Universal Studios and Island of Adventure with Lara in Orlando and this was so great! No words! It was AMAZING! Especially the Harry Potter world was so great! We tried the butter beer and this was delicious!! All the rides where it looks like you are really in the movie. Even the waiting lines were so great! The weather was also great! I wore shorts and t-shirts all weekend! On Friday we went to Disney Springs which is part of Disney World but then this is for free and this was really nice. On Saturday we went to Island of Adventure in Universal which was great and I loved all the rides! On Sunday we had breakfast at IHop and then we walked to the Universal Studios which was also really great! Unfortunately our flight was delayed and I finally got back home at 5:30 AM! I couldn't sleep in the plane unfortunately but on Monday I woke up at 9 and then I went to the gym. This made me feel much better.
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| Weekend trip to Orlando with Lara!
The week after I went to Orlando (January 13th - January 19th), I didn't really do anything special. I just had to work and the girls had all their activities again so I was busy with this. I also worked a lot on my TEFL-course and I called with some friends in the Netherlands which was great! It felt like I was sitting next to them. On Wednesday I booked my trip to Nashville with Linda, another German Au Pair and I am really looking forward to this! During weekend I met with a few German Au Pairs (Lara, Linda and Gian-Luca) and we watched a movie on the rooftop of my hostdad's apartment complex which was great. On Saturday we went to the Cheesecake Factory and shared some cheesecake which was amazing but soooo heavy! But I absolutely recommend it! It is also a great place to have lunch or dinner and it is not too expensive but just like other restaurants! And in the evening we went swimming and we watched a movie again. On Sunday I watched the girls for a few hours so that my hostmom could meet some friends for lunch and after that we went out for dinner at Marathon. After dinner I met with Marielle, (a Dutch Au Pair) and we talked a lot about everything which was great! She is already here for 8 months and she is going to extend her Au Pair adventure with another family!
This week (January 20th - January 26th), I worked a lot on my TEFL-course and I finished the 79-hour methodology course! It took me only two weeks to finish this so I am proud of myself! And I was really excited for my trip to Nashville with Linda! On Thursday, she came to me after work and she could stay here so we could go to the airport together. At 3:30 we woke up, and at 4:00 am we departed to the airport! Yeah Nashville, here we come! We were tired but to excited to sleep and we looked where we wanted to go first. We had a stop in Atlanta for 1 hour and a half so we also saw a bit of that city. The airport was soooo huge! Luckily we catched our second flight on time! When we finally got in Nashville, we took a lyft to our Airbnb which was very awesome and really close to the center! We unpacked all our stuff and we made a plan for the weekend. Then we went to the city and went to some highlights and we had dinner together at Johnny Cash's Kitchen and Saloon. We went to the Country Music Hall of Fane and Museum, Music City Center, Tennessee State Capitol, and in the evening we went to Broadway (the music row) which was so great! I loved the sounds from the live bands you could here everywhere. On Saturday we went to the Tennessee State Museum, Bicentennial Park, Parthenon Centennial Park and we went to a bar in the evening which was awesome. On Sunday we went to the largest hotel in the US, Gaylord Opryland hotel, which has 2888 rooms. We were so surprised with this amazing hotel! And you can just look around inside for free! Cool right?! After this we went to Grand Ole Opry (Music theater in Nashville) and we went to Cooter's Dukes of Hazzard museum (with cars from an older tv show) and this was also cool! Then it was time to get our stuff and go to the airport... Bye Bye Nashville! You were beautiful!!
Weekend trip in Nashville was so great!
This week (January 27th - February 2nd) It was kind of a normal and 'relaxing' week. I just had to work according to my schedule, went to the gym every morning, picked up the girls from school and brought them to their activities. We had a lot of fun together and we danced on Dutch Carnaval Songs!! I also worked a lot on my 'TEFL- course (Teaching English abroad). I am now at the grammar part of it, which is a lot, but I like working on it! I also called my parents and I helped them finding hotels for when my parents and my sister are coming (in April). We are going to make a tour to the East coast together and I am really looking forward to it! I can't wait to see them again! I miss them so much, even though I am not homesick! I also called with a boy in the Netherlands which was really nice! He is a really good friend and we used to do athletics together and during weekends we sometimes went out for a run together. It was nice to talk to him, because I don't really call with boys usually, because most of my Dutch friends are girls! My sister was in Rome this week and she didn't even have to wear a winter coat there so I was jealous of her! OMG! I wish I was in a warm country now, as it is really cold here now (and it is still not freezing... So I am scared for what is coming..) On Friday I went to Max Brenner, a chocolate Restaurant in Philly with Marielle and this was soooo good! I was really really full but it was so nice as you can see on the pictures down here! On Saturday I called my sister and I called with my best friend which was really great! I miss them so much! My best friend feels like my sister too!
The waffle from Max Brenner!!!
This week (February 3rd - February 9th) was kind of the same as last week. I had to work aa little more because the girls had noon-dismissal for 3 days, but day had a play date on Wednesday with one of their friends and they still had their activities so it was totally ok. I finished the most important parts of my TEFL-course (in only 3 weeks) so I am proud that I already made it so far! I finished the 79-hour methodology course and I finished the Grammar part which were both very hard sometimes. On Friday I it was exactly 5 months ago that I came to Philly! Can't believe it! Time flies! On Saturday I went out for lunch with Bereket, Prenisha, Karolina and Hendry in Fishtown, Philadelphia and it was really great! Afterwards we went to Hendry's house and played 30 seconds. After this I biked all the way back home and got ready for the Cluster meeting for tonight. We were going to watch a women's basketball game at a university. It was my first basketball game. And it was so cool! Especially with all those cheerleaders! And the University of Pennsylvania won the game!! After the game I went to Fashion District to meet with Lara, Linda and Gian-Luca at the game hall and this was fun! We also talked about the trips we would like to make together:)
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