Hello!
This is another week that seems to fly by in no time. My husband is studying again at school for his course during the day but in the afternoon we worked on our land which is so much fun. He loves nature as much as I do! We came back from Mexico on Monday and it was awesome to be able to escape the cold for a bit, relax at the beach and enjoy the Mexican heat and food. You like the picture above? I got a message a while ago that my son never smiles in the pictures I post. And again, he does not smile in the one above either we were on the plane back from Mexico. So why would you smile, right? No, seriously, he does smile a lot. He is a happy kid. But usually whenever I do have a picture with him smiling, something else bothers me about the shot so I post a different picture. He does have a serious side to himself for sure; especially when he tries to figure things out or analyzes (he got this from my husband). I think he looks cute either way. What else have we been up to? We have explored Ottawa more; the University and of course our land which is approximately 150 km away from Ottawa in the lake region. We took measurements and made some arrangements to see how and when we can start having the house built. Things are moving into the right direction, which is great. Permaculture and having my veggie garden – here I come! This is what I have been up to:
Reading: The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami. There was a lot of hype about his book when it first came out. For whatever reason; maybe because with 600 pages, it is pretty thick, I never picked it up. I thought it might be a great road trip read so I took it along. So far I can say that it is simply awesome. Murakami has a very special, beautiful way to describe things in thought-through details that blow you away. For example he describes how he cooks some spaghetti and believe me, I could taste them. I truly enjoy the book so far and don’t want it to end.
Watching: A movie I have watched several times already simply because it is so good. “The Unbearable Lightness of Being”. The book is even better. Isn’t this usually the case? I will write a review on the book soon! Check out the trailer here.
Enjoying/Looking forward to: Traveling more with my family and our land in Canada. I also enjoy the Canadian weather. It is just very cold and crispy but the air smells so good. A little reminder: there is no bad weather, just the wrong type of clothing you wear! I am looking forward to see my family in Germany soon and of course the Christmas Market in Coburg and the Honey-wine (Mead) stand. (“Soon, Papa! Weil wir warn ja scho a Joar nimma!”)
Impressed by: the way Canadian Snowplow companies clean the roads. It is done very efficiently and it seems they clean the roads of snow if it didn’t even start snowing. They are ready and ready here! I spoke to a woman at the reception desk of a hotel we stayed at in Canada and told her that I am not very comfortable driving when the streets are icy or when it is snowing. She assured me that I do not have to be afraid or uncomfortable at all. “If something does work in this country, then it is that the streets are free of snow and ice no matter what”, she said. Good to know!
Working on: This huge review of the Hyatt Ziva Cancun. It is a lot of work because I try to cover every little detail. We travel a lot and I am looking into working with some traveling agencies to write reviews for them. Great projects you guys! It is just amazing how many opportunities and possibilities are out there. One just needs to keep eyes and ears open. Especially your ears, if you would like to listen to this:
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