All alone....

Last week I said goodbye to Mariana, my travel companion on my adventures in the Netherlands. She really eased my transition to life here in the Netherlands. Since she was here on her own from Argentina, we were in the same boat (even though she would only stay for 3 months). I was able to see much of the country with a friend. I didn't feel quite so alone. I will really miss her
However, now that she is gone, I expect my Dutch to improve. When we traveled, we would always speak in English (she didn't know any Dutch..not that I do). If you are speaking in English, people are more like to speak to you in English....so no more English crutch


because I didn’t...One Sunday afternoon I was walking in the city center with a friend. In the corner of my eye I saw a man walk up to a what I believed was a modern art sculpture ..unzip his fly and “relieve” himself on it.

This is when I discovered yet another thing that the Netherlands has that we don’t have in US....decorative public restrooms

I must be settling in..

I no longer convert all purchases to dollars to compare to the US.

Guess who has internet access now....

So hit me up via Skype people!!!!

How cool is this?

I saw this in a WC in Gouda, and it was FREE