March 2017 – that lemon life

The Space Between Us

Hola everyone.

So, two days ago I went to the cinema – what a surprise – and watched a movie I’ve been wanting to watch for literally two months or so. Or actually far longer, I’ve been planning on watching this one since I saw the trailer. And as you can probably guess from the title, I’m talking about the supercute movie called “The Space Between Us”.

Some of you may have seen it already, if so, please tell me what you think about it, your opinion. Because I noticed how the movie was criticized a lot on the internet and personally, I have to say that I did enjoy it really much. And I still do, actually. But for those of you who don’t know the movie, here’s a little description (and here’s the trailer: youtube):

The movie is about two teens – Gardner and Tulsa – who met on the internet. But there are more than just a few miles separating them as Gardner was born on Mars and hasn’t met more than 14 people in his life. After 16 years living on Mars and desperately wanting to see more, Gardner finally gets to travel to Earth. But after his explorations begin, scientists discover that his organs can’t withstand Earth’s atmosphere. But before they can tell him, Gardner runs away and looks for the only person he knows – Tulsa. And so a race against time to unravel the mysteries of how he came to be and where he belongs in the universe begins.

To be honest, I don’t like romantic movies from the minds of for example John Green and Nicolas Sparks. I actually hate them. Because they are always so unrealistic and most importantly make me want to be in a relationship so so so bad. And you know that the thing of not having a date or anything like that ever, since I’m here on this beautiful planet, really is a weak spot of mine and so watching movies like those just hurts, really bad.

But I actually really enjoyed this movie. I mean, I love Asa Butterfield, he’s an amazing actor. And to be honest, he looks freaking fine in that hipster outfit with his Ray Bans on in the movie. And Britt Robertson is amazing too. And to be honest they are supercute together (although I just googled them both and saw that she’s literally nearly 7 years older than him, so… holy moly).

And the movie itself was just really good. But I think this is a movie only true, hopeless romantics can fully enjoy and love. And I am the biggest romantic you’ll ever find, so it didn’t really surprise me that I enjoyed it. I think the whole life on Mars stuff is totally cool and that they both meet on the Internet is also just completely based on how it is today. What I especially enjoyed was the style of the movie. It’s very colorful and dreamy and full of crazy adventures and, oh my god, such good music. The ending might not be what everyone wished for, but it’s the realistic one and I liked that they didn’t end it in the most cheesiest way possible because I think that would have completely ruined it for me.

But Gardner himself is my definite highlight of the whole movie. The character is really well developed. He’s smart and witty and adventurous and curious and just so so so romantic and honest. He just says whatever he’s thinking. And while Tulsa is a little bit closed off, he goes up to her and tells her the most beautiful things ever in the motto “when you like someone, why not just tell them?”. And I loved that. Throughout the whole movie I just grinned at him, totally adoring him. He’s the type of guy I’d do anything for to meet, seriously.

So yeah, as you can see I really like – love – this movie. It broke my heart but also filled me with happiness and dreamy love. It made me want to be in love, while the tears were still rolling down my face on my way home. That kind of love – funny, honest, cheesy, romantic, true and full of light and innocence – that’s what I want, that’s what the movie made me want.

Again, if any of you have seen this movie, please tell me your opinion. And, as always, I really hope you enjoyed this little review. I can just recommend this movie to any of you out there. Because ultimately the movie isn’t just about romance, it’s about finding out who you are and where you belong (it’s so sad that this movie isn’t based on a book). You just need to let yourself sink into the story completely and I bet you you’ll walk out of the cinema with tears in your eyes and a smile on your lips. I promise. And until then I wish you all an amazing weekend and thanks for reading. x

Ps: What’s your favorite thing about earth?

Zürich

Hola everyone.

As you know, I love photography. And as I just got to see Zürich last weekend, I just had to take my camera with me (of course) and take some pictures. And I also love sharing them with you, so I thought why not just do that today?

Oh and if you’re interested, I had an amaaaaazing birthday. Really. I went to a supercool restaurant with my parents and my grandma and then visited my cousin due to the fact that he and his family just got the cutest little puppy ever and I just wanted to spend my day with a puppy – because who doesn’t want that? And then the day ended with my mum and me snuggled up on the couch with a new tv series playing. Wonderful. But I have to say, being 21 doesn’t really feel different. I still feel young enough to swing myself around in shopping carts and roll down the aisles. So, here’s to feeling young.

Anyways, I’m doing really good at the moment – fantastic actually – and I just wanted to share some of my beautiful memories with you guys through my pictures. I hope you like them as much as I do. And please don’t hesitate to leave a comment. And as always, thanks for reading. x

Eds concert

Hola everyone.

