30 DAY CHALLENGE - All the Rest of the Days 23 - 27

If I could be a cartoon character, I would most probably be... Lizzie McGuire's cartoon. The reason would be because that character would just describe any day in my life. The times when something embarrassing happens to me, when I fangirl with my best friend about our crushes and just completely be a teenage (feeling) girly girl. My days would be filled with any day to day life situations. But mostly with awkward and embarrassing situations since my character would never know how to cope with those situations which would automatically make them funny. I wish to be a funny yet relatable cartoon character.

Regarding this situation, I'm still very annoyed. I haven't been sleeping well or enough the past days and I have no idea why. Well, I kinda have my theories, but I feel more comfortable not to share those with you :P Anyways, in February, it was a very packed month. They were filled with deadlines, EYC'13 plannings and meetings as well as YFL Missions. However, during the weekend of the EYC'13 Planning, I literally only had about 4hours of sleep from Friday to Sunday. However, my determination to finish writing my Seminarpaper and the determination to plan something awesome for the EYC kept me quite awake. It was a struggle since the worst feeling you can have is being extremely tired, yet you have to keep your brain intact and your eyes open. Through the help of the Holy Spirit I managed to not be as grumpy and mean as usual when I lack sleep. However, towards the end of the planning, I indeed ended up acting like a 4 year old child and also ended up sick. Yet, everything was worth it. I wrote a 'B' on that Seminarpaper and you guys saw the result of this year's European Youth Congress in Vienna.

My worst habit... would probably be procrastinating A LOT and complaining. Ugh, even now I can facepalm myself for being so lazy. And yes, I figured that no one really can keep up with a complainer for a longer period. Hence, I have tried to change my attitude about things that don't work out right away. Instead of complaining I have tried to be more of a do-er instead of a dumpling-er - yes, I just quoted New Girl. But back to the procrastination: yes, it did get me to the very wrong situations. For instance procrastinating to study for exams. Constant struggle and such a hard habit to break. So... I guess I ought to start studying, right?

MISSION: SALZBURG - "Ohne Schmäh, ganz nett, ne"

GOD IS GOOD, ALL THE TIME AND ALL THE TIME, GOD IS GOOD!

Ever since the EYC'13 it was hard keeping up with the YFLs in Salzburg since everyone started getting busy with school, uni and work. However, Kennet and I managed to visit them for a weekend. It is always a great feeling to be in Salzburg. The fresh is air, the town of The Sound of Music is always beautiful and the people are just always welcoming. We never need to worry about starving because the Titas always serve the best food, and a lot of that. 

Besides the food miracle here, seeing how well the Youths grow here is amazing. It's been a long time since we've seen them but they are still on fire. Despite all the obstacles and struggles they face, the never seize to keep their faith and see the Lord in each others eyes. They have a great bond and fellowship with each other just because they know who should be the center in their lives. I enjoy being here because I learn a lot from them as well. Missions are always great. They open your eyes to the most simple but most important things in your life. It is great hearing all their sharings and it is inspiring too because each one of them is so unique. I felt really humbled about a sister who I haven't met before up until the Household who reached out to me because of her struggles. I think it's a beautiful experience to just see the youths grow in trust with you. Of course, that challenges me to be accountable but with the outcome and the visions I have for this area, I am more than willing to continuously live a proper and exemplary life.

30 DAY CHALLANGE - DAY 19 + 20

I kinda skipped DAY 18 because I really had no idea what the challenge was. I didn't understand, so I'll just make you be contented with these entries.

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1. Travel around the world, or at least visit the well-known places.
2. Study in a different country.
3. Fluently speak French and Tagalog. Maybe add another language such as Norwegian or Dutch.
4. Learn programming on the computer and being able to create something with it.
5. Drive a car. In future, a Range Rover.
6. Learn to dance Contemporary.
7. Write a Screenplay, produce and direct it.
8. Allow myself to enjoy a fancy vacation and treat my friends on that vacation.
9. Being able to buy my parents an all-exclusive vacation. Just for the two of them.
10. Attend the Stubenville Conferences in the States and also attend the World Youth Congresses in the Philippines.
11. Go to the well-known festivals such as Coachella, Glastonbury Festival, etc.
12. Buy a summerhouse by the lake, for my friends and family to stay in while get togethers.
13. Get an internship to one of the globally recognised Media Agencies or News Papers.
14. Write a book.
15. Write a coverage about Pope Francis' Life or other famous and inspiring people.
16. Go to all pilgrimage places in the world.
17. Get married and have kids. 
18. Publish my own magazine - own my self-established Media Company.
19. Go on missions throughout the world to help the poor and/or share the Word of God.
20. Make my parents and family proud.
21. Never stop learning new things. 
22. Read all classic books there are and being able to discuss them with intellectuals.
23. Being able to back-up all my arguments with proof.
24. Do a lot more sports.
25. Travel with only a backpack.

