#BACARDITRIANGLE

ONE _OF THE MOST EPIC EVENTS _ON THE PLANET _IS ABOUT _TO TAKE _OFF

OCT 30^th - NOV 2^nd

This Halloween, BACARDÍ^® rum flew 1,862 guests into a legendary party in the Bermuda Triangle.

Three charter jets from London, NY & LA flew the world’s hottest artists and invited guests to a private island in the Caribbean Sea, to party in one of the most mysterious places on earth. Headlined by Calvin Harris, Kendrick Lamar and Ellie Goulding, the three-night music spectacular got the world’s biggest artists together for a gig of epic proportions. And I was a part of this!

 

It all started at 4am, October the 30th. I needed to hop on the bus & coach to go to Gatwick airport. After checking in, a team of Bacardi peeps popped up & we spend an hour in the Bacardi Lounge, where Bacardi people served some breakfast and drinks. It all sounded surreal, when I got the mail saying I'm going to fly to Puerto Rico for Bacardi Triangle.. Couldn't believe it, till I got my flight ticket.

The flight was kinda crazy, as non other than Ellie Goulding sat in first class. We had a couple of hours for watching a movie or taking a nap, till the crew started to serve Bacardi drinks like Cuba Libre! We played Bingo, danced around and just had fun.

9 hours passed by like 90 minutes

After checking in & unpacking our bags, we checked out the pool party at our Waldorf Astoria El Conquistador resort, we stayed in.

We ended up going to bed around 1am & woke up at 6am - which was 10am London time.

As it was dark outside while we check our room, the next morning was mind blowing! The view was just epic!

You can even see the private Island the concert was at

Friday was one of the best days in Puerto Rico as we had brunch, went to the pool and had a little nap around midday. Later on that day we went kajaking at a bioluminescent sea at Bio Bay in Fajardo. As I couldn't take my phone, here is a picture of google. This was probably the most amazing thing I've seen in years!

We went back to the hotel after kajaking, changed our clothes and went to the Halloween pool party in a waterpark close by.

TO BE CONTINUED...

CEMETERY & SHOPPING DAY

Sounds funny huh?

Well it's kinda cool to have a cemetery like 5 minutes from the place I am going to call "home" for the next year. 

It looks really scary - even in daytime. Loads of peeps are going with their dogs for a walk to this kinda cemetery parkish area. And as my HostFamily got 2 lovely dogs, we (the boys, J (their current AuPair) & myself) went there. I can tell you, it's an amazing place & this old "castle" on the picture reminds me of Tomorrowland.

I'd like to shoot a movie in here or o a photoshooooot!

After walking the dogs, playing around & having a little picknick in the cemetery, I've went to PRIMARK (Oxford Street) to get some typical stuff, which I couldn't fit in my suitcase. 

#1 rule: Do not take many socks, if there is a Primark around. Just go there & buy 5 or 7 pairs of socks for 2 pounds :)

#2 rule: Do not take loads of money with you while going into Primark, as you would like to buy more than you actually need.

#3 rule: BE BATMAN!

FIRST THINGS FIRST... I'M IN LONDON

As the headline says, I have finally moved to London.

It was Wednesday (13/08/2014) when my dad dropped me off at the airport. I was crying like SH*T.
After waiting in the queue I tried to give in my luggage... I got one big suitcase & a smaller one. Both were overweighted! All in all 6 kilos! In the end I didn't need to pay something extra - I think it was because of the fact that I was still crying haha!
After landing & taking the bus to central London, my HostDad picked me up & I almost fell asleep. I mean it was nearly 2am (London time).

Thursday started around 11am. I've prepared the boys breakfast - as they have holidays. After cleaning up the table we went to a local sportshall to play some rounds of badminton & swim some tracks in the local pool.


Exhausting & funny first day in London :)

LAST DAYS IN GERMANY

As this is my very last day in Germany, I am sad & happy at the same time.
I've spend my last week with friends & family, laughed loads & had a lot of fun.

Like this lovely pictures of a delicious dinner at Benjamin's American Diner with my dad & two of his friends. Both of us used to go here like once in 3 months, therefore we needed to go there before I leave. And yeah, I couldn't handle all of this burger or fries :D

 

 

As my mom is on vacation with her Buell in Austria, she couldn't be a part of this. Anyway, she sent me some nice & warm pictures from her daily trip. This was the picture which I liked most.



