bikes, and we rode around the city, between Canals, flowers market, flea market ! Our couchsurfer Marco, show us nices pub, nices places to listen Jazz ! It was cold but so nice ! We had a good weather (for north city I mean !)

In one word : AWESOME !!!