The last couple of weeks I experienced something that made me speechless. It actually started when my mom and my dad came to Cali to visit me. We were driving around somewhere listening to some music from her iPod. She has a lot of music on her iPod we listened to a lot when I was very very young. I loved a lot of the songs she liked.
So we were singing in my car and having a great time... Until that one song came up. Of all the songs my mom listens to, this one always was my favorite. It's called "wishing heart" by Lisa Loeb. I really cannot say why it was my favorite song when I was a kid. I never really understood the lyrics or why I like it, it was just a nice song to listen to I guess. But hearing this song again after such a long time kinda opened my eyes. Lyrics like "if you don't know what you're missing cause you don't know where to start, follow your wishing heart" made me speechless. This song says everything I never tried and it opened my eyes and showed me that there is a reason why I liked this song so much when I was young. Because something in me knew that everything will turn out fine if I just trust and follow my wishing heart. Not over-thinking too much, not trying to force things to happen and not to always keep looking, just trust and be who you are.
Cause if I trust everything will fall in place and I will go the way I am supposed to go.
Is it possible that songs from our childhood try to guide us, and we don't even notice it? People choose music they like for a reason, and I think when I was young I chose a lot music that told me be confident and trust that everything will work out the way it should without fear just trust. After this experience I listened to a few other songs I really liked in my childhood and I realized that all of my favorite songs are about this. Isn't this crazy.

Another song that inspired me is "drive" by Incubus. I used to listen to that song a lot but I never really understood the lyrics. A few weeks ago I listened to it again, not on purpose tho, it just came up while I was just hanging around. Especially the first sentences of the song gave me a lump in my throat.

"Sometimes, I feel the fear of uncertainty stinging clear
And I can't help but ask myself how much I'll let the fear Take the wheel and steer
It's driven me before
And it seems to have a vague, haunting mass appeal
But lately I am beginning to find
That I should be the one behind the wheel"

I was always driven by fear. My whole life was controlled by being scared of every step. Scared of disappointing my parents, scared of not finding what I am looking for and especially scared of  making the wrong choices. "But lately I am beginning to find that I should be the one behind the wheel." Why let fear control my life if I can just sit behind the wheel and control it myself? Instead of being scared I should just follow my wishing heart. I wrote about it in my "fearless" post already. I told you that many people see the fearless girl in me that I never really saw and this song tries to tell it to me for years already but I never realized it... or maybe I ignored it because I felt comfortable with living my habits.

I think I could go on go on with thousands of songs that opened my eyes and helped me be more comfortable about trusting in myself, living without fear and especially JUST TRUST! Maybe you will have this experience with some songs too I know my mom had that experience with one song too so I guess I am not the only one who feels this way. For me I have to say it was a great inspiration and ever since then I listen closely to every song that ment a lot to me in the past. Maybe it tried to tell me something in the past already but I was not able to hear it yet. I really think that music changes you and kinda makes you the person you are. It influences us and helps enjoy the good times or handle the rough ones. There is people who have been through that stuff already and some of them expressed it in music or poems so why not use them to make us feel better and help us make life easier!?

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WEIRD IS THE NEW COOL

I just got back from an awesome weekend with WEIRD IS THE NEW COOL. If you follow my blog you might remember me talking about them in my High 5 and Merry Skiing and a Happy Vegas posts. But I guess this weekend there is a lot more to talk about than the last two times! But lets start from the beginning.

Weird is the new cool is a Reaggae, Rock, Funk band from Tempe Arizona.  Kyle Collins ( singer/songwriter), Nate Verwoert (guitar), Cash Murphy (guitar), Kenny Porter (bass), Tim Yokley (drumms) and Omni (keyboard). They just finished a 3 weeks tour through America (or at least parts of it) with another band called Fayuca. The spark the flame tour started in Vegas on Jan 3rd followed by shows in Arizona, New Mexico, Texas and (best part of it) California.

