December Favorites

Another belated monthly favorites blog post. Enjoy!  

Achievements

I finally found a flat for my semester abroad. To tell the truth, I’ve already been keeping a watching brief over this apartment for a couple of weeks, but due to my indecisive personality, never made up my mind about it. So after carefully reflecting on all pros and cons, I finally took it because I really couldn’t be bothered to look at more ads. I am going to share a flat with a Spanish and a Scottish girl who are both a few years older and consequently probably a lot tidier/responsible/mature than me. The flat is located directly in the city center, in ten-minute walking distance from the translation and interpreting faculty. YAY!

Food

On an awfully rainy day in London, I rediscovered my love for ramen, a Japanese noodle soup. It’s more like comfort food for a day at home or when you’re freezing and want something warm to fill your tummy up. Give it a try!

Drinks

Nothing beats a hot chocolate during the winter time. Spray some whipped cream over it, throw some marshmallows into it or sprinkle cinnamon over it – whatever pleases your heart.

Series

Apart from the previous favorites like “Modern Family”, “New Girl” or “How I Met Your Mother”, I started watching “Suits” and “Dexter”.  “Suits” is a TV series about a law firm and the power struggles between the employees. My boyfriend recommended it to me and I gave it a try as we were dealing with the subject of law anyway. Not only is the main storyline gripping, but the shown cases also illustrate perfectly which qualities a lawyer should have and how difficult the negotiations can be – though they did add a little bit of Hollywood drama.

Talking of drama, the second series which I started watching and caused me quite a few sleepless nights was “Dexter”. It’s about a guy named Dexter whose mother was murdered in front of his eyes when he was a child. Dexter was adopted by the police officer who found him, but never managed to suppress the urge to kill people. Luckily, his father found out and trained him to leave no marks behind and only take the lives of criminals who were set free. When I think about it, I’m not sure whether I really like the series, it has developed into a sort of hate-love, because I cannot help watching more episodes, but at the same time the suspense is killing me and I often look away during extremely thrilling scenes as I can’t take the excitement. Yes, I’m a pussy, I know.

 Travel

I just came back with sore feet from a 5-day sightseeing trip in London. That’s also my excuse for not having blogged recently. More on that another time though, I've got to get some sleep. Stay patient with me.