Packing, check.

Set the alarm for 6.00 tomorrow morning. Done with moving all of the heavy luggage into the carry-on bag as the check-in bag has a maximum weight limit of 20kg. Our scale appears to be broken so I can just hope that it doesn't weight more than what's allowed.
Better get some sleep, tomorrow it's London calling.

Breath in... Breath out

Just managed to enter the wrong pin-code three times. Have a lot of codes for different sim-cards so it's easy to get them mixed up. Damn it.
As they say in the UK:

Keep Calm And Carry On.

French App

Downloaded a bunch of applications for my iPhone so that I can practice and improve my so far non-excistent French. Beginning on a very basic level with numbers, but hey! you've got to start somewhere.

Goodbye for now

Finally got to the point were all my bags were packed, the room was cleared and I was all ready to go. Funny how you know you are going and yet all of the sudden moving day has arrived, from out of nowhere!
My family drove me to the train station and on the way I made sure to take a good look at everything since I won't be seeing it again for a while.

Said goodbye to my family in Sweden, just like I had with all my friends, and then I was off to my dads place in Copenhagen.

It's only a goodbye for now, I will be back before you know it <3

Hide and seek

Were playing hide and seek with my UK sim-card for a while, but managed to find it at last. Phew!

Mission impossible

Just HOW am I meant to be able to pack all the things I need into one suitcase?! Somehow I just keep finding things that is an absolute must to bring.. my goodness, this will take all night.

Last evening

I just realized that I will not be spending another evening with my family in a very long time. Even though you would think I should have realized all of this already I can only tell you that I have not. I still can't get the fact that I'm moving, in to my head. It's like when ever I tell myself that I'm actually going to Paris to work as a model for a big agency, it just sounds like a joke.
What I worked for finally came true, but now when reality hits I find myself to be terrified by the thought of leaving what I know. Funny how we are all like that. Deeply wanting something but when it hits us we don't take the chance. No matter how much easier it would be to just stay home and continue my normal way of life, I won't do it! I have come to far to give it all up. 

A temporary place to stay

At the moment I am talking to a guy who is renting a room in a really nice apartment. The only thing is that it's way above my budget... I have proposed a deal since I will only be staying a month and a half before moving into someplace more permanent. Now all I can do is just wait and see.

Fingers crossed everyone!

Packing away

Packed a lot of my things away already and my room is beginning to feel more empty. Just took down the pictures on walls. It's so confusing to think that tonight will be my last night in this room.
Turning the music up and now it's back to packing!

My day with Metropolitan - The photo shoot

On request  I will be going a little more into details about what happened at Metropolitan.

Before I left the agency I had to get some pictures taken. The photographer was just the nicest person! Since I have pretty much no experience he was really kind on helping me, commenting what to do and what to think of when going to a casting. He gave so many helpful tips such as how to put your hair up, were to position hands and arms when taking a picture, and much much more. Not only were he very helpful, he was also very good at making you feel comfortable. After all, standing in your underwear might not be the most natural thing for a lot of people.

Once the pictures were taken we continued on to making the introduction video. I was asked to tell some basic things about my self and then walk around, turn, smile, flip my hair and what not. This was by far the hardest thing to accomplish. Remembering what to say, when to say it, how to move and keeping track of basically every little detail of your body. Now, while doing this you of course need to look smiling and confident.
We did this three times before I got it right and there is definitely room for improvement! But hey, it was my first time doing this and I think I managed to get through it pretty well.

Last day

Today is my last full day with my family. Tomorrow after lunch I will travel with all my bags (which are btw not even packed yet) to Copenhagen to spend the night at my dads place before I fly to London on Wednesday.

New header

How do you like my new header? Quite impressed that I managed to do it myself so be kind when giving your critic please! haha

Were to look

Have found that there is a lot of help to get from the different church communities in Paris. There is a big Danish one, a Swedish one and a Norwegian one. It's made specifically for young people moving abroad and to me it seems like a great idea! You can discuss different matters and get helpful tips and advice. Posted an add on the Swedish one earlier today, so hoping for a reply within the next few days. 

Packing update

Feel like I should have done a lot of packing today. Well... that didn't happen!

Priceless

The help I'm getting from my boyfriend is absolutely amazing! Helping me look online on french sites, asking his friends, calling the people who have rooms available, and I could just keep going!
Guess I could manage myself in some way if I had to, but the fact that he speaks french makes it that much smoother.

