I'm more and more aware

that happiness depends only on oneself.

"On the street....Mother & Daughter, Milano"

I think this photo by The Sartorialist is definitely worth posting. (click for larger view.)

Send Me to the 'lectric Chair - by Maddin

Because of Rotterdam's International Film Festival, this movie is screened on a permanent loop at the top of this building. In the film you can see Isabella Rossellini being slowly fried on a wooden electric chair. (crappy photo, I know.)

People visiting Rotterdam.

Vladimir, Phil Collins and Paula.

My first CSS.

Actually very cool.

Found on karmernet.nl (rooms for rent)

Ik heeft weer een kamer te huur in rotterdam west maar ik ben een man van 61 jr met een herderhond en ik ben wel een naturist bus dat moet je wel weten.

I have a room to rent in west Rotterdam but I'm a 61 year-old man with a German shephard dog and I'm a nudist, you should know this.

The office.

Icelander little boy.

My son from Gunnar Konradsson on Vimeo.

By Gunnar Konradsson

I recommend to click on the link to watch the bigger version.

I could easily wear this.

Etsy store has some mighty cool stuff.

From the class window.

While learning Dutch, we have this inspiring view of Rotterdam. (Click to enlarge)

Pretty little match box.

Inburgeringscursus.

I'm attending an inburgeringscursus to learn Dutch and about Dutch lifestyle. These are some of my classmates. Non European residents in the Netherlands have to do this course if they want to apply for a Dutch passport. It's free and really intensive.

We get along.

Juicy plant.

On thick ice.

On thick ice. from Rachel Sender on Vimeo.

Nothing quite as wintery as walking, dancing and playing around on a frozen lake. Lovely sunny day made it even nicer!
This is in Kralinger park.

We all felt so jealous of people with skates.

Winter Wonderland.

Everything's looking cold and beautiful.

Me mudo.

Este ha sido mi hogar durante los últimos 9 meses. Ahora me voy a otro piso más cerca del centro y viviré con Charlotte. Recordaré con cariño mi primera habitación en Rotterdam.

Comfort food for cold weather.

Soup is one of the best inventions. So cheap, easy, yummy and easy to share.

Things I couldn't throw away.

While clearing out my junk at my parents', I found stuff that brought back fond memories. Here's a mask I made at school. Rainbows and planets where quite my main theme since I was about 5 till I was a teenager.
My mother gave me (or lent me) this troll. I found my own, a more modern version with red hair, but I like this one better.
The doll I made myself and filled it with cotton balls. She's a sleepy head.

Speak and read computer I got from when we lived in the States. It didn't teach me much but I liked it's voice. Sometimes it was a good substitute for a bedtime story.

My teacher's glasses.

Pesetas. Old and new.

A photo of my Australian friend Emily and me. I wonder what she's doing now.

The book "Be nice to spiders" helped me appreciate insects. The spider in the book was called Helen, so I think my sister must feel a special bond with this story.

Clown in musical drum. I never really liked this one much, but I think the tune is nice.