England for Christmas

Whitney and Rae came to Europe to see me!

Since we were here for Christmas alone, my friend Alex arranged for us to stay in her parents friends guest house, and we had Christmas with her family. It was such a lovely week! We really got along with Alex and her family and all the people in the village! we were staying in Doncaster which is a small village about 45 minutes from Leeds!

The big days we had there-

Night out in dirty Doncaster:

We were warned by all the adults that Doncaster is a crazy place to go out, especially on a Friday. They were like cover your drinks, and stay in groups. They were definitely being dramatic. We had so much fun! We started the night by pregaming with Alex and her sister and her parents and there friends! They gave us so many shots. These adults can really drink! The peoples house we are staying at is Jamie and Claire!

We love Jamie, he is such a good guy, and he really wants to go to Wisconsin!

So anyways that night we were blackout drunk before we even got to Doncaster.

The clubs were so fun, so danced, drank loads and it was a funny night.

Leeds for the day: 

We went to Leeds for the day with Alex, and it is a really cute city, we looked at all the sites, had spoons ( best pub around) and tons of cider!

Christmas day: 

This was definitely my most memorable Christmas so far, we really bonded with this family so it felt like we were right at home, we had presents in the morning, food all day, and such a wonderful Christmas dinner.

The best part was after we all napped from being so full we started playing American drinking games with Alex's parents.

We ended up getting so wasted with them that we played never have I ever with them, we took shots, and chugged way to much alcohol. By the time we went home that night I was shouting " Get out of my moms car" in my shite American accent. It was a hilarious night.

I don't know what it is but i have such a nice bond with Alex's step dad, John. He was just so cool, I really enjoy him!

Friends Christmas party: 

The next day after Christmas, Alex had to go to her dads for Christmas. We ended up going to brad and Kate's house ( Alex's parents friends) and we were blasting classic 90's songs, Clair the shot queen ( literally she is the queen, I have never seen anyone give out shots like she does) was so on it with shots that every one was shitty drunk, and even all the adults were. I was hanging out with all the old men ( I cant help it I love Older dads and they love me).

The adults were writing bad shit on Brad and Kate's car and blaming the children, The dads were twerking, I kissed Claire, had a 30 min conversation with the dads about there sex life, and danced a whole lot. It was a hilarious night!

Manchester: 

I was so excited to go to Manchester! It is a city I have always wanted to go to! It is a very hipster place, it reminded me of Portland, but better. I fit right in.

we went to go see Affleck's, which is a an alternative department store selling club and fetish fashion, new designer clothing, surfwear, accessories, henna tattoos, and piercings. It is located in the Northern Quarter, which is like the student area.

It was a super cool place, it felt like you were walking into a different era!

Next we went into some vintage shops, ate a nice dinner. 

We walked around and looked at all the buildings and sites. 

We ended the day at a nice little cozy bar! 

It was a great day, I also really enjoyed being able to see the North of England because I have only ever been to London and oxford! I loved it. I don't know what it is about England but it has my heart


Over all this was such a lovely time in England. I loved having my two best friends there, and they got to meet Alex, and her family was so fun. I will truly miss them all, it was hard even saying bye to Jamie, hes sucha great guy, but he promised he will come to Wisconsin!

Exchange in Den Haag 2016

It was Ted's 21st Birthday the other day. Instead of just keeping it to our main friend group we decided to invite ALL the Exchange abroad. It was over 100 people.

All those people in Ted's small apartment. It was one of those nights.

TONS OF PEOPLE CAME.


It was so nice to hangout with everyone from class or that you only see once in a while.

We all got so drunk, tons of pictures.

It was a moment where you stop and you think, I am so lucky.

I was talking to everyone, and anyone.

The party got so out of hand that we got the cops called on us, it was so funny.

We then ended up going to this dancing club.



The Spanish girls taught Euan how to salsa so he was salsaing up a storm.

Him and I drunkenly danced the salsa for 15 minutes in that club, we were so in to the moment that we even had people stopping and watching us. It was hilarious.

We ended the night with some joints with our student hotel friends, and I was barely alive.

The next day I was talking about how drunk I was on the walk home back from the club, and all my friends looked at me and said, " Victoria, you rode your bike home last night."

That's how drunk we were, and I loved every second of it!

Date with Euan

Euan came over to my room the other day and said that he was bored of sitting around and thinks we have been wasting our time.

So we hoped on our bikes with no plan and just decided to see where the night took us.

Our first stop was this coffee shop that was also a bike shop.

