I’m Jasmijn, 19 years old and currently living in Brussels, Belgium, where I study at the VUB, the Free University of Brussels. I study languages, English and Spanish, because I personally love languages. I speak Dutch, French, English, Spanish, German and a few words in a lot of other languages such as Italian and Japanese.
I have an obsession with owls, wolfs, red lipstick, leather jackets, all kinds of skirts, eyeliner, high buns, books, parties, poetry, big jewellery, fashion magazines, scarfs and music festivals. And actually these aren’t really obsessions, but rather passions.
I’m a singer, I used to be in a little rockband, but it was no longer possible to combine this with studying. I also play the guitar, though I’m far from the next Jimi Hendrix.
I’m very random, awkward, weird and clumsy. I burn my fingers or tongue all the time while cooking or drinking hot beverages. I’m full of little scars, they kind of tell my life story.
I’d love to get a few tattoos, and even though I’m 19 already aka legally allowed to get them, I’m waiting till I graduate from university. First of all, my parents do not want me to get any yet, and second of all, I want to be sure to choose something I genuinely like for as long as I live. I already have a few designs ready though, because I absolutely loooove bodymodification.
Nobody is perfect, and that’s why I’m listing a few of my flaws/insecurities:
1. I used to wear braces when I was a kid, but now my mouth has been metal free for a few years and my teeth are no longer perfectly straight.
2. My legs are a bit x-legged. I have arch support, which made it a bit better over the years.
3. My skin is rather fair (I’d like a nice tan) and it’s not completely clear. Damn you, skin impurities !
4. Both my ears are weird, haha. In my right ear I used to have a stretched lobe, but my mum made me take it off, so now there’s still a 4mm hole left, it won’t shrink any more. And when I was a kid, I fell down a stone staircase and broke (yes, really broke) my ear. There’s still a scar left
5. I’m a bit chubby. I’d really love to get skinny, and to be honest I barely eat, but I only seem to manage to shred a few kilos max.
6. My hair is long (yay !) but it looks like straw. I straightened it daily when I was younger, so it’s my own fault.
Ok enough with the self pity, even with all of my flaws I still love myself. As Marilyn Monroe once said, “Perfection is boring”, and I figured that I’d rather be imperfect so I can constantly try to improve myself, because let’s face it, if one were to be perfect, that would just be plain dull.
Now, you probably wonder what I look like ? Here’s some pics of me:
I’m the one on the left, on the right you can see my younger sister.
Me and my best friend.
Few years ago.