This weekend was the last weekend of their tour and they came all the way out to Riverside and San Diego. Sooo... what did I do!? Sure... what do you think... of course I went there to see them! It was def worth the drive. I feel kinda bad because every time I watch them there is kinda of a lack of audience ... So in Riverside I was kinda the only one dancing. I tried getting people up to the dance floor but it did not work that well. I cant help it the music always makes me wanna dance! Especially the songs Arizona and Freak! (Check em out on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube or wherever! You will like them!)
With or without people dancing it was still a great show and def. a good after show. Especially cause I kinda started to get to know more about the guys. I really have to admit that I had a totally different picture of each one of them when I first met them but talking to them opened my eyes and showed me again that the first impression is not always true.
Before we headed out to San Diego the next day we went for a quick breakfast to a bar. Jup a bar... Why... because you can get bloody marys in bars. NOPE I did not drink one... I tried it but YUCK I could not drink a whole glass of it... How can you guys drink that all the time? ;)
We got to San Diego pretty early but whatever, some pizza, some beer and playing some "what's the difference" helped killing time.
Unfortunately was there so much time to kill that Kenny (bass) and I got kinda bored and started walking around the streets to check out whats going on at Ocean Beach. We kinda ended up in a hair studio where we spontaneously decided to get Kenny a new haircut. It was sooo much fun! Especially cause the hairdresser was 3 margaritas deep! But the spontaneous things are always most fun!! He did a good job tho and Kenny was  finally looking good for the stage! The gig at Gallagher's was a little different than the ones I saw before. They played two sets and and different songs than at the other shows. I was kinda happy about it because they played one of my favorite songs called Another stupid love song. I had a blast dancing, singing and drinking all night long!

I guess it is hard to explain why I had such a great time and why I enjoy watching them. I guess you have to see or hear them yourself. I really hope they keep on doing what they are doing and maybe one day they also be known in Germany and other countries. If you really want to know why I like them so much just listen to their songs and you will know! Especially the song I recommend now!!! It's my favorite WINC song called  I start to think and it gives me a big smile on the face every time I listen to it. Why is this my favorite song? That's easy... The lyrics are amazing. It just constantly reminds me of enjoying my life and doing the things I like and go to go my way. My favorite sentence in the song says "The ultimate task is to let yourself go, free you mind, be alive, and breathe it in slow, cause once you get away from it all and you fall in love trust me she knows, she knows she knows.." These lyrics help me to shut of my mind and enjoy freaking life. Thanks guys for this amazing song.

I think at this point I have to give a big thank you to WEIRD IS THE NEW COOL! You are awesome and I hope your music spreads around the world! I ll give my best to help you cause you deserve it! I know you had a fun but also weird and exhausting tour. You've been through some tough times but I guess every band has to go through that! Rock on you are awesome and I am so glad I met each one of you! Thank you big time!!

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Merry Skiing and a Happy Vegas!

 

American Christmas, Skiing in Kirkwood, New Years in San Francisco and Party in Vegas! 

And all this combined in a fun Road trip with my older brother Robin (aka Bo).

I just looked it up we drove 1528miles  (2500km) that makes a total of sitting in the car for 28 hours and going from see level up to 7690 ft (2344 m) Damn it was a lot of driving (for me because my brother is not allowed to drive right now but that's a different story) it was def. worth it though. But lets start from the beginning!

We started off in Laguna Beach where our family friends Stevie and Jason invited us to celebrate the American way of Christmas with their family. It was a really fun night. We had Fondue, a lot of beer, wine and other specials. We ended up rapping the last presents until 2.30 in the morning. It was kinda weird because we (in Germany) always get our presents in the evening but like most of you know the Americans get them on Christmas morning. So Aidan -Stevies and Jasons son- woke Robin and me at 7.00 in the morning because he was so excited to open everything... I think both of us were still not really awake when he unwrapped his first present. He got a looooot of stuff but it was fun watching him wanting more and more :) thats how kids are i guess they can never get enough. Anyways it was fun to see how the Americans celebrate Christmas. Especially when you look out of the window and you see the palm trees in the front of the house!