They had no wifi, so Euan and I sat there sipping our coffee, and just talking.

Next we went to this Irish Pub across the way. It was one of the coziest pubs. We ended up drinking way to many La choffees, and chatting with the old Dutch people next to us. They thought we were funny.

While outside we talked about our familes, and my brother jordan. It was fresh, raw conversation. It is my absolute favorite when Euan and I have these conversations.

We then went to this restaurant my friend recommended to me called, Little V. It was a Vietnamese place.

It was the best restaurant! We got carried away and ordered huge cocktails, appetizers, and 3 main dishes to share. It was worth it.

After loving our meal we  went to yet another pub, this one was called, the American Bar.

In here we ordered more pints and met these dutch guys who had a vietnamese wife, and they were loving Euan and I and thought we were married, then proceeded to tell us that we need to get married since we are not married.

After leaving this bar to meet our friends out we were already wasted.

I know it sounds just like a normal day, but that is not the way it felt.

Euan is one of my favorite people in this world.

We did my favorite kind of day where you just run around and adventure with no plans. The conversation and the love I felt with Euan this day was what made it special. Those are the best days.

I don't know what I will do without Euan, I dont think he knows quite what he means to me.

Friendmas

Our friend group had Christmas and it was one of the most magical days. Everyone came together for our last night all together, because people are leaving or wont be back before others leave.

I think knowing this was one of our last nights all together added a certain feel to the night.

We were appreciating the moment, and each other.

Everyone was dressed up in Christmas colors and sweaters. The apartment had a Christmas tree and Christmas lights.

We made a massive meal again and sat together drinking and eating.

We did secret Santa too, I think it was the best secret Santa I have been apart of yet.

Every person really thought about the gift that they got the person. It was so sweet, we all opened them and guessed who had us, then after we all opened and played with our gifts. It was like we were little kids.

Ted had me and got me a digital camera. It is so vintage and cute. I also forgot how fun it is to take pictures, and then have to wait to see them till you develop them!

We smoked, and talked, and even all got a little sad drunk together. We are going to miss each other so much. It is getting so hard.

It was such a warm night, one i know we will all look back on.

Phillip, who doesn't show emotion that much, broke down into a heavy cry. It was actually really beautiful.

I spend a lot of time being sad when I think of leaving these people who changed my life, but my friend Ginnie here made a good point the other day. How lucky are we to have each other. to have something so good, so full of love, and happiness that it is tearing us apart inside to leave.

I will never ever forget the people I met, how i changed, and all I did and saw while on my semester abroad.

CopenHagen, Denmark 2016

We had another trip to Copenhagen right after Budapest. We were all in rough conditions so this was a more low key trip. We also only had 2 days there.

The first day we arrived we walked through the city center seeing all the Christmas lights ( Copenhagen is a huge Christmas city)

we headed home pretty early so we could be up early to take advantage of our only full day.

We stayed in a airbnb that was 1 20 min and then 20 min walk away from the city. It was no big deal because it was beautiful and the walk was actually quite nice.

That full day we saw so much.

We went to the castle, and walked through the park

We went to a Christmas market, and walked through the famous area of NewHoven with the pretty colored houses.

Copenhagen is so beautiful, and quaint. It feels like a classy city ( nothing like Budapest that we just experienced)

We ended up eating at this cool food truck place that had tons and tons of stand of different foods from all over, it was everything.

We went to go see Freetown Christiana.

It was as actual hippie Commune.

Freetown Christiana is a mix of homemade houses, workshops, art galleries, music venues, cheap and organic eateries, and beautiful nature. It is still a society within a society, for an example you cannot buy a house in Christiana. You have to apply for it, and if successful, it is given to you. The area is open to the public – even with guided tours, run by the local Christianities.

It has tons of graffiti and a skate park, and what I think may have looked like the warmest, little cafe where the people that lived there with the food they make and grow make meals. 

We then walked around Copenhagen some more enjoying the sunset and some hot chocolate.

Instead of spending tons of money at the bars ( It is SO expensive there) we decided to get wasted at the house, and boy did we.

We had our typical card game, get drunk fast time.

We ended up doing tons of beer funnels and people got weird. 

Nin shaved Teds chest and back again while drunk and was cutting him while Nicolette had his mom on face time watching this while we are wasted.

We all started showing each other our nipples.

Nicolette dared me to climb the tree and Alex dared me to strip so I started doing both at the same time.

classic fun night.

Copenhagen was a good trip!