Truly grateful. <3

Long distance studies

While I'm in Paris I will be continuing some of my courses. One of them is Swedish and when talking to the teacher today we found out that I don't have all the books necessary, and the school is closed this week cause of the holidays. This creates a problem, but fortunate enough for me I have such a nice teacher, he offered to drop the book at my house tomorrow!

A temporary place

After thinking it over I think I'm gonna try to find a place just for the next couple of months and then once I'm in Paris it will be easier to meet people and find someone that I would like to live with permanently. It's really hard to know what kind of people you will end up with by just talking to them online.

Get back on the horse

Didn't get the appartment I was hoping for. Damn! It would have been amazing..
I will just keep on looking, not much else to do.

Another goodbye for now

Went to see a friend of mine and we had a lovely dinner together. She even got me some goodbye gifts: a really cute bracelet and a tank top! Gonna miss her like crazy

A place to stay

I'm absolutely trilled that I have finally found a place to rent in Paris. Have to credit my boyfriend for doing a lot of the work and talking to the guy who is renting it.

It is a 15 m2 studio on the 6th floor not far from the triumph arch. You can even see the eiffel tower since it's so high up! It is in good condition and I have my own kitchen and bath, very small of course.
It comes with a convertible sofa, thank goodness, and a couple of other things.
What is left to take care of now is all the paperwork that comes with renting an apartment, but other than that I'm technically good to go! Well.. Almost. Just need to pack first.

Back to school

Went to school today to check in online and print my one way ticket to London. Things are getting real!

Passport arrival

Yesterday my passport arrived in the mail. Such a relief since I will be leaving soon and I was worried they wouldn't have time to send to me all the way from Denmark.
Weird that I will be having this passport for the next ten years. Hopefully it will accompany me to a lot of places all over the world.

Back on track

Monday. The perfect day to get a grip on yourself and get the things done that you happily ignored during the weekend.

Anniversary gift

My boyfriend and I are celebrating our 6 months anniversary this weekend and I have decided to get him 6 individual gifts. Some are things to do, some are things to eat and so on.
All of the things are very personal and that is really what I wanted to give him. Not just something I bought in a store but something were I use the things I know about him to create something that hopefully he will like.
They will be spread out over the entire weekend. All I can do now is to hope for some nice weather.. That's all I'm saying!

Quality time

Spent some time with my mum today, just the two of us. That doesn't happen to often since I have two younger siblings.

For her birthday she got a small chain with paper notes on it with the numbers 1-100 and she takes one everyday and that number then matches a gift that she receives the day after. It can be both small and big things from the whole family.
Today's gift was a manicure with a hand & arm massage given by me.

We listened to music and drank tea. I really enjoy and appreciate all the small things knowing that I am leaving home in 12 days.

Dear friend of mine

Went to visit one of my friends that I haven't seen for quite some time now and it was so much fun. Talked, laughed, looked at old pictures of us and took some new.
I really try to spend some more time with them before I'm leaving to Paris.

Pay me a visit

Tomorrow evening at this time I will have my loved one here with me in Sweden. It hasn't been long since we saw each other last time (would count as long if it was not a long-distance relationship) but I miss him every day. Can't wait to spend time with him and see him in real life. A little bit better than Skype. Just a little.

Header

I really want a header. My blog looks so empty and boring without one, but I don't know how to make it!
I'm sure it's very simple and easy but I just haven't gotten around to it yet. Lame excuse.. I know.

Outside class

 Sitting outside the classroom by a computer. We were going through a test that's coming up and I will already have left the country by then so I asked if I had to attend the class. Turns out I don't, thanks to my awesome teacher.

Keep on searching

Still looking for a permanent place to stay in Paris, turns out it's not that easy. I'm so happy that I know people, who knows people, who knows people.It's such a great help and I don't know what I would do without it. As it is now I just feel like I'm drowning in French adds on the internet. Thank god for Google translate! The translation is not a 100% correct I think you can agree.. but at least I get a good laugh out of it.

New passport

Finally got the whole passport thing out of the way so now I have one less thing to think about! One can only hope that it arrives before I am leaving...

Brave

Took my littlebrother to the movies today to see Brave. Had such a great time with him and the fact that I am moving away is not anything I want to be thinking about right now.

