Inner Turmoil

So here I am again. Not quite as soon as I'd hoped but I've been hit by a horrendous bout of fresher's flu. A copious amount of lemsips seems to have fought off the hacking cough that sounded a bit like a wheezing guinea pig. Fresher's week has come and gone, and if I'm being brutally honest I'm rather relieved. I love socialising and going out, but 7 days of constant partying is not my cup of tea. (green tea, naturally)

I'm now in my second week of uni, and after one disastrous organisational mishap concerning my timetable, I think everything is almost sorted. I'm now enrolled in French, though I'm not quite sure how that happened. I think perhaps the constant playing of Édith Piaf on my itunes helped me to realise that I really adore the language. (Not solely that of course, I like to think I'm not that easily persuaded by romantic melodies). I want to improve and speak it without any hesitation or anxiety. Despite the fact that I speak french, I always hold back whenever I'm addressed, as I never feel fully comfortable speaking. Here's hoping that's going to change!

This past week has been a little difficult though, I think I need some time to adjust. Everything last week just seemed to go wrong and everything ended up topsy turvy. I even stopped eating properly, which is one thing I have never done in my life. I ceased to become hungry. That is a warning sign in itself. However, I started off the week with a morning workout and today has been marginally better!

Adding a few snaps of what I've been up to recently. Some of them were last month, but they were happy times and I need a little pick-me-up!

Me and momma before she left for home

Rhubarb-Peach-Strawberry crumble I made for my grandparents (it was quite delicious if I do say so myself) 

happy doodles

I've met some wonderful people here already, which I am so grateful for as I feel inexplicably happy when I'm in their company. The shining ray of sunshine below is one of them. We explored the beautiful botanic gardens while the sun was out, and I felt so content as we walked round the tropical flowers. The light was perfect, it kept bouncing off the petals creating a magical alice in wonderland fairytale. She contributed to the retrieval of my sanity last week, as we chatted endlessly over too many cups of coffee and magnificent poetry.

Botanic garden wanders

Portuguese beauty whom I am privileged to know

That's it for now, I'll write a detailed post soon once I've got my feet back on the ground and figured out what I'm doing with my life. (Who am I kidding when will I ever figure that out)

I'll leave with one of my favourite songs at this present moment.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOXzGtlLGgw 

It makes me want to go to Paris and eat delectable pain au chocolat and drink wine. Dang blast this country where I cannot buy wine. What is life. I want wine.