Bo and me were thinking about going skiing (snowboarding) after Christmas but we had noooo clue where to go and after looking for hotels in Mammoth and Bear Mountain we did not think that we can't afford either. And there was also New Years coming up... Dang it what shall we do. The fact that I've not been to San Francisco yet helped a little so we booked a hotel in San Fran for New Year Eve... But the Skiing Problem was still not solved...Until Stevie and Jason again invited us to come for a Skiing Trip to Kirkwood in Tahoe... Hmmm we were not sure about that... they already gave us sooo much. So they left, still telling us to think about coming up to meet them in Kirkwood....

I was supposed to babysit some friends kids on Dec 27th so we could not leave before the 28th anyways.... at least that's what we thought. Apparently I got a call from Lisa (who's kids I was supposed to sit) telling me that she does not need me anymore... I looked at Robin and said "Let's drive up to Kirkwood...NOW"... Ok I have to say it was already 4pm and it takes at least 10.5 hours to go up there and like I already said I was the only one who can drive but we anyways did it. We only drove up to Stockton which was still 2.5 hours away from Kirkwood because it got late and we did not want to go up to 7690ft in the middle of the night with a shitty car. The next morning we left kinda early because we wanted to go for a shred in the afternoon. Unfortunately my brothers feet are too big, so we could not rent Snowboard bindings for him that day. If you imagine that 24h earlier we were just sitting at the beach taning in the sun and now we are in the mountains freezing in the snow... unbelievable... So we waited for Stevie and Jason to arrive to check in to our Lodge... It looked more like a oversize family apartment tho... you cannot believe how huge it was. The next day we all went out on the slopes together. It was a beautiful morning, even though it was a bit cloudy.. we had a lot of fun! Miriam, who spontaneously came up to Kirkwood too, was on her skis for the first time after 2 years again. I had a lot of fun helping her get down some very steep slopes. I really like Kirkwood, it was small - if you compare it to Austrian resorts- but you had a lot of possibilities to go free riding! Skiing through fresh powder through the trees is a lot of fun I've not done it in a while. Our second day was filled with awesomeness :) Bluebird, fresh snow, cute little fun park and a lot of energy and fun inside of us! Bo and me went straight to the park and spend all day in it. Filming, jumping, riding... exactly what we need to be happy. Oh Yeah we were soooo happy! I don't know how he does it but in the last two seasons my brother managed to bust 3 Snowboards... But the problem this time was... it was a rental board. thank god the guys from the store were nice enough so we did not have to pay 200$ to repair the damage.

 

We left Kirkwood he next morning, meanwhile Dec. 31, to head out to San Francisco for New Years Eve. Cant believe this year is already over again. So many awesome thing happened the passed year! Unbelievable! Our Hotel was located in the center of attention which was awesome because that means we don't have to walk around for ages to find a place to party... At least we thought so... but it was not like that actually. Our plan was to eat something (we ended up eating the best burger on earth at SUPER DUPER BURGER), go for some drinks to a bar and watch the fireworks at the peer!  As we all know PLANS ARE MADE TO FAIL! Ja the eating worked out fine ... but the rest...just kinda... We started our walk down to the bay to see if we can find a bar, club or anything to have a few drinks without paying a lot of money to get in but there was nothing ... nowhere... Instead we experienced something you could never ever find in Germany. While we were walking through the streets of the bay we say hundreds of people sitting there... OK I know that's nothing too spectacular.. BUT they were all (or at least 90% of them) SOBER! Can you believe that. In Germany everyone is drunk already at 8pm. How can that be possible. Are they seriously just sitting in the cold with blankets to wait for the fireworks? YES they were! It was soooo strange! Both of us were pretty shocked about that. We were not sure if that was good or bad tho, because the party was kinda missing. After running around for two hours we finally found a bar in the middle of nowhere. The security guy told us he has never seen anyone being sooo happy about finding a bar. 2 shots of Patron (BEST TEQUILA EVER) 2 Vodka Bull and 2 Whiskey Coke later it was time to go and watch the fireworks. It was beautiful! Shot from 2 boats in the bay underlined with some music and it lasted for at least 20 minutes. Just awesome (LOL I really like this word I know :)). We ended up being totally drunk and having a great time! The next day Robin took me on a little sightseeing tour and I have to admit San Fran is a beautiful. Steep hills, beautiful bridges, beautiful bay awesome weather!! Jaaa I am serious 2 days of bluebird! Guess we were just very lucky ;) 