  

While it was sunny & lovely at my moms, it started to rain at ours. I mean who doesn't like rain...? 
Nobody? Well, taking all I would do by then is taking pictures from the inside :P

Anyway, this is one of the last breakfast I had with my dad & I got kind of used to it this last year. 




BUT as I have like 20 hours left in Germany, I will need to pack my luggage... Not that easy as it sounds like! 
I would love to take XY pairs of shoes, dresses, tops (etc.) with me, but there is not enough space left in my suitcase :/ I WISH I'D BE HARRY POTTER (well... a female version then :D) 

TRACK OF THE DAY - 06/08/2014

"Happy Little Pill" by Troye Sivan

Credits to UMI/EMI

TRXYE - better known as Troye Sivan is a 19 years old australian guy who is on his way to be an international superstar. 

He started to post music videos on YouTube back in 2007 & got nearly 2.5 million followers & more than 105.5 million views on his channel.
Back in 2013 he wrote, produced & published his first ever song called "The Fault In Our Stars" which was sold more than 100.000 copies worldwide. The revenue went to an australian hospital for children in Perth.

Credits by Troye Sivan

His first ever EP will come out august the 15th & will be called "TRXYE". The EP will include 5 tracks - including a overworked version of "The Fault In Our Stars" & will be out worldwide. Troye Sivan loves Lana Del Rey, Lorde & Frank Ocean - therefore his sound will be kind of a mix of all three & a touch of himself. 

My "Track Of The Day" is his first single "Happy Little Pill", which went staight to number #1 in 21 countries at iTunes. His EP "TRXYE" has already topped that as it has a huge pre-order number in more than 30 countries.
"Happy Little Pill" got an emotional sound with melancholic lyrics & a down-tempo electro beat which will let you smile while listening HERE. (click there haha) And check the official music video HERE.

Credits to the music video of "Happy Little Pill"

All in all he is a multitalented & lovely guy. If you haven't heard about Troye Sivan yet, go ahead & check his social media pages as Facebook, Twitter & Instagram.

TOMORROWLAND

WHAT CAN I SAY?!?

As you might now, I've been to the magical festival called TOMORROWLAND.
Those 5 days were some adventure I will never ever forget in my entire life!

As we got our bracelets in such cool boxes, we couldn't wait till the 10th anniversary of TOMORROWLAND in Boom, Belgium.

I'm on the left & Nathalie is on the right

We got our bracelets for friday & sunday. The one from friday is just brown & suits to like everything & I am still wearing it :P

Before I went to Belgium, I read loads of blogs about TOMORROWLAND & how much money I should take with etc. Most of those visitors said something like: "Take at least 300€ for food & drinks". Well both of us - Nathalie & I - took like 150€ each with us. Due the fact that we slept in a hostel near by, we didn't need to by food & drinks all weekend from those bars & shops at the venue.
While being there, we used such coins as in the picture below. And in fact we didn't spend more than 40€ each those 2 days :D

10 coins are 20€

 
With those coins you can buy whatever you'd like to eat or dink. This is what I used to eat that friday & sunday. 

After taking a big bag on friday, I chose a smaller one, which wasn't that heavy for sunday. This was what I actually took with me to the venue of TOMORROWLAND. And I can tell, you will be dancing like 7 hours per one day. Smaller bags are better to carry :)

Last but not least, one of my favourite moments of TOMORROWLAND was meeting Klingande. You may know him from the track "Jubel" (2013). Such a nice guy! 

Last but not least, some of my favourite pictures of TOMORROWLAND.

And if you want to see e.g. a video from TOMORROWLAND, feel free to click here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDWutfgGPlk

TOMORROWLAND DAY 1

"YESTERDAY IS HISTORY, TODAY IS A GIFT & TOMORROW IS MYSTERY."

Tomorrowland Day 1:

After driving 420 km to Antwerp, checking in & waking up the next day (9.30am), we went down for breakfast. It wasn't the way we used to have it, but still okay.

It is hard to choose what to take to a festival, which takes like 13 hours each day, but I chose my action camera for good videos, my sunglasses, my lipgloss (EOS) & of course my TOMORROWLAND bracelet :)

I haven't been to a festival like TOMORROWLAND by now, but I don't regret buying those expensive tickets (80€ one day, plus 30€ for processing!) 

