Flashback of 2013: Roses, trips around UK and beautiful sceneries!

JANUARY:

Fikk jeg en nydelig bunt med rosa roser fra min kjære...

 My dear gave me a beautiful bouquet of roses... 

...Flydde jeg tilbake til England etter en lang juleferie...

...I flew back to UK after a very long Christmas break...

...dro på en herlig og inspirerede interiørmesse...

...went to an inspiring interior exhibition...

FEBRUARY:

...Reiste jeg til nydelige Bath, en by full av historie, sammen med Alina...

...I went to beautiful Bath, a city full of history, with lovely Alina...

...Satte jeg sammen og tok bilde av det som ble mitt første og siste bilde av et planlagt antrekk....

...I put together and took pics of what became my first and last picture of a planned outfit....

MARCH:

...Dro jeg til fantastiske Manchester, sammen med herlige Shirley, som tok introduserte meg ordentlig til kinesisk mat...

...I went to the fantastical Manchester, with lovely Shirley, who properly introduced me to Chinese food...

...hoppet jeg på bussen til byen av Collages, Cambridge, sammen med tre herlige jenter!

...I travelled to the town of Collages, Cambridge, with 3 amazing girls!

...Og jeg reiste hjem på påskeferie og nøt norsk luft og idylliske landskap. 

...And I travelled home for Easter break and enjoyed Norwegian air and landscapes.

- xox The Girl on Edge

September back then!

Thought I would do something fun, and have a flashback of all my September's since I got my first digital camera, meaning from 2010-2012. (I didn't get my SLR before 2011). Enjoy :)

2010:

I had a thing for doing my nails in all kinds of colours and patterns, although I weren't very good at it. And I loved decorating my phone, obviously.

Two of my friends moved to Trondheim and I was going to live with one of them!

My bestie was now my neighbour, and both where quite excited about it!

I had a very cool haircut which I loved.

My bestie's boyfriend also moved with her and all four of us had so much fun!

We also celebrated my bestie's b-day with eating sushi <3 We had already reached desert on this pic.

And I had a very awkward style, which I back then just loved to death.

2011:

September in 2011 started with me buying two pair of shoes on eBay for the first time. 

I had over the spring/summer started wearing eyelashes. Everyday. I was crazy hooked on and inspired by Japanese fashion. Mainly Gyaru. 

My favourite hairstyle was the bun on top of the head, and I loved wearing fake nerd glasses. 

I also bought cool caps from a kpop site, and I loved these TEAMLIFE caps to death. Still do. 

I was also addicted to the baseball jacket, and bought one whenever they where on sale. 

I often fell asleep on the couch doing homework or reading magazines. 

And since I purchased my dear Nikon 3100 in august 2011, I  walked around in the city snapping pictures of whatever!

2012:

4th of September  was the day I flew over the sea to Wolverhampton in UK. I was going to do my last year on my bachelor there. 

I had my first cup of Starbucks coffee, ever. I was thrilled. 

I was travelling down with 3 other Norwegian girls and we spent days exploring around. 

After getting a house to rent, we learnt our route to the school and saw the building we would spend lots and lots of hours in. The School of Arts and Design building. 

We also had to go to an English bank and get us English debit cards. 

And I kept drinking Starbucks coffee whenever I had the chance. 

Introduction week and first week on uni was kind of boring so I read a lot of interior magazines ad started folding them just for fun. 

We had a lot of animals in the backyard and there was birds bathing on the little roof outside my bedroom window whenever it had been raining. 

I learnt that wine was very cheap in UK, and often spent evenings reading books for my dissertation accompanied with a glass of wine. 

We also established pizza Friday pretty early and loved it!

And having lived with only a shower for years, I used the bathtub in the house frequently. Accompanied  with a glass of wine and incense of course!

Next up I'll do a summary of September 2013 if anyone is interested :)

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Returning to home, but leaving a lot behind

Uh-oh. It is time for a bit heartfelt and touchy blog post. Because in merely 5 days I am moving back to Norway. Back to Trondheim. My city, my life. Moving in with M, my boyfriend! That is something big. It is exciting, I am looking forward to it so much. To live with him. To start my career. Which to me feels like starting my life for real. M is coming to UK tomorrow to spend the last days here with me, to help me out e.g., and I appreciate that a lot.

But, no matter how happy I am about all this a part of me can't help but feeling tiny bit sad too. I am leaving more behind than what I expected I would when I first landed in Birmingham Airport September 2012. There is a lot of emotion laying in between the walls of School of Art and Design at University of Wolverhampton. Although I have just been there for 1 year. It is something about affording to walk to Starbucks in lunch breaks and buy a big black coffee for take-away. About cashiers saying "are you alright, darling?" or bartenders saying "are you being served, love?". This politeness that was awfully awkward the first months, but which I have now grown used to.

And I have connected and made friends. From Uk, China & Romania. I never thought I would meet people I would click so well with, and which I dread splitting with. A sweet girl from China who is always happy and spread happiness. An incredible singer from Romania, who thought me that designing isn't about liking it when its going good, but to love every aspect of the process. Two girls I love discussing cultural differences with, or to just watch a movie with Chinese subtitles too.

In the end it is not the place it self I am leaving, I am leaving the people. People who will leave too. Girls who I hope to stay in though with for as long as possible. And I regret nothing. The stress, frustration. The anger, the relief. The joy and being constantly amazed. I have grown so much as a person this year. If somebody asked me if I would do it again, the answer will be no. But if somebody as me if I would recommend doing a year abroad, the answer will be a big big yes. You will learn so much from it. You will learn new things about yourself.

This year has been amazing!

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