 Next Stop Laaaaasss Veeeggaaasss! Hmmm Ok that stop was actually not on our road trip map but we kinda spontaneously hopped into my car and drove 10 hours to Vegas! WHY ? hmmm to win some money, see my friend Miriam, support Weird is the New Cool and to show Robin the fun parts of Sin City! Ok actually he showed me the most fun part of Vegas but I ll tell you about that later... In case you are looking for a not too expensive but really good Hotel in Vegas I can def recommend the Tuscany! Large rooms with a huge bathroom, couches, a kitchen area, close to the strip and everything only 15$ (if you go during the week) and 50$ (on the weekend). Of course our first stop was gambling in the casinos. This time I was not as lucky as the first time I went to Vegas but it was still a fun night. Ok let's get to the really fun part of Vegas. It's called Stratosphere and is kinda like a reverse free fall tower. I have to admit I almost pied my pants because I was so scared in the beginning but the feeling I had when it shoots you up is amazing! Sitting in the seats Miriam and me hold hands because we were so scared. It was sooo damn high and I am not even afraid of hights. Then you hear the pumps fizz and my brother started counting ...3...2...1... BOOOOOM. 2 seconds later you are at the highest spot in Vegas! It was the best feeling I've experienced in a while. Zero gravity! It feels like you are flying. While I m writing this I can still feel the exact same feeling of being free and released inside of me. Just Awesome! You HAVE to do that if you go to Vegas! It's worth it!!!! 

After that we went to the actual reason why we came to Vegas --> WEIRD IS THE NEW COOL a band from Arizona. I already talked to you about them in my High 5 Blogpost. In the meantime I became good friends with them and I really wanted to support them on their tour, thats why we drove all the way to Vegas :)! It was not that crowded but Miriam and me still danced our asses off!!! :D
I really want you, to get to know them and maybe you will get as addicted to their music as me. I will probably write a blogpost just for WINC soon. Until then check em out on Facebook, Spotify, Youtube or Itunes!

We really did not sleep that much that night but we had to go back to Huntington Beach! Oh whatever we are young no Problem! I think both of us, my brother and me, had "make a road trip through Vegas" on out to-do list! We can def. cross that off now! I had such a great time with him. We laughed, dinked and smoked a lot and it was not the cheapest thing to do but it was def worth it! Hope you enjoyed the post. I know its a lot to read but I hope you can see how much fun it was!

 

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Sweet Sissy's!

This Blog post is dedicated to my big Sister Ilke!

In case you are friends with me on Facebook you might have already wondered why I always post pictures on my sisters wall, showing me doing a Yogapose THE DANCER. Actually the reason is quiet simple --> this is my way of showing her how much I love her and that I am very proud of her! She recently became a Yoga Teacher and guess what's her favorite pose... JUP... The Dancer!  I am soooo proud of her she does an awesome job! That's why I made a point of dancing through the world for her! Everywhere I am I will do the Yoga Pose and take a picture of it!! I really have to say some of the places I "danced" on were pretty scetchy. It sometimes took several shots to get everything right. No mountain is too high, no ocean is too wide and no fire hydrant is too small to dance on it. She is an awesome sister who's always there for me and my brothers!! She just recently updated her Homepage so in case you are interested to get Yoga lessons from one of the best and most committed Yoga Teachers in the world just check this out  -->  www.mypersonalyogi.com! Sissy I love you!

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