#9: Happy! / Srečno!

When I was abroad I finally was able to celebrate the New Year the way I've always imagined. In Boston (USA), there were no petards, no drunken people... There were 'buttons' instead of the tickets to every show you wanted to see. Gospel music, learning to dance hip-hop and folk dances, watching and learning sign language, ice sculptures, big parade and fireworks above the river Charles... I felt safe, I felt happy, I felt connection to all those happy people on the streets... 

Copenhagen (Denmark) was not 'my type', but I loved a creative celebration among group of people. We were painting together and I enjoyed that very, very much. I still see the picture in my head and the happy feelings I had there....

Ko sem bila v tujini, sem končno lahko praznovala novo leto tako, kot sem si vedno predstavljala. V Bostonu (ZDA) ni bilo ne petard, ne pijanih ljudi... Imeli smo 'gumb' namesto vstopnic za vse predstave, ki so se odvijale ta dan. Gospel glasba, učenje hip-hopa ali tradicionalnih plesov, ogled predstave in učenje kretanja za gluhoneme, ledene skulpture, velika parada in ognjemet nad reko Charles... Počutila sem se varno, veselo, in čutila sem povezanost z vsemi veselimi ljudmi na ulicah...

Kopenhagen (Danska) nima moje 'vrste' zabav, vendar sem tudi tu novo leto praznovala na poseben način - kreativno. Z zbranimi smo skupaj slikali, kar mi je bilo zelo, zelo všeč. Še vedno imam pred sabo sliko, ki sem jo naslikala in še vedno čutim veselje ob misli nanjo... 

Because of some bad experiences in my childhood (maybe I'll write about them some time), I don't like the loud, noisy and filled with alcohol parties and celebrations. It's too bad, because I would love to celebrate on the streets, esp. if the happiness and positive spirit come from the heart, not from some 'substances'... Oh, well, maybe some day...

Zaradi slabih izkušenj iz otroštva (morda bom kdaj o tem kaj napisala), ne maram glasnih, hrupnih in alkohola polnih zabav in praznovanj. Žal, saj bi si želela praznovati novo leto na ulicah, še posebej, če veselje in pozitivno pride iz src in ne zaradi kakšnih 'substanc'... No, morda nekega dne...

Wishing you a wonderful celebration and all the best in the year 2012!
I have a question for you today, too: 

Question #9: How, where or when did you celebrate the New Year the way you want it?

Želim vam čudovito praznovanje in vse najboljše v letu 2012! Srečno!
Tudi danes pa vas čaka vprašanje: 

Vprašanje #9: Kako, kje ali kdaj ste praznovali silvestrovo tako kot ste si želeli?

Thank you for your support, time and inspiration that you've left over the year on this blog. It's great to know we are not alone! Thank you for everything!

Hvala za vašo podporo, čas in navdihe, ki ste jih puščali na tem blogu. Lepo je vedeti, da nismo sami! Hvala za vse! 

*PS:

Find the rules of the game 'Giving thanks, giving gifts 2011' here. Have a good day and thank you for sharing your thoughts! 

Pravila igre 'Čas zahvaljevanja, čas obdarovanja 2011'najdete tukaj. Dober dan vam želim in hvala za sodelovanje!