(*Please consider, that this list may vary day to day)

I most probably would go to the Holy Land. Albeit the turbulences within the country itself, I guess as a Christian you have to go there once in your life. It be such a great experience to actually be in the place where all the stories of the Bible took place. But even more, I think the atmosphere in such a historical place would be just too good to be true to experience. I would love that!

30 DAY CHALLENGE - DAY 16 + 17

Well, if ghosts were really real and I don't really want to go further into thinking about their existence because I don't want to risk a sleepless night, I would most likely like to see my ancestors. It would be great seeing my Granddad and my Grandmum and take the chance to meet them. Even though I have heard great things about them I would just love to hear their stories. About how they grew up, how my parents grew up and everything about that. They are the people I look up to although I haven't really spent enough time with them but knowing their stories, just leaves me in awe and proud to know that I had such inspiring and hardworking Grandparents. They've left a huge huge impact in my mum's life and also in the lives of the people who they served. On top of that, I guess the could give me some advice on how life can be made easier. I guess, I'd really like that.

There's not a lot going on in this kitchen where Sarah worked in. She's been working in that Diner for over a year now and nothing much has changed. The customers have always stayed between 20-30 people who were all regulars. Although the working days were very tedious Sarah tried her best to be a good cook. After all that was what she learned from her father. One day she would own this Diner. It would be hers and she would call the shots, no one else. That was her big dream. She has fond memories in this kitchen because during High School she would just hang out with friends and cook for them after school. But she would also dream a lot in these four walls. She has it all planned out and she was excited for the future. However, things have gotten worse ever since her dad fell sick. Now her dream would take a bit of more time since she has to pay the hospital bills and all that. The kitchen, however, will always stay a place to dream in.

30 DAY CHALLENGE - DAY 14 + 15

Well this person grew up listening to Elvis, which doesn't automatically mean she was even born when she started to love his music. Her parents were big fans of Elvis and they had his music play every day. How could she not start loving him as well? However, her love for Elvis wasn't the obsessive kind. She just loved listening to his voice cause it made her feel closer to her parents that have passed away a couple of years ago. That's the reason why she writes Elvis a Valentine's card every year, because she really wants to say thank you to him for inspiring her parents and making them happy.

I'm Jake. I'm 23. And I am accused of murder. People say I was in the wrong place at the wrong time. My family tried to convince the police that I had nothing to do with this case, that I was a good person. My mum cried for me a lot. She knew me. She knew my heart. And she was the only one who believed so. Growing up was hard. I'm not going to talk about the difficulty without money because that was not my issue. I grew up in a wealthy household. I've always had the best of everything. Before my dad passed away the last thing he wanted me to do was to take care of my family and to never forget what he had taught me. Our family worked hard for our fortune and we were very privileged. However, that doesn't mean that the worst thing that can happen to someone couldn't affect us. 

When the murder happened, I really was in the wrong place at the wrong time. One night I walked home from a party. I did have a couple of drinks but I was still very conscious. Suddenly I heard a scream from a nearby side street. I tried to ignore it first because I thought it was just a couple messing around, but the screams didn't stop getting scarier and scarier. The first thing I did was walk back to that side street and saw a guy throwing himself at a girl. Badly enough, I knew who the guy was. We shared the same class together and we had the similar group of friends. I ran towards them and tried to stop him. He was drunk and couldn't even talk properly. The girl was in terror and very scared. I managed to pull him off of her. However, at the same time the girl pulled the trigger on the gun she hid behind herself and before I knew what had happened, she threw the gun on the ground and ran away. Before I could run after her, the police had already pulled in and I was trapped.