Jane's Bonnet: Christmas, Random Stuff and Updates

At first I decided to write this weblog entry in German, but suddenly... I don't know why - I just felt like English >D So strange. But maybe it has something to do with my discovery of a certain "Christmas song", although I wouldn't describe it as such. The first time I heard this song was in the movie version of "P.S. I love you" and completely fell in love with it from the very first minute. But then... I lost track somehow. It was somewhere in the depths of my mind, but it was not something I was really looking for. Then yesterdy while driving - or should I say slidding? - to a class reunion I heard it again in the regional radio programm. Well~ that was the impetus. Now I'm sitting in my room and listen to that song over and over again <3
Ah! The song's called "Fairytale in New York" by The Pogues.

Unfortunately that song reminds me of itchy feet .__. Especially the Irish elements in the middle part. I found myself excessively browsing YouTube for Irish music and stuck to The Dubliners... I adore that kind of music, but listening to it is so hard. Because I know I'm in Germany right now. No pub-feeling, no people in t-shirts walking through snow, no St. Stephen's Green park, no Dundrum shopping mall, no "bus stops", no shore in Gorey, nothing *sigh* In fact my one-month stay in Rathfarnham/Dublin was everythin else than nice. My host family was horrible ("mum" and "dad" were unemployed, had three children and six other guests from different countries. Me and my room mate shared a room of approximately 7m² - and all 13 people one bath room. Aweful :/ When you have to be punctual for work...geez. And some more things I'm going to tell later or in the following entries.), work wasn't that great either, the weather was very "Irish" >D But somehow... when I was back in Germany I didn't feel complete anymore.
I don't even know what it was that made me truly, truly love that country. Maybe the people, maybe the language, maybe the landscape, maybe just sitting in the park reading a paper and listening to German tourist that go by and think of you as a native. Haha, i'm on the verge of tears. Again. I have to go back. I feel it. I have to study hard, save money (I don't have) so that I can spend at least a semester abroad. That's my greatest wish.
Sadly my computer crashed and I lost all photos of the time back then. Precious memories of mine. Luckily I met a former class mate yesterday and she told me she could send me some of them. I hope she will keep her promise.

But now - enough with that depressing stuff.
As I mentioned earlier I attended a class reunion. I was completely overwhelmed! I was looking forward to that meeting but I didn't expect that so many of my old class mates and even teachers would come! Naturally I wasn't all buddy-buddy with everyone, but I was a nice experience to see each of them again. We talked about our plans for future, the past and lots of things we considered as insider jokes back then. I talked to someone about what happened between us and the reason we had no contact and she fully understood. I hope she will contact me, so I can see whether she's serious. I didn't mention our argument in front of the others - they didn't seem to care. So I didn't either. But it was a great evening nevertheless and I stayed until the end - where we ended up at McDonald's eating burgers and ice cream xDD
I even enjoyed the time speaking with my former teachers. Unfortunately my history teacher left early (work in the next mornning *cough*), so we had no chance to have a conversation. But he promised to attend the next reunion as well! =) I like him pretty much, he was one of the coolest teachers ever. And the first one to mediate history succesfully >D
The most amazed I was about the conversation I had with my German and English teacher. Great people, who I respect deeply. They said they are content with me, because I chose the way of studying. They said they would have been disappointed if I had begun to work immediately. And that it's no wonder I chose the way of writing and expressing myself, cause that's one of my talents, they stated. I felt happy and relieved after they told me that. I always feel insecure and hardly belive in my own skills. It's nice to hear I don't strive for something unreachable for me. I wrote a report about StrawbellyCake, singer, voice actress and dear friend of mine. She said she liked it pretty much. Makes me happy :3 If there's anyone interested in this article, I can post it here in German or translate it. So, tell me! :3
I will push myself more. I need to do more for my future life.

Eww~ Long entry is long! Now some photos to catch the remaining Christmas spirit <3
(All photos are taken with my cell)