Away for a week

Tomorrow I am going to Zwiesel so won't be blogging for a week. The performance I went to see last night, "Puzzle" by Sidi Larbi was pretty good! Clever ideas and beautiful formations, however not the best dance piece I've ever seen (Akram Khan's "Desh" is still my favourite!) Afterwards me and two girls from my dance school went back to my building to go to the bar. I twisted my ankle walking down the stairs which has swelled up; unfortunately today I could only do the ballet barre and then had to sit down the rest of the day with an ice pack :/ Not a good way to end the last day of the half term! But at least now I can rest it for a week and hopefully it will be okay by the time I go back to dancing. I also bought an Iwanson hoody :) Always fun getting new clothes!

 Autumn in Munich is so beautiful, I think the main difference is in England because it rains so much all the leaves get mushed together, whereas here it doesn't rain as much so you can appreciate all the colours of the leaves! Here's some pictures :)

Also I just had to take a picture of my made up recipe because it looked so good! Pasta, red kidney beans, asparagus and cheese yum yum yum

Other than that it's weird to think that I have a week off dancing! Time goes so quickly. Looking forward to having a break (and for my foot to heal) but I'll miss dancing! Have a good holiday if anyone else has a week off!

Bis bald,

Larissa

I'm an old lady

Yesterday we had to do the plank for four minutes (and our usual sit ups everyday etc) so today I'm walking around like an old lady, every muscle hurts! After the half term I have to do a "training programme" full of sit ups, press ups etc etc to strengthen everything as my teacher says I don't have enough strength in my muscles (I don't think I'll be able to walk by the end of this)
On Thursday I am going to the theatre again! Munich has a dance festival starting this Thursday for a week; I wont be here next week as I'll be seeing relatives so I'm happy I get to see at least one show! This dance piece is called "Puzzles" and its the premiere so it should be good :) It's getting colder here and its so hard getting up at 6am :|
Tchuss!
Larissa

Clubbing, sleeping, eating.. ONE WEEK LEFT TILL HOLIDAY

This weekend I have been pretty lazy (okay really lazy) as I went out Friday night first time clubbing in Munich! I went with dancer friends and also a girl who lives in my building :) Shots were 50 cent and it was a hilarious night! Was nice to go out clubbing again as that was my first time since a month?! I spent Saturday half watching TV and half falling asleep; however I did venture out to go to Tengalmann to look for tofu. Tengalmann is a bit upper class than LIDL or Penny so it's generally more expensive and so I never shop there. I sadly didn't find Tofu but did half give up as I was so tired and wanted to go back home. In the evening just went to the lounge to see some German friends and then went back to sleep ^_^

I am spending my Sunday cleaning and generally being lazy because my Mum's coming on Thursday! One more week left then it's already half term :O It's gone so quickly I don't even feel like I'm ready for a week off from dancing! We're going to Zwiesel for the week to see relatives etc so should be good. Tomorrow I must venture to Deutsche Post to pick up my parcel which is English tea :) German tea just isn't the same!
This weekend it's been around 20 degrees and sooo warm in the sun!
Pretty much my weekend :)
Larissa

Long day at school

Today we had a 3 hour ballet lesson as our Jazz teacher wasn't here so we had ballet instead. Not looking forward to tomorrow when everything hurts! We also have a different teacher for two weeks in modern who does a lot more floorwork which is really exciting :) Although bruises are increasing on my legs and hips...

At the end of stretching class today we had to lie on our backs and relax, then 10 minutes later we had to roll onto our side and relax.. Our teacher then said thanks and bye very quietly and left. 5 minutes later no one had moved so I got up and started getting ready to leave. Turns out no one had heard her say bye and they all thought she was still in the room ahahah they were awaiting her instructions. Here's a pic of them all sleeping/relaxing on the floor.. sorry the picture refused to rotate?!

Now I need to get some sleep :) Its sunny here but getting colder!

Larissa

My room and cake

Short note on dancing: On Friday in improvisation we did "Gaga technique" (no this is not anything to do with Lady Gaga...) in which you have to constantly improvise without any breaks, eg drinking water, leaving the room.. We did it for 35 minutes but usually you do it for an hour. It was really good!  Looking forward to when we next get to do it, I'm liking improvisation class more and more :)

Today my Auntie came round as it was her birthday and she brought with her homemade plum cake (the plums are also grown from my Granddad's garden) which was cute :)

 The plums look a bit burnt... but it was still yummy!





She also brought tons of food and so yet again I am fully stocked up on food! I think it will last me the whole three years ahaha :) After we went out for dinner in our usual restaurant.

I have also cleaned my room AND done my clothes washing, amazingly I haven't had a nap today! Anyway my little room is starting to look nicer so here are some pictures of my bed. Note how the postcards are spreading on my wall so thanks for sending them and keep them coming! :D

The massive cushion is so squishy and comfy, its the main reason why I fall asleep when I get home from dance school as it's so good to have naps on!

Tomorrow I am back to dancing and then have the "welcome evening" in my building where I meet all the new people :) Should be fun! 

Larissa

A Food Post

Just a little update, I made Knoedel the other day (Bavarian recipe that are like dumplings) which were really good! Sadly my gravy tasted horrible and I ate too much :( But here's a pic anyway!

I got a package today which is a massive book from umm I don't even know who, the German Government?? Its because I registered that I now live here. Anyway it's just a big book with lots of info on Munich and welcoming me to Munich, so maps of where I can go, of the U bahn, buses etc etc. Very nice!! Thanks Munich :)

On Monday I have to go to a "welcome evening" in my building where I live for all the newbies like myself haha, should be interesting!

Last night I watched The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button.. It's a good film but a bit predictable? I thought the end might be a bit more interesting... But you could tell what will happen right from the start :S

Today I went shopping in Olympia Einkaufzentrum and only bought some socks and stuff for my place (German fashion just isn't the same as English!) I now have scented candles (sorry the picture is so crap, my phone didn't like the bright light of the candle) and then tried to make veggie burgers from scratch. As I don't have a blender and had only half the ingredients, I basically made a recipe up and it kind've turned into a breadroll with a lot of filling... It was still amazingly yummy though!! Aubergine, red pepper, red onion and tomatoes yum yum :) 

Tomorrow my Auntie is coming to visit me and its her birthday woo! We will probably just go out for dinner somewhere :) 

Ein schönes Wochenende!

Larissa

Sleeeeeep

All I do everyday when I get home is sleep, then I wake up, make food, and sleep till the next day. Weirdly enough I'm loving Jazz which I didn't think I would as I've never loved it that much before, but its so fun to do after you've spent the rest of the lessons working to get your turn out, posture, arms etc right and at least in Jazz you get to dance and move a bit more :) One teacher said "good Larissa" to me today and I almost died from happiness! Doesn't get better than that ahaha.
Not much else to say! Just eaten so next on the list is sleep, looking foward to the weekend as this week I've literally had no energy!
Larissa