Early to bed

I was just about to start watching a movie on my computer but then I thought to myself..
-"Why not go to bed early and get a good nights sleep?"
 And that is excatly what I am going to do. Right after I have removed my makeup (super important!)

Swimming

Went swimming today! Did 600 meters and then I had to stop because my little sister wanted to do something else. Love swimming and since the indoor pools near were I live in Sweden is closed I am happy I have the chance to do it while I am at my dad's place in Copenhagen.
Might even go there tomorrow as well. Fun, fun, fun, and a great workout!

AirBnB

Looking for a simple place to stay for a couple of days in Paris before I move into the "permanent" appartment and where to look other than on AirBnB?
You can search through peoples profile and see if you can find someone renting out a room for a good price in a close neighborhood. When it comes to the bigger cities like Paris there is a lot to choose from!

Six months

Today my boyfriend and I is having our six months anniversary! He is currently in Paris and I am in Copenhagen, but I will see him next weekend.

Half a year went by and I just fall more and more in love with him everytime we meet.

Send me a letter

The internet. Do not know how I could make it without! Alright, so maybe I could but it sure does make it a lot easier to keep in touch with the people you love that is far away.

Passport

Tomorrow I am going to Denmark to renew my passport. It is expiring in a few months so I need to get it done before I leave. Hope the picture is gonna turn out okay since I will be stuck with it for quite some time.

31st of October

Just bought a one way ticket to London. Will be leaving home on the 31 st and go to spend the weekend with my boyfriend. That weekend is also Halloween! Super excited to come up with my costume. Absolutely love dressing up and being scary!

Done with school

Ever since I took the final decision about moving away from home and go to Paris I have found it hard to stay focused on school. I have always been an eager student (at least to some extent) but now I feel like there is no meaning in spending my time and energy on something I will be leaving soon anyway.
At first I was feeling quite guilty for not having the same interest, but as I have talked about it with some teachers and my parents I have found out that it is quite natural.
I think sometime during next week I will stop going to school and focus on packing and organising everything. It is quite a mouthful!

Looking for a room

In the process of finding a room to rent in Paris.
It seems to be very hard to find something that has a good location (there are some areas that I will be avoiding) and also for the right price. Most importantly; with the right people! I will be living with them so it is important for me that it is someone I can have a nice and relaxed relationship with.
Have been searching all over the internet.

Do you guys know any good sites for that?

One box done

Done filling one of the storrage/moving boxes. It is nice to feel that I am actually getting something done but at the moment my room is a complete mess and I do not even know were to begin.
I will also need to go through all of my clothes to find out exactly which garments I am brining and which that will just be packed away for now.

Packing my life into a box

My mind is spinning as I go over all the things in my room that needs to be packed down.
I can not believe that I am actually moving to PARIS.
Traveling with my suitecase it is pretty obvious that I can not bring all of my things with me. Most of it will be left behind at my parents place. When I leave my little sister will be taking over my room as it is the biggest of them all. Therefor I have to pack all my belongings in big brown moving boxes. Not sure if they have a specific name and if they do, I am not aware.

Hair tie

Having a small black hair tie in the backpocket of my jeans when going to the casting turned out to be an absolutely great idea.
You get into a lot of situations were you need to put your hair up for them to be able to see your face and profile.
Most definitely something I will keep doing. Great tip for all of you models out there!

My day with Metropolitan

I would like to share with you all the things that happened the day I had my meeting with Metropolitan Paris. As earlier mentioned I am sorry it took me a while to publish it but better late than never as they say.

My meeting started at 4 pm so I made sure to be in the area some time before.
I talked to some different people and I got measured, both lengt and hight.
Afterward they wanted to take some pictures of me in black underwear and I had not brought any. So home I went. Fortunately enough the appartment I was staying in was located near by.
Went back and got a lot of pictures taken as well as a small presentation video. The photografer was just the nices guy!

Afterwards I had a talk about workout and diet while getting more thurrely measured.
Lastly I had to go through some paperwork with one of the empoyes to register in the agency.

Went home with both the english version of the one year contract I will be signing and also a big smile on my face.

That was all I had to say about that for now, but please let me know if you want be to go into details on anything.

Apology

Let me just start of by saying how sorry I am for not blogging in a very long time.
Just after I got home from my trip to Paris I got sick and stayed that way for a week. Have been in bed unable to do anything at all.
But! I am back on track and after what happened in Paris I feel even more motivated to blogg.
So keep an eye out cause I will be sure to update from here on after.