by Hayley | Sep 7, 2015 | Blog posts, Life
It’s only been a few weeks, but this is a steep learning curve.. I’ve learnt that… 1. As soon as you are engaged, you are expected to know when the wedding will be. 2. Flowers seem to be important. To everyone. 3. Everyone expects you to know...
by Hayley | Aug 30, 2015 | Europe, Life
The last time I wrote about school, (apart from the Der, Die, Das disaster) I was in Guatemala studying Reiki. Now, I am studying German in Austria and thoroughly enjoying being an international student. Don’t get me wrong, German isn’t easy (see my last post) but I...
by Hayley | Aug 24, 2015 | Blog posts, Europe
Denmark. You really live up to your name. I have been trying to think about how best to describe you but travel writers before me have already done so well. Instead I will paint a picture. You are walking down the street, along the footpath and taking care to look...
by Hayley | Jul 26, 2015 | Europe, Life
Recently people have been asking me how my German lessons are coming along, so I thought I’d give you the real story. German isn’t the hardest language to learn, but it isn’t the easiest either. Why? Because everything has to be classified as male or...
by Hayley | Jul 18, 2015 | Blog posts, Europe
Recently it seems that every Friday afternoon I find myself in a new country. This is not as exotic as it seems – Bratislava is only an hour away by train – but it certainly has been fun. Vienna (Austria), Istanbul (Turkey), Budapest (Hungary) and...