For Chu

You remember Chu, our hamster? The most clever, curious, adventurous, cheerful hamster ever?
Unfortunately, he has a tumor in his mouth, making eating pretty difficult.
He just isn't happy anymore and he's probably starving, so tomorrow we will put him to sleep.
It's sad, but it will end his suffering. He was only 1 year old.
Chu, you were awesome, and I don't want you to hurt anymore. It breaks my heart to see you so down. We all learned a lot from you.
Rest in Peace.

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Okay, here is some more news:
I just spent the last five and a half hours making sushi with my friends. We'll sell it tomorrow at school. It's sure to be a big success! (We ate the sushis that fell apart - trust me, people will want seconds!)
Oh, today I gave a presentation in history class. It's always sort of embarrassing speaking Dutch in front of a lot of people. Everyone always pays reaaaaaaaally good attention to me when I give presentations. This one was about the history of Berlin from 1945-1949. But oh well, I got an 8, which is like the equivalent of a B in America. Nice!
I remember what I forgot to mention in my last blog. I went to the Efteling (amusement park) with some AFS friends. It was fun. Haha, that was it.
It's finally spring! I've traded my gloves for sunglasses on the bike. I can even eat when I'm biking now (although I only do that when I'm almost late for school) oh, and I eat bread again, although not a lot. It's sort of necessary for survival here....
Can't think of anything else, except that kids at school keep quizzing me about where countries are in the world. Geography was never my best subject so I must seem a little ignorant to them. But I like the kids at school, they're really nice and fun to hang out with. I guess I'll be going now.
Tot ziens,
Emily