Sunday 15 December 2013

Hannah goes... home for Christmas!


Can't I just be sent by mail?
Last year I was so fed up with all this commercialized Christmas crap and couldn’t wait for it to be over. This year, I’m really looking forward to it. Why?
Because I’m flying back to Hamburg for Christmas.


I already have many little Christmas presents and can't wait to give them away ^_^

I'm flying to Germany on December 16th and will return to Newcastle on January 2nd.


Merry Christmas everyone and a happy new year!

Saturday 14 December 2013

I like to move it, move it! ♫ ♪

It’s official! :D I will be moving to another house in January, right after I come back from Germany. It’s just a different area of the city and it’s very close to where I live now, but it’s nicer and the rent is a bit cheaper.
At the moment I still live in Byker. The area is alright I guess, in my view it’s not as bad as everyone here says it is. But comparing it to Heaton nearby, you can already see a huge difference just from the general appearance of the area. And Heaton is where I will move in January.

Byker (the street I live in now)
Heaton (the street I will move to)

Wednesday 4 December 2013

Hannah goes... running


Jesmond Dene
When I realised that I wouldn’t have any time to join any of the sports teams here at Newcastle University, I got a little sad. I love sports and I really need some exercise here.

So since joining a sports club is too time-consuming and signing up for a membership at a local gym is too expensive, I decided to just go running every once in a while. At least that’s something.

At first, I went running by myself across the neighbourhood, exploring areas I hadn’t seen yet. But after a few times, I started to meet with other students I got to know here to go running together in nearby parks. That way it’s a lot more interesting and the motivation to get up in the morning and go in the first place is a lot higher, too.




shoe tree in Armstrong Park
Now I’m running 2-3 times a week and it feels great. And the parks (Heaton Park, Armstrong Park, Jesmond Dene) are really lovely.

old mill in Jesmond Dene
gotta love the morning sun <3