Yesterday was such an amazing day!

We have seen Avicii, Keys N Krates - didn't know them at all! - Diplo, Martin Garrix, Armin Van Buuren, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike :) 

The Tomorrowland area is one of those fairytale places & you would think you're in Disneyland or some place like that. It looks magical & everybody is happy.

I even took my german flag & if you are going, take YOUR FLAG!

That's actually the best thing to take to Tomorrowland, showing where you're from & having fun with people from all around the world.

 I can't wait to go this Sunday - whoop whoop, Sunday is Funday :D 

GETTING READY FOR TOMORROWLAND 2014

I am freaking excited for the next 4 days! Like who couldn't?
This is going to be wicked! And as the headline tells you, I got tickets for the most famous festival in the world...

Back in february we were lucky to get daily tickets for the second weekend of this years TOMORROWLAND in Boom, Belgium. We've waited in line for about 23 minutes & my friend Nathalie came through. Yeah, we totally freaked out. BUT there was something not going the way we wanted it to be. FULL MADNESS PACKAGES were sold out.

Anyway, we bought those daily tickets & last week our dreams came true. Our tickets arrived. We paid 60€ for shipping & loads for the tickets themself. After opening the box, we were flashed... Like have you ever seen those tickets? Well, I haven't. But here we go.

As you can see you'll get a box & a key. Then you need to "UNLOCK YOU HAPPINESS". Good decision Tomorrowland!

After unlocking your happiness,you'll get your bracelets & a "welcome card". 
It's looking like a fairy tale & I bet it's going to be epic!

It's wednesday night (11.21pm) & I haven't packed yet...
I will pick up Nathalie at hers around 10am tomorrow. We're going to take my car from Mannheim to Antwerp & check in in our hotel, which is close by Antwerp Centraal. Then going around & see where to find a good dinner & relax a bit. Take a shower, unpack our luggage & find the perfect outfit for the first day of TOMORROWLAND 2014.

Stay tuned, because it's going to be TOMORROWLAZING - did I just made that up? Yeah, I did :D

DER ERSTE SCHRITT IST BEWÄLTIGT, 99 TO GO

Seit Montag, 21.07.2014, weiß ich also, dass ich meine perfekte Familie gefunden habe & sie mich. Das Datum:

 13.August 2014

Hört sich im ersten Moment noch wie eine Ewigkeit an, ist es aber nicht.
Und damit ich keine Zeit verliere, habe ich mir am Dienstagabend direkt mein (erstmal) One-Way Flugticket von Frankfurt Hahn nach London Stansted gekauft.

Fühlt sich ein bisschen so an, wie das goldene Ticket bei dem Film "Charlie & die Schokoladenfabrik" phaha. 

Weiter mit den Vorbereitungen: Mein Dad wird mich am besagten Tag zum Flughafen fahren & von da aus wird mich mein 10Kilo Handgepäck & mein 20Kilo Monsterkoffer begleiten. Den Bustransfer vom Flughafen zur Victoria Station hab ich mir in dem Rutsch auch gekauft (12€). Will ja keine 40,3 Meilen auf meinem Koffer in die City rollen :D Und wie ich die Busfahrer kenne, bin ich in Schallgeschwindigkeit in London... Ja, schrecklich wie schnell so ein Buss fahren kann & darf ?!
ABER etwas gutes haben die Coaches: WiFi YEEEEAH!  

Wegen den wunderbaren RyanAir Flüge immer so früh oder spät fliegen, bin ich auch erst gegen halb 12 im Kern von London. Dann wird ein Nachbus genommen, der mich direkt in die Nebenstraße meines neuen Zuhauses bringt. Mein Gastvater Ad weiß natürlich schon bescheid & wird mir dann sicherlich gegen Mitternacht die Haustür öffnen. Hoffe ich mal ;)

Und bevor ich mir jetzt noch weiter Gedanken mache & Listen anfertige, muss ich jetzt meine Tasche packen & ins Bett gehen. Morgen gehts auf eine unvergessliche Reise nach Belgien...

Das TOMORROWLAND (whoooooohoooo)

AU PAIR - FIRST STEPS

Hellooooo!
Der Rest meines Blogs ist auf englisch, aber dieser Teil meines Lebens wird trotzdessen auf deutsch stattfinden. #Weltmeister wohooooo! (Dad weiß bescheid)

Jetzt ist es also endlich so weit, ich werde als Au Pair nach London gehen & freue mich schon tierisch. Aber alles hat mal ein Anfang & so werde ich dann auch mal starten - hoffentlich kurz & knapp.