I know you’ve been waiting for this. And honestly, I have too. But I’m literally speechless, I don’t even know where to begin. And if I really start, I think I’ll never stop talking about the most amazing weekend I had and the angel that is Edward Christopher Sheeran. But I guess I’ll just begin and see were this takes us. Let’s go.

So, first of all let’s talk a little bit about Zürich. The language – I love it. I don’t know why but somehow seriously every single thing sounds supercute in swiss, no joke. I bet even their arguments sound damn adorable. So, gruezi again to y’all.

Besides that I think Zürich itself is a really nice city, at least the old center of it with different coloured houses and small paths and streets, which all seem like a little labyrinth. The only thing I didn’t really like was the actual things the city had to offer. I mean, it’s supercute, but for example when it comes to going shopping I’d have to completely stick to online, as there are none of my favorites shop there – no Forever 21, no Pull and Bear, no Bershka, no Monki, no Weekday. I think you get what I mean. And speaking of money, if I lived there I would be completely broke in less than a year. I’ve been to a lot of cities in my life but never to such an expensive one, I was shocked. 8 euros for a smoothie? Holy moly. But I really liked it overall. Besides of the first day the weather was wonderful and I just really enjoyed visiting a city I’ve never been to before. It makes everything really exciting.

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And now on to the most important thing – Eds concert of course. And I again, I have no idea where to start. Actually I went to the concert alone. When my mum and I tried to get tickets when the sale started, we seriously just got one single ticket unfortunately – the one for me. That meant I’d be going there alone and I also flew to Zürich alone. It was my first holiday alone – Berlin doesn’t really count as holiday, or? And of course I was a little bit nervous, but I think it was still really amazing. And of course, the concert was as lovely as expected. I had like the most amazing seats, right next to the stage, like ten meters away from Ed. And I was going crazy, no joke. God, was I excited. After three years full of missing him I would finally get to hear and see Ed live again. Heaven, right?

I got to the venue at 6, somehow the concerts in Switzerland are like super early. And then the two support acts played – Ryan McMullan and Anne-Marie. And I have to say they were both really good. Ryan was like Ed, playing guitar and singing. And Anne-Marie is like the perfect example for English pop dance music right now, you may know her from her song “Rockabye” with Clean Bandit. So not really my type of music but you could see that she really enjoyed playing and that made me smile.

And then it was time to wait for Ed, which was over pretty quickly. And then he finally got on stage and I completely, utterly freaked out. I was, like, so shocked. I mean, there he was, Ed freaking Sheeran, only like 10 meters away from me. For real. It felt like I was dreaming. He started right away with Castle On The Hill, the perfect song to get everyone hyped up. Then he continued with songs like A-Team, Don’t and so on. For me, the whole concert was like one and a half hour of crying with some pauses in-between. Especially when he played Dive, Happier and then Supermarket Flowers on top. I could feel my heart break. Seriously. But it was a good heart break, because I was happy. And still am.

To my luck he also played How Would You Feel, which I already fixed as the song I’ll have my first dance to at my wedding. And yes, I do know that this sounds completely crazy. Maybe because there’s not the littlest sight of the guy I’ll actually marry then. But hey, the music is important too, right? And anyways, it was really nice to hear it live, saying nice as a total understatement.

And he also played I’m a mess, THANK GOD. I prayed for this one as it is my most favorite song from Ed. I’ve never heard a song with so much power in it. Its strength helped me through a lot and also through quite some tough mornings before exams. And I just really really really love it. And I felt so complete when I could sing it with Ed, together.

Another total highlight was You need me, I don’t need you, one of the last songs. I think it was like 7 minutes long or even more. And I just love hearing Ed rap, there’s seriously nothing that guy can’t do. His whole concert left me out of words, completely baffled. His talent is something I’ve never seen before, so amazing. And this song really shows that. His power, strength and pure talent. And his love for music. And that makes me love him even more.

If you want to know the complete setlist, here you go:

Castle On The Hill
Eraser
Don’t with a mashup of New Man
A-Team
Dive
Happier
Bloodstream
Galway Girl
Supermarket Flowers
Thinking Out Loud
Sing
You Need Me, I Don’t Need You
How Would You Feel
Shape Of You
Perfect
Nancy Mulligan
I’m A Mess
What Do I Know

What Do I Know was actually the last song he played, after telling us the supercute reason why. He said that when he wrote the song he knew that he wanted the last line to be the last thing the audience sang. He wanted us to sing it until we get home and the morning after and for the rest of our lives. So the concert ended with us all singing the line “Love could change the world in a moment” until Ed went off stage and afterwards too. And I really loved that, it made it all even more special.

