New roommates!

Hello!

Hope you've had an amazing weekend so far.
After moving for the hundred time, I now have my own little apartment! The ins and outs of the moving I will touch upon in a later post, for now I want to introduce my new roommates to you.

Just arrived home

After living alone for some months, I got the feeling I was missing something. As a true animal science graduate I needed some sort of creature(s) around me, to feel me.

My first choice was a dog, but with working so many hours and having no garden I felt it wasn’t faire to a dog to be living like that. Rats maybe? I’ve had pet rats for several years, but unfortunately also had a lot of health issues with them. So it was a no for them as well.

So I was on the hunt for a pet that didn’t mind my absence during the day, had not that many health problems and wasn’t too expensive.

Eventually my choice was two little guinea pigs. Or I have to say, they chose me. 
One day I wandered into a pet shop in Zwolle and there they were. Little baby guinea pigs, only 7-9 weeks old and female. I couldn’t help but ask the girl in the pet shop about these cute piggies.

That is how, after a long day shopping, I went home with two lovely piggies, a guinea pig cage, hay and feed etc.

Lap time with some vegetables

I’m horrible at naming my pets, so I asked my colleagues to come up with some ideas. In the end they were named Coco and Chanel. Coco is the dark brown abyssinian, the largest and eldest of the two. Chanel is the short haired piggy with one large rosette on her head.

What kind of pet do you have?

Love,
Roos

My Nexus 5 and I

Hello!

Do you remember me telling you that my pink Samsung Star was such an amazing phone, but that I might had to come to the dark side as well (meaning buying a smartphone)? Well, that time did come a few months ago and the world that it has opened for me.....

Saying goodbye to my precious little pink phone was still quite a challenge. It is not a complete goodbye, as this pretty little phone may stay hidden in some memory box.

Thereafter I decided it was time to introduce the very first smartphone into my life. The choice was easily made, as I already owned the Nexus 7 tablet, which I truly love!
So I placed my order and after two days I had my brand new and shining Nexus 5 :).

I'm still getting used to WhatsApp and being able to check Instagram during the day (as long as I have WIFI), but it has been amazing. The fact that I don't have to carry my camera everywhere is also a great bonus, as this phone takes quite okay pictures.

Nexus 5 photo: On the boat for a visit to Texel :)

I've entered the world of smartphones and I have to admit that I don't regret it for one bit! It hasn't taken over my life (yet), but as I do not have access to internet everywhere, this might change in the future.

Love,

Roos

Graduating, moving and starting a new job

Oh my, it has been a little quiet here the last couple of months. Not without a reason, I can assure you. But nonetheless, I’m sorry!

In September 2014 the long awaited moment finally came: I received my Master degree in Wageningen. I finished my thesis work, did my colloquium and had my final oral exam, and then it was all done. Too be honest, it took some getting used to.

But with graduating, also the daunting task of finding a job started. Not knowing exactly what I wanted to do or where I wanted to live, I just started applying to a large number of jobs. Got some interviews, but got turned down numerous times. Sometimes, companies did not even bother to send me a response that they were not interested; Rude!

After two months of searching for a job, I decided to move back to my parents. Still sending out a lot of application letters and going to job interviews. In November it finally happened, I found a job at a local agriculture software company; Amazing!