Mai 2014. Klein Liv wird 21 & fragt sich, was sie jetzt als nächstes tun soll. Die halbe Welt hat se ja schließlich schon gesehen. Und doch ist sie immer wieder in einer Stadt, in einem Land gelandet - London, England. 

 Wie also in London leben, wenn man keinen Job hat? Wie das Leben finanzieren? Wie Anschluss finden? Wie das alles meistern???? So viele Fragen & eine einfache Antwort:

ICH WERDE AU PAIR - XY Fliegen mit nur einer Klappe geschlagen. 

In London wohnen, den britischen Lifestyle in einem Haushalt hautnah erleben, eine Familie finden, die zu einem passt & ein wundervolles Jahr mit eigentlich wildfremden Menschen erleben.

Okay, vielleicht einfacher gesagt, als getan. ABER wer mich kennt, wird wissen, dass ich ein Sturkopf bin & alles so perfekt wie nur möglich haben will. Und ja, ich auch das durchziehe, was ich sage :)

Kurzer Rückblick:

Ich hab mich im Mai 2014 auf der Internetplattform AuPair-World.net angemeldet, mein Profil komplett ausgefüllt - niemand will nur "Hallo, ich will nach England" lesen ;) - und wurde promt von guten 17 Familien angeschrieben... Die meisten Familien, die mich also persönlich kontaktiert hatten, haben nicht richtig mein Profil gelesen & keine persönliche Nachricht verfasst... Sowas geht gar nicht Leute! Davon habe ich also niemanden wirklich ernstgenommen. Anyway, ich habe mich auch selber auf die Suche nach einer Familie gemacht, die ich persönlich gut finde.  

Ich selber habe schon einige Erfahrungen mit Kids gemacht (EuroPartner Teamleader auf u.a. einer 17tägigen Sprachreise nach Bexhill-On-Sea, England etc.) & weiß daher, in welcher Altersklasse ich mich um die Kids kümmern möchte & dass ich ein wirklich gutes Au Pair sein kann. Ach ja, ich wollte auch immer eine große Schwester sein haha! Also noch besser.

Bexhill-On-Sea Teamer

Es dauert zwar seine Zeit, bis man einer Familie eine "Anfrage" schickt, aber das Warten lohnt sich meistens. Ich selber würde nämlich nicht einfach einer Familie schreiben, wenn ich ihre Texte nicht wirklich ansprechend finde. Ich würde auch nicht nach der Location, dem Gehalt oder den Berufen der Eltern gehen - hab ich alles in Blogs gelesen...

Also eine gute Woche wirklich gesucht & dann eine Familie gefunden, die ich vom Profil her wirklich mochte. Dies hatte zwar keine Fotos, aber dafür wunderbare Texte, jedes Familienmitglied wurde beschrieben, genauso wie die "Aufgaben" des Au Pairs, das Familienleben und vieles mehr. 

Ich hab sie angefragt & the rest is history, denn ich war im Juni (& nach Mails, SMS & Skypedates) bereits für 4 Tage drüben, um die T's (Familienname startet mit T) kennenzulernen. Wunderbar, unorganisiert organisierte Familie! Mutter An, Vater Ad, 3 Jungs (Josh, Arthur & Charlie) & ihre 2 Hunde waren so herzlich, dass man sie gar nicht "nicht mögen" kann.

Zurück in Deutschland sollte ich mich dann wieder bei den T's melden & ihnen meine Entscheidung mitteilen. Gesagt, getan & nach einigen Mails & SMS kam gestern (20.Juli.2014) dann endlich die ersehnte Nachricht: 

"We really want you to be part of our family Liv" 

In der Woche vom 11.August geht es also mit einem (erstmal) One-Way-Ticket nach London. Ich kann es noch immer nicht richtig glauben, aber muss jetzt erst einmal tief durchatmen & an alles denken, an was ich eben noch erledigen muss, bevor es heißt: "London, here I come".

Anyway, dass war jetzt erst einmal mein erster Eintrag als "Au Pair" in London.

Ich halte euch weiter auf dem laufenden.

x Liv