Honestly, I don’t think I’ve ever cried so much at a concert. I know I say that a lot, but this time it’s really true. I even cried while walking back from the concert and then lying in bed a few hours later. The whole concert made me so emotional and showed me how lucky I am to be able to do what I do. I mean, I flew to Zürich to see Ed. That’s completely crazy. And believe me, I don’t take anything for granted. Not Ed, not my life and not one little aspect of it.

Overall the concert and the whole weekend was a time that I’ll never forget. It brought so much happiness and love into my life. I loved seeing Ed on stage, smiling all the time, telling us how much he missed us, the stage and playing his songs. And god, did I miss him too. I’m so happy to have him back.

So guys, there you go. That was my weekend in Zürich and Ed’s concert. I loved every single second of it and I hope you all loved reading about it. Please don’t hesitate to comment something, maybe some of you got the chance to see him live or visit Zürich too and I’d be thrilled to hear about it. And until then, I hope you’re all doing well and I wish you all an amazing weekend. Actually my 21st birthday is on Sunday, so yey, happy birthday to me. Oh and, as always, thanks for reading. x

It’s happening

Hola everyone.

I know, where the hell have I been? To be honest, there’s only one thing I can say – I’m sick. Since Monday. And I hate being sick, oh my god I hate it so much. I had so many things planned for this week and I literally couldn’t do ANYTHING. So I’m sorry for disappearing a lot in the past time.

But I don’t want to whine. Actually I want to talk about the most amazing thing that is happening this week. I am flying to Zürich. To see freaking Edward Christopher Sheeran live. I waited 3 years to be able to say this again and holy moly, it feels amaziiiiiing. I’m so happy, I can’t even tell you how much. I’ve got like the perfect seats right next to the stage and everything planned and I. CAN’T. WAIT:

And of course I’ll tell you everything about it when I come home again, which would be Friday for you, as I’m getting home on Monday night. So, get excited.

I just really hope that I’ll be well enough again on Sunday to enjoy the concert to its fullest. It really means A LOT to me.

And apart from that I hope you’re all doing good and feeling well. And I wish you all an amazing weekend. And as always, don’t hesitate to comment something, and thanks for reading. x

Happy Women’s Day

Hola everyone.

First of all I want to say sorry for not posting anything on Monday. Actually I had a really important exam – I think it worked out just great – and basically spent all of my free time studying for it. So yeah, sorry again. But today I want to talk to you about something very important. I know I’m usually not the type for getting political, but as there are a lot of things happening now, changing for the worse, in my opinion, and I kind of just have to get it all off my mind and get some positivity out there.

But before I start – happy international women’s day for all of my fellow queens out there. You are all amazing and I hope you’re all doing well and feeling happy and enjoying life to its fullest. I think, days like this give us all the perfect opportunity to reflect on all the women out there who inspire us, give us strength. And for me it’s a reason to say thank you to all of these incredible women.

My mum

As you can probably imagine and also share with me, my mum is literally the most important woman and also person in my life. She doesn’t only give me strength, but also shows me day by day how I can be stronger, strong enough to believe in myself, my dreams and hopes and chase them. For her, nothing is impossible. And because of her, I also believe in that. Apart from that she knows what she wants and fights for that and she always stands to her opinions and what she believes in. I always tell her that when I grow up I want to be like her, be the mum she is to me, because in my opinion, she did everything right. And by that, she became my best friend. We go to concerts and festivals together, to the cinema, fly away on a girls trip every year. She’s just my favorite person and an amazing woman.

My grandma

As my mum is already such an amazing woman, it’s obvious that my grandma is one too. I look up to her all the time, because she always says what she’s thinking, she’s not afraid to be honest and tell her honest opinion. And at her age she’s still working every week, although she doesn’t have to do that, but she’s so vital that she can do that. And also she just wants to do it. That’s one of the things that always impress me – she still goes to work, stays up till late at night, cares for all of us and manages to always have a smile on her face. And that’s what I love about her. Also, she’s a goddess when it comes to cooking.

My friends

Who and where would I be without my friends? I don’t even know to be honest. I don’t know what I’d do without them in my life. All of them are such special persons to me and bring so much happiness to my life. But most importantly they are always there for me and, as silly as it sounds, they endure me, which is at some moments really hard I’m sure. With all of their different personalities, dreams, actions and thoughts, they are all awesome women in their own special way. And that’s why I love them and could never live without them.

All of the women out there, all of them

Honestly, I think every woman out there depends on all of the thousands of women out there who share her opinions, keep her back in their own way, in ways most of us will never know about. We all make each other so strong, keep us afloat, happy and fight for each other. That’s why I think days like the international women’s day are so important. They remind us all that we’re not alone. Noone of us would be where she is today without all of the strong women that came before us. All of the women’s rights would never be here without them. But that doesn’t mean that we can just stop fighting on. We are all so strong and if we unite, we can do things that seemed impossible. But together, nothing is impossible. And most importantly, never let an old man tell you what to do and what you can do and can’t do. You are a queen. Live it.

