Through the Looking Glasses

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when I went back home for Easter I had a long To-Do List, most of which consisted of catching up on sleep and clearing out my old boxes. Something else that was on the list was to get my eyes tested. I had been having trouble focusing on my reading if I had to do it late at night. My concentration was off and I couldn't bare to look at my screen for a long period of time. Whilst eye drops certainly helped with the dryness that resulted from the staring contest I had created with my screen, it wasn't the be all and end all. So there I went full nerves to the Ace & Tate store in Rotterdam to get my eyes tested.

Turns out I am farsighted, only slightly. It's not terrible really, it's to be expected when most of your family has had to wear glasses from a young age. Doesn't mean I liked it though, I was quite upset. Thankfully I have some great friends who talked me down: not a big deal, barely anyone has perfect vision these days. So I got over myself, but was immediately faced with the next hurdle: actually having to pick a pair of glasses. In store I quickly reached a consensus: most frames available are not suited to my round face shape *shrug* on to the next thing.

Winter Highlights

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It's April, it's spring, it's lighter outside, and it's getting warmer by the week. All round good improvements considering what 2018 has been so far. Since I've been away from this blog for most of 2018, I thought a recap was in order. I had planned for this post to go up yesterday, but forgot to schedule it before I left to visit my friend in Nijmegen. Now it gives me the perfect opportunity to throw in terms such as 'throwback Thursday' and "#blessed #grateful" like the true millennial garbage that I am.

If I'm being really honest I'm already looking forward to the summer. How much I'll actually get to enjoy it is another question because I'll be stuck writing a dissertation, but that's a problem for future Yonna. Let's instead focus on the past, in true history grad student style, and let me catch you up on some of my favorite moments,

2017 Best of Nine

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it's the end of the year -which I'm sure you're aware of- and this period usually calls for New Year's resolutions and some serious reflection. I'm not one for resolutions, I think the beginning of a month or year doesn't set the tone: you can start whenever you want. Having said that, I do think it's nice to look back on what the past year has done for you. Seek the highs and the lows, and discover what you wish to continue or drop.

Inspired by my amazing friend and ultimate blogger Eden (link to here blog here), I thought it was fun to do this reflection alongside my nine most liked instagram posts. Wouldn't be a true millennial if I didn't include something social media-esque right. So what made the cut, what did I learn, and what will change?

So Long, Farewell

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keeping in theme of my last blog post (read here) I thought inserting a little bit of The Sound of Music wouldn't hurt anyway. Today's post is about going home, going away, and feeling homesick. I've been in England for four months now and it has been quite the journey. Not just literally, also figuratively. I'm not sure if I've gone full Miley Cyrus - The Climb yet, but I'm definitely Climb Every Mountain (Sound of Music) level.

Meme, Myself, and I

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Today I want to tell you a little bit more about me, who I am as a person, and what keeps me busy. As the end of the semester is approaching and I'm getting ready to go back home the opportunity for school related posts are getting sparse. So let me take you through my week day by day!

Turning Twenty-Three

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Today is my birthday! I turned 23 and sadly can no longer sing along to T-swift's '22'. No hard feelings about that though, I wasn't the biggest fan to begin with. I've changed this blog post around quite a bit since I started writing it to avoid writing a paper that I have now finished.... Although right now I'm still procrastinating writing another paper that was due today at midday, let's hope this bitch managed to pull it off! edit: I did - slept for 4 hours but concealer is bae

The past year was very eventful. Despite the difficulties that come with finishing a BA, starting over in a different country, and trying to get ASOS next day delivery to work, I made some seriously good friends along the way. They've helped me grow as a person in more way they'd probably know, I haven't thanked them enough and probably don't think I'll ever be able to. You are the most wonderful people in the world, so thank you.

To start this new year, I wanted to discuss some lessons I've learned during my 22nd year. I'll warn you in advance that not all of them are happy-go-lucky, something you might expect from a birthday blog post. But rest assured, I'll definitely try to eat some cake today to compensate.

I hope you have a lovely wednesday, and here's five lesson's I learned this year:

yonnaway - an introduction

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If you've come across this post it is probably because you follow my instagram and want to know what I'm going to turn this project into. You are also most likely to know me pretty well already. In case you don't or just want to be a little nosy, I've set up this handy little list of things you should know about me before you commit to ignoring my weekly posts.