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Note added to Ask 20 friends to suggest one book, and read them all:
1. Samantha suggested 'Life of Pi' by Yann Martel ~ finished and loved it.2. Michael suggested 'The Internet is a playground' by David Thorne ~ the first e-book I will read3....(more)
18 days agoNote added to play hide and seek in a cool place:
Lasergame (which included lots of hiding) in the Pieterskerk, Leiden during Museumnacht 2013
18 days agoA. American BeautyB. Blood DiamondC. Chalet GirlD. Death at a FuneralE. Extremely Loud and Incredibly CloseF. Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie PoulainG. Grave of the FirefliesH. th...(more)
4 months agoNote added to Walk through a corn maze:
Tuesday August 21st, 2012 I went cycling with Hannah towards a village called Kamerik in order to get into the corn maze over there. The cycling trip was about 50 km and a lot...(more)
10 months agoNote added to Watch a meteor shower:
Just sat outside in the backyard of my mom's house, talking and in the meantime looking at the stars. In less than an hour 1 saw 3 shooting stars, and after that my mom saw so...(more)
10 months agoNote added to Visit 10 famous landmarks:
'Famous landmarks' can be anything, so I decided to follow UNESCO's list of world heritage as a criterium.1) Tuesday June 21nd visit of Buda Castle, Budapest 2) Visiting the H...(more)
10 months agoNote added to Shower underneath a waterfall:
Not just once, but several times during my trip to West Africa I got to shower underneath a waterfall! First time: Kota Falls in Benin, July 22nd.Later after a visit to Parc P...(more)
10 months agoNote added to Write a thesis:
Done! Handed it in on friday 29th of June, 2012 :D Now waiting for the mark I get for it!
11 months agoNote added to have dinner in a dark restaurant as if I am blind:
Even though it was a high-tea and not a dinner, the experience was the same. It is such a strange thing, but very unique and you enjoy your food and drinks in a completely dif...(more)
11 months agoNote added to Ride a unicycle:
When I created this goal, I called it a unicycle but I meant a 'penny-farthing' or 'high-wheeler' intead because I did not know the proper name by then. When I was in the 'Ope...(more)
one year agoNote added to Visit 10 Museums I have never been before:
1. March 11th 2011: Humanity House in Den Haag2. June 19th 2011: Magyar Nemzeti Múzeum (Hungarian National Museum) in Budapest3. June 23rd 2011: Néprajzi Múzeum (Museum of Eth...(more)
one year agoNote added to Visit every province capital in the Netherlands:
-Groningen, Groningen, March 4th 2011-Haarlem, Noord Holland, September 23rd 2011-Den Haag, Zuid Holland, October 9th 2011-Utrecht, Utrecht, November 13th 2011-Maastricht, Lim...(more)
one year agoNote added to Visit all streets of the Monopoly boardgame in one day:
Although it was not in one day, Dorinda and I did a extensive journey of a week through the Netherlands in which we not only visited all the Monopoly streets, but also added m...(more)
one year agoNote added to Visit seven cities which first letters form my name:
March 27th, 2011: Visiting Tilburg for a rowing competitionApril 23rd, 2011: Visiting Amsterdam, again for a rowing competitionJune 18-25th, 2011: Visiting Budapest for vacati...(more)
one year agoNote added to Watch a Cirque du Soleil show:
I went to see the show Corteo in Amsterdam. It was amazing! :D Really want to see another Cirque the Soleil show soon :)
one year agoNote added to Visit all streets of the Monopoly boardgame in one day:
Or as many as possible
2 years agoNote added to Learn the alphabet in sign language:
ABC: check! The rest... still working on it..
2 years agoNote added to Make a photo-album of my travels to the US:
July 23rd 2011, almost 2 years after coming back from my year as an au pair in the USA, I started working on a book with all the pictures and stories I made while being there ...(more)
one year agoA. American Beauty
B. Blood Diamond
C. Chalet Girl
D. Death at a Funeral
E.
F.
G. Grave of the Fireflies
H. the Hangover 2
I. the Interpreter
J.
K. Killers
L. Life as we know ...(more)
2 years agoNote added to Watch a Cirque du Soleil show:
Got an email about a pre-sale for the upcoming Corteo show of Cirque du Soleil in the Netherlands :D Going to book this week!
Update: Tickets are booked for April 12th!
one year agoNote added to Go Icekarting:
Miranda and I bought a cheap groupon-deal to go icekarting someday this summer!
UPDATE: Date has been picked, July 30th it will be!
UPDATE #2: Icekarting is great! Next year...(more)
one year agoNote added to Throw a drink in someone's face:
January 30th, 2012. Sine Regno on Asopos started out with a 'Biercantus'. The whole thing ended in a foodfight with drinks, so several people where targeted and hit with my ju...(more)
one year agoNote added to Have a foodfight:
August 31st 2011 was the date of the first foodfight I ever participated in. Immediately it was one of the biggest this globe has to offer. 45000 people throwing 12000 kg of t...(more)
one year agoNote added to Go on a spontaneous road trip:
June 11th 2011, Roadtrip to 'de Betuwe' which is a part of the Netherlands famous for its cherries. Driving around, buying loads of cherries, picknicking along the way. Wonder...(more)
2 years agoNote added to Do the polar bear swim on New Year's Day:
1/1/12: Together with my youngest sister I dove into the 'Noord Aa', a lake close to my parent's home. It was not as cold as other polarbear dives we have done, but it was sti...(more)
one year agoNote added to ride a rollercoaster 5 times in a row:
Even though it's not a rollercoaster, going into the 'Crazy River' splash-ride 5 times in a row works as well for me :)
one year agoNote added to Jump into a pile of leaves:
It wasn't too much of a pile but I jumped in it anyway when walking with my mom and my sister in a forest :)
one year agoNote added to Take a mud bath:
Whilst being in an Hamam with my sister (October 28th, 2011), we took an arrangement in which a mudtreatment was included. Having mud from head to toes, it really seemed that ...(more)
one year agoNote added to Read a book every month:
Hmmm, reconsidering, this task is not really specific as the criteria state:
The Criteria:
Tasks must be specific (ie. no ambiguity in the wording) with a result that is eith...(more)
one year agoNote added to go to a silent disco:
On December 21st, 2011 I went to a silent disco on an ice-skating rink with Laura and Hannah. Unfortunately I got an enormous blister as a souvenir, but it was awesome!
one year agoNote added to Win a rowing match:
First match of the season; 500m. We had to row this distance twice, and the best average time won. Which was us! Which feels great :D
Update: Second and third match won as we...(more)
2 years agoNote added to Perform a totally random act of kindness:
There was an old man struggling with his luggage to get off the train on time. Together with my youngest sister we couldn't just watch and see this man miss his stop, so in an...(more)
2 years agoNote added to Spend a night in a yurt:
Even in a cold November night, this is great fun to do!
one year agoNote added to Take high tea in England:
Whilst visiting my friend Dorinda, who studies in London now, we actually did not go for the real high tea-thing, which is actually not that big in England I thought it would ...(more)
one year agoNote added to Clean out my inbox:
Saturday September 24th: Started! Changed from hotmail into gmail :)
Sunday September 25th: Working hard to get things sorted out
Monday 26th of September: Done!
And now keep...(more)
one year agoNote added to Make a citytrip:
Tickets to Budapest, Hungary are booked!
Update June 26th: it was great!
one year agoNote added to Don't use internet for a week:
Whilst being in Istanbul with friends on vacation I managed not to use any internet for slightly more than a week. However, even with finishing this goal, I am still going to ...(more)
one year ago