So guys, as you can see I had some things to say. I hope you are all doing alright, maybe sharing my ideas and thoughts. I hope I could encourage you to reflect on all of the amazing women in your life and maybe to thank them. I want to thank them, all of them. And as always I hope you enjoyed this post and please don’t hesitate to comment something. And until then, thanks for reading. x

Divide

Hola everyone.

Just to let you know, from now on, the 3rd of March is official Ed Sheeran Day for me. And I guess you all probably know why and what I’m talking about. Of course, his new album Divide.

What a masterpiece, am I right? I guess the most of you have already had a listen of the album as everyone is talking about it today. The hashtag #Divide was trending for hours on twitter. The album went to number 1 in more than 90 countries within the first few hours of being out there in the world. And to be honest, nothing of it surprises me. Because he deserves it. Ed deserves all of his fame, all the love he gets for his music and for the person he is. And he deserves so much more.

But now let’s get to the album. I think on the one side it shows the Ed we all know and love. Stripped back songs, only him and his guitar. But on the other side it also features songs like Galway Girl or Barcelona which to me show a completely new side of Ed. And honestly, as sadly as it sounds, I’m not quite sure if I like that side as much as the other one. Probably because I fell in love with Ed because of Multiply and his songs on there. And because of his show when I saw him live. That’s why I’m used to his slow songs without anything else than his voice and guitar sounds. But I guess I’ll get used to this side too and I’m pretty sure I’m going to love it within a few days, for sure.

Apart from that I think Ed knows exactly how to speak to his audience. The first song of the album, Eraser, feels like sitting on the couch with him and listening to him being honest about his life and the music industry and how he got where he is now and whether he’s happy or not. It’s that rap kind of song we all know from songs like You Need Me, I Don’t Need You or Take It Back. And I think we can all agree that he just totally nails it. But as he’s saying himself, he’s not a rapper, he’s a singer with a flow.

Then the second song follows and I can tell you, I completely lost it at this part. So I seriously could stay strong for one song, after that the tears just kept coming. Even more because of the later songs, but we’ll get there. I think the mix of the different genres is what makes this album so special and unique, especially when thinking that this is Eds new album, they guy we usually just know to be playing with a guitar and his loop pedal.

Due to my love for his slow songs, it probably won’t surprise you that my favorite songs from Divide are slow ones too. Although I’ve just listened to the whole album once – I just couldn’t stand having a heartbreak for a second time on one day – I think I can already say which songs I love the most:

Castle On The Hill – I loved this one from the first note on and probably will never get enough of it; also, did you listen to his voice, oh my god, the raspy parts
Dive – I think this is like the perfect song, I just love it, also because of the message, I think many of us can relate to it once in a while
Happier – this is the song when I really lost it, I could seriously feel my heart break in to million pieces; also, Ryan Tedder wrote it with Ed so it’s no surprise for me that this song leaves me crying on the floor
How Would You Feel – this will be playing at my wedding. And yes, I should probably focus more on finding the groom first before focusing on the music, but you know… music is important too. And this song (especially in the live version) is just so angelic and pure perfection, I’ve just fallen in love with it completely.
Supermarket Flowers – and that is the song when I knew that it was over for me, I completely cried my heart out, and all the pieces of my heart that I had collected between this song and Happier broke apart again and I haven’t really been able to put them together since then; also, I can’t even describe how sad it makes me to know that Ed lost his grandmother, I hope she’s happy wherever she is now
Save Myself – this is actually the last song on the deluxe version of the album and it finishes with the sentence “And before I can love someone else, I’ve got to love myself” and to be honest, I think that is like the most perfect ending of his album, pure perfection

So, yeah, this are pretty much my favorites of the album. I know, they are all sad. And yes, I cried through all of them, of course I did. But I think this album isn’t so special just because it’s Eds new album. It also means that he is finally back. Ready to take on the world and bless us with his angelic voice and music.

For me, the album makes me even more excited for his concert in two weeks. Thinking that I’ll finally see him again, after so many years. Hearing his voice live, singing his lyrics together with so many people who all share the same love for Ed and his music. I really just can’t wait.

If any of you have already listened to the album and want to chat, please don’t hesitate to comment something. And if you haven’t, stop everything you’re doing right now, go and open Youtube and check out his new songs. You won’t regret it, I swear. And until then I hope you all enjoyed this post and of course Eds new album. And as always, thanks for reading. x

Ps: I just finished season one of Westworld yesterday and oh my god, my mind is literally blown. I don’t think I’ll be able to wait a whole year for the next season. So so so good. Oh my god.