Learning French

I may be moving soon. Unfortunately the country I may be moving to speaks foreign languages. Therefore, I'm pretending to learn French. I've got to say learning French has been much easier than the 'Learning Mandarin' escapade, but its still learning a whole other language.

Luckily, I studied a little French in secondary school. Unfortunately the only lasting memory was during End of Year Orals. I answered one of my teacher's questions with a confident 'Je ne sais pas' (I don't know) to which she chuckled and later told me at least it was in French. I considered that a win.

French is a lovely language, but I'm doubtful if I'll ever get the accent. Most of the words just seem to flow into each other, so I'm never really sure when one begins and another ends. Some conjugations of words are spelt very differently but sound exactly the same. Then there are some words I'm certain I'm pronouncing correctly but my computer gives me a sad error noise every time I say them. According to Rosetta Stone I will never be able to ask where my newspaper is, because I will never be able to pronounce 'le journal'. Worse case scenario I learn how to say Hello and everyone around me will assume I'm polite but retarded.

10 Places To Travel in 2016 (Buzzfeed)

It is the beginning of the year but its never too early to start making your travel plans. I'm hoping to be in Europe this year so if I can pop over to Normandy and Bavaria, that would be great. I've never explored Europe so Germany and France would be cool places to go. Plus that castle in Normandy looks like a Disney Castle.

I'd love to go to Greenland too. Seeing the Northern Lights is on my Bucket List and I wouldn't mind seeing them at their best.

This is going to be a great year for travel. Where are you thinking of going? Anywhere on this list that you would like to visit?

Being Spiritual...

2015 Edition: Top 5 Places In The World

Since this will be my last post for the year I figured I would do a round up of my favorite places. Hopefully the more I travel every year this list will change a little, or at least I'll be able to extend it a little more. I've got to put a disclaimer though, I haven't been to some of these places in years and they may have changed a lot since I've been there or better yet the nostalgia may have taken over and I can't accurately remember how bad the place actually was, but from my recollection, these are the places in the world I felt the most comfortable and happy.

1. River Bay

2. The Beach, St. Eustatius

3. Park Morazan, Costa Rica

4. Bondi Beach, Australia

5. Central Park, New York City, New York

Honorable mention to my bed. Doesn't matter where I in the world I am, the place I go to sleep will always be the place I feel the happiest.

Travel Music (Mike Posner - The Truth)

Mike Posner is an amazing artist. I've been listening to him since his 'Cooler Than Me' days, where people knew him if you played that song but they didn't really know him as an artist. The reason I got so into him was because I bought his CD and listened to it from beginning to end on repeat. Not all artists can carry you on a journey like that.

His albums have always had a travel type title to them, but thats mostly because he's about to carry you on a crazy ride. He carries you up high, then brings you down to some profound lows and takes you right back up again. The titles also act as a good metaphor for where he is with his music;
31 Minutes To Takeoff (First Album), The Layover (Mixtape), and finally The Truth (New EP).

I love Mike's early stuff but I've recently rediscovered all of his new stuff and I've got to say; I'm impressed. It's incredible having music you are nostalgic for because it perfectly fits a time in your life, but to have that artist grow with you and change too. Then do it all over again, that's unbelievable.

'The Truth' is short but every track is profound. It feels like your old travel buddy who's been on the road for a while, finally coming home and you guys are just chilling. Sitting down over a few beers, he tells you about his experiences and you realize he's been through some serious shit. Every lyric is dripping with wisdom. Just sit there and be in awe. This EP is more deep than fun, but its profound. Mostly I just want to see what comes out next. Guess only time will tell.

Hope I didn't oversell it though. Check out Mike's EP here. Let me know what you think. And if you are a fan or even just a little interested, take a look at his blog. There is a lot of really interesting stuff on there, worth reading and listening to.

Facts That Will Make You Want To Travel

Not that you needed another reason to pack your bags. But I'd love to jump on a plane right now. Be warned though, watching this video may drop you in a Buzzfeed travel hole and you might not be able to get out of until 5 videos later.

Seriously though, lets get out of here. Like now. *flip the table*

Not All Christmas' Need To Be White