I'm Going to Blog About This on My Blog

A brief overview of my weekend:

Friday: I took an English test at school... It's a little pathetic that I didn't know the answers to some of the questions. I'm going to be embarrassed if someone else got a better grade than I did. After school I went to the ATM, which went a little crazy, beeped incessantly, then slurped up my debit card and shredded it to bits. We called the bank that was supposed to send me my Netherlands debit card earlier this week, but they had accidentialy sent my card to America. Yayy for not having any money! Then I went bowling with some friends. Afterwards they said, "Let's go to the Mac." Yes, Europeans eat McDonald's - actually, the kids at my school eat it more often than my American friends or I ever did. I got a stroopwaffel McFlurry. Wow. They could make so much money off those in the States - it was absolutely amazing. It was awkward, though, when the woman asked me what I wanted and I said a stroopwaffel McFlurry. Because she was like, "Oh, no, here we only have M&M, Kit-Kat, and stroopwaffel McFlurries." .... Uhm, okay, can I have a stroopwaffel McFlurry, then? Oh, sure. Thanks....? On my way home from bowling I bought 5 bags of candy because, well, I was bored and I wanted candy. Now my host parents keep telling me I'm going to get fat. Well, maybe if Dutch people knew what a vegetable was, I wouldn't. Vegetables here are like, some kind of foreign object... "What...? You mean, you eat plants? You're talking about a potato, right?" Okay, so it's not that bad, but I'm not going to get fat, even if nobody here eats vegetables.

Saturday: Went into the city with a friend. We were going to go shopping, but neither of us really had any money, so we just looked around the stores and walked some. I got these fries that are really popular here - nothing special, though. Now I can say I've had them. Anyways, we were in this toy store and I saw a Dora the Explorer doll. I asked my friend, "So... does Dora teach you guys English or Spanish?" She said that Dora talks in Dutch and teaches English. Hahaha, what the heck, she always taught me Spanish! I mean, what about the catchy phrase, "Come on, vamanos! Everybody let's go!"? What is it now, "Kom maar, let's go! Iedereen kom mee!"? Hmm I guess that works, actually. Well, when my friend left, I watched a movie called Ladies Room (which is exactly what it sounds like - women having adventures in a bathroom). It was okay. John Malkovitch was in it. "What was John Malkovitch doing in the ladies room?" asked Justin. I meant in the movie, lol. Then I watched a movie called The Wedding Planner. (Which is exactly what it sounds like - a movie about a woman who plans weddings. And omg, guess what happens? Yep, she finds her soulmate at the end. Because I totally didn't see that coming.) I attempted to put up a poster, but it fell down after 10 minutes.

Sunday: Basically woke up and watched Youtube. I watched a lot of videos about maintaining a healthy weight, because apparently I'm going to get fat. Then I headed over to my welcome family's home to celebrate their son's 4th birthday. It was fun, and really hectic with all the four-year-olds running around and throwing me in jail and all that good stuff. And really good cake, too. I guess those health videos really got through to me, didn't they? Had dinner with the parents, which is always gezellig. Speaking of people, I have no idea who is reading this blog. Blogger stores a bunch of statistics for me, so I can see how many times my blog has been viewed each day, week, and month, and from where in the world it is being viewed. There are people in Thailand reading this, as well as France, Canada, and other random places. So when I say no idea, I really mean NO idea. Oh, and I succeeded in putting up a different poster. It's a Buddha. Apparently it's bad luck to buy a Buddha for yourself.... oops. But I like Buddha... so... I'll hope for the best.

Well... honestly, I really miss home. I just miss having friends, a dog, English, someone to hug me, fun classes, easy days, not being depressed, long car rides, vegetables, Netflix, people telling me I'm pretty instead of fat, teachers who think I'm smart, getting good grades, arm & hammer toothpaste, trips to Ralph's, frozen food from Trader Joe's, sleepovers, texting, my sister's full-length mirrors, everything about my daddy, feeling like I'm worthwhile and not worthless, the craziness of LCHS, school dances, random school events, the sheepskin rug in my living room, huge, comfy quilts, Haley's jacuzzi, reliable internet *see footnote in the PS*, people thinking I'm funny instead of a babbling fool, and just basically everything from my "previous life". Well, now I've spent too long writing this, as it is getting quite late and I have gym class tomorrow. Woopie. Time to prove to all my little Dutch buddies just how fit Americans are. Unless we're doing the high jump again. Then there's just no hope.

Tot ziens,

Emily

PS: *footnote* I started writing this post at 10:30 pm, and now it's 12:00 am. The internet wouldn't let me save it from my host parent's computer, so I had to rewrite it onto my computer to save it for tomorrow when it's working again. I actually spend a lot of time writing these, so I really appreciate any feedback from, uhhh, whoever you people are who are reading this. Alright, I'll just say it straight, I'm more lonely here than I have ever been in my life, and it makes me feel weird to see that 19 people have viewed my blog yesterday but the only emails I'm getting are ones telling me that I can get a free travel kit if I sign up with AARP today. So pleeeeeeaseeee if you enjoy reading my blog, just let me know every now and then, because otherwise, what's the point of me writing it? Thanks :)