Julystagram

Cave Rave · Passed! · Lake Garda

Venice · Arena di Verona · My lover

This month mainly revolved around Italy and it was fabulous. I'm missing the sunshine now though, as I sit staring at the sodden garden that the rain has caused. Boo.

I also passed my driving test! You should all definitely be wearing a seatbelt now I'm allowed out. My mum has let me have a few test runs in her car which was a lot different to the one I learned to drive in, let me tell ya. It was hilarious to see her clinging onto the door handle when I first took her out.

I don't have much else to report really. I'm filling in my summer holidays with lots of reading and language learning and lying outside whenever the slightest beam of sunshine manages to break through the clouds. I really don't want my Italian glow to fade, everything is so much better when you don't glow in the dark.

Junestagram

Damn good album · Crazy cat lady at it again, they just love me

When I fell in love with a Maori · I'm a walking library · My friends are so friendly

PP is official business · Bought some new albums to get stuck into

I've been such a rubbish blogger this month, two posts just isn't good enough. But I do have a few ideas so July should be better.

As you can see I bought some new albums which I love. Ever since I heard All I Want by Kodaline I've been a fan and the album In A Perfect World doesn't disappoint. I also became very much obsessed with Lauryn Hill and The Fugees this month. Very.

Aside from musical interests, I've been reading a lot more to find the perfect novel for my English Literature coursework and umm-ing and ahh-ing about universities. It's hard to make decisions when you have no focused path for which you want your life to go. Gah. If there is a course that allows me to travel to a different country each month then please, sign me up.

Maystagram

Sunshine! · New Stitch phone case · Wagamama's is my favourite
Now I can watch Eddie whenever I damn well please · Fell in love with that guy off of Scream
Best gig. A$AP Rocky took his shirt off too. ·  #glasto2013

I watched Scream for the first time this month after I had finished my 'big worry' exams to unwind (although I suppose a horror probably isn't the most calming of films) and I think it's a new fave. Judge me. The only reasons being:
a) I love any 90's film
b)I fell in love with Billy Loomis. Trust me to go for the one who ends up being the crazed psycho killer.

This month was also rather musical, towards the end anyways. As you know, I saw A$AP Rocky and had an absolute blast. It was definitely one of my favourite gigs. I also went to my first festival last weekend. Granted, it was Glastonbudget as opposed to Glastonbury but it was so much fun nonetheless. It was a tribute festival so I got to see acts paying homage to the likes of Queen (front row, that's right), Arctic Monkeys, Kings Of Leon and The Killers. Oh, and I danced to a spot of Chiquittita by ABBA whilst I was highly intoxicated.

I have to say that The Killers, or rather 'The Fillers' was my favourite. Unlike Arctic Monkeys and Kings Of Leon, I wasn't involved in the mosh pit (NOTE: NEVER wear flip flops in a mosh pit, you will suffer). I used to listen to Day & Age all the time so a few memories came back when they played Dustland Fairytale. It was dark too and so the arena was just electric.

Overall, the weekend was fabulous. With a fairground, sunshine and mine and my friend Meghan's endless man hunt added to the mix, it couldn't get much better. I even got a tan / burn / my skin is now peeling. Roll on Boardmasters!

Aprilstagram

Africa Trousers · Brick Lane · Ryan Reynolds is rocking some serious hairstyle in this
Top notch tune · Revision remedy · Nandos and Sangria
Reunited · I MADE SALAD · Yoouuu got a friend in me
STRASBOURG 2013 · Just gimme the beat and we be burning yawww · Chicken dippers, curly fries and a Disney film is standard for the morning after

New feature! I've been using instagram a lot more lately so I thought I'd do a monthly post that kind of explains what I've been up to.
So this month was filled with Tanzania reunions...well two. I got to go down to London to see two amigos who live there and we spent the two days shopping in Brick Lane and Oxford Street and eating yummy food (more here). The second reunion involved one of our fellow expeditioneers coming down to Leicester. Me, Sally and James started our three person date in Nandos, catching up over a jug of Sangria and our various plates of chicken, and then went on to a party at a cafe bar down the road where they tried to broaden my drinking horizons. I often just opt for the cheapest and easiest thing going.
Also, this month brought about some good news for us French students at school: a trip to the European Parliament in Strasbourg for three days AND a possible connection to French students in Burkina Faso! Obviously, it is a francophone country; the combination of Africa and Francais is literally my dream so this is perfect. Plus, we gon' get some French boyfs in Strasbourg.

So that's my month in photos...if you would like to then follow me here!