To use a word that is oft in the casual conversation of Team Fabelhaft – I’m CHEESING that Angela from Sew I Thought nominated me for this award! (Cheesing means that you’re chuffed to bits… no wait, is that a British term too? I’m really happy anyway!)

The rules of the award are as follows:

1) Copy the award to my blog
2) Link to the person who has given me this award
3) Tell 7 interesting things about myself
4) Choose 7 other blogs that I want to give this award to
5) Link to their blogs
6) Comment on their blogs that I have given them this award

Sooo, 7 interesting things!

1) I speak Welsh fluently. In fact I’ll write the next part in Welsh (and any other Welsh-speakers out there, please excuse my GODAWFUL grammar)

Fe astudiais i yn ysgol gyfun Gymraeg, sydd yn meddwl oedd pob wers, ar wahan i Saesneg wrth gwrs, yn cael eu gwneud trwy gyfrwng y Gymraeg. Rwy’n falch iawn fy mod i yn gallu siarad iaith fy ngwlad, er rydw i’n teimlo’n fwy gyfforddus yn siarad ac yn ysgrifennu yn Saesneg gan mae fy ramadeg Cymraeg yn hollol pants! Felly, y ddiwrnod rwy medru siarad Almaeneg yn rhugl yw’r ddiwrnod fy mod i’n ‘trilingual’!

Translation:

I studied in a Welsh comprehensive, which means that every lesson, except for English of course, was conducted through the medium of Welsh. I’m really proud that I can speak the language of my country, although I feel more comfortable speaking and writing in English because my Welsh grammar is completely pants! So, the day I’m able to speak German fluently is the day I become trilingual!

I’ve been told that Welsh looks like drunk texting to people that don’t understand it. I feel the same way about Dutch…

2) One of the main passions in my life is Martial Arts. I’ve been doing Karate since I was about 16 and began doing Jiu-Jitsu when I started University. My biggest regret, if any, of this year abroad is not finding a club to train at, but I’ve been doing my own bits and pieces along the way, so hopefully I won’t be completely rubbish when I go back! People think I’m crazy when I talk about some of the things I do in training, but I love it! I have a crazy idea that I’ll make an awesome LBD when I  get my black belt!

3) People don’t recognise me in old photos of myself! Fun fact : my Dad thought I was someone completely different in a Jitsu team photo I have, and that one was recent! It’s funny though, sometimes we take the mickey out of each other’s old Facebook photos, and people haven’t even realised that I’m in the same ones as Beef (same school, known each other since babies) because they plain don’t recognise me.

     To be honest, I think it’s the red hair and the fact that I chopped it all off! (Lucky you guys, you get to see how awful my school uniform was…)

4) I can’t stand Coke. It’s disgusting. There used to be a time where I couldn’t drink any fizzy drinks at all, but since coming to Germany I’ve become a bit of a Fanta fan.

5) I auditioned for S Club Juniors when I was 13. Most of you probably don’t know who they are – basically, there was a British pop band called S Club 7 that were really popular in my pre-teens, and the kids’ BBC channel decided to do a whole ‘Popstars’ dealio for kids, creating a band of pre-teens who would open for S Club… I didn’t get very far!!

Classic! My friend Ki decided she’d tell people that I actually was in the band but quit due to ‘artistic differences’.

6) I think that each and every one of you should watch Spaced. Followed by Shaun of the Dead… and then Hot Fuzz. DO IT NOW.

7) After I’ve mastered ze German, I’d very much like to learn both Italian and Japanese – Italian because I am part Italian and Japanese because of my experiences with Japanese Martial Arts.

Here are my 7 Nominees!

1) Ki Shah is a pal of mine from Swansea University – she may be doing a sooper dooper Sciency PHD but she’s a crafty girl at heart. She paints, she makes jewellery, she has a muffin cat… Oh, and did I mention that she’s a fellow Jitsuka? Shahmeister, is there anything you can’t do?

2) Lily from The House of Mirth has some seriously fab creations that have inspired me the past few weeks. I want to steal her personal style!

3) Tilly from Tilly and the Buttons I found through Sew Retro, and is a fellow Wardrobe Refashion pledger. I love what she’s done so far, in particular her Sencha blouse, which is to die for and utterly convinced me that I needed that pattern in my life!

4) Elaine May from The Selfish Seamstress is one I’ve already sucked up to once, but not without good reason. Her creations are classy and well-made, and she can sew auf Deutsch!

5) Gertie from Blog for Better Sewing – how do I began to describe Gertie? She’s absolutely brilliant – not only is she a talented seamstress, but her personal style is amazing and she comes across as so personable in her blog posts and vlogs. I hope someday I’m just as good!

6) Zoe from So…Zo may have been nominated already, but gosh-darn it I’ll do it again! Like I’ve said before, I really admire her life pledge to the Wardrobe Refashion movement. When you can make your own pants, nothing can stop you!

7) Casey of Elegant Musings is just amazing. Everytime she uploads a creation on BurdaStyle it becomes an automatic favourite.

Phwoar, monster of a post! This is why I’m an English student guys, I waffle too much! There are some people not on the list because I found their blogs recently – so check out my ‘I Read…’ sidebar for some more inspirational blogs!