Wow I haven't written one of these for a while... here's what's been going on:
I went to Belgium. It was really nice! I stayed with Carla's parents and hung out with my Italian friend (who, by the way, broke his collar bone when he hit a bus while riding his bike). He's better now. Anyways, we went to Antwerp, Brussels, and Brugge. Brugge was definitely the most beautiful city I have ever encountered, and Brussels was really interesting and cool. I didn't see a whole lot of Antwerp, but it seemed alright, I guess like any city but then with yummy waffles and lots of fashion shops. Carla's dad made us these delicious mussels for lunch one day, which I really enjoyed. And I didn't used to like beer, but Belgian beer is amazing! Davide realized (as many people already have) that I get lost pretty easily and told me that I have the "orientation of a spoon". I'm not sure what that means and he doesn't either but I suppose it seems appropriate...
Oh yes, my pancake party! That was fun. My American friend Jenny helped me make all the pancakes. We made a recipe for 60 but it only came out to be 30 which was disappointing. But everyone who showed up before 9pm got at least one. I made a game called "Do you know me?" where there were two groups with the same questions about my life. But both teams got two answers wrong, so nobody actually won....both teams thought that I took the schoolbus to school every day, haha! We watched Zoolander, one of my favorite films, and everyone liked it.
I also did some gallivanting about the Netherlands. I went to Den Bosch and Gouda with a Japanese friend. There was a festival in Den Bosch and that was really cool. Everyone was dressed up crazy-like and there were tons of bands playing on the streets. There's a famous dessert there called the Bossche bal and it's basically an obese eclair (aka: lekker). The stroopwaffel was invented in Gouda, so we got one of those when we went. Basically a fun and sugar-filled day.
I also visited Jenny in her village near Leiden. We were biking and this dog walked right in front of me and then stopped. I accidentally tapped it............ he wasn't hurt, but I was sort of like.... uhh...... that reminds me, I almost hit a car while biking, too. We both had the green light and he didn't see me as he was turning and I didn't have time to slow down. But nothing happened. Just have to go slower next time...aside from those two events, I really love my bike. This one time, I was going pretty fast 'cause I like going fast, and I heard this guy on the sidewalk say, "Wow, what a speed!" That was pretty awesome. But I'll slow down now.... at least when crossing the street. And when dogs obliviously stand right in front of me.
THE WEATHER IS SO AMAZING RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN BELIEVE IT
When it was 3 degrees Celsius (about 36 degrees Fahrenheit) I was practically jumping for joy. So now that it's 11 C (53 F) I'm thinking, 'How could I have ever been COLD in this weather in California????'
I got an A+ on my English final. Hooray, I speak my own language!
These last few months have gone by really fast, it's incredible. Probably because I've been more busy and have been enjoying things more. It was so great, I had a heated discussion with a boy in my class about whether or not a film could be better than the book version - in Dutch. I didn't win the argument (I said it wasn't possible, but how could I compete with someone's opinion?) but it was still cool to be able to debate in another language. The reason we were talking about it in the first place was that my teacher gave out free tickets to see Frankenstein in the theater. It was actually a filmed play, which was quite excellent, but still, the book was better.
Next Friday I'm going to be selling sushi at school during the breaks with my Japanese friend. It was her idea, but we're working together, along with the help of some other friends at school. She's worried about Japan right now, because of everything that has happened. All the money we earn will be sent to the Red Cross to help in the relief effort. I like doing it, I feel like I'm helping both her and her country.
Wow, college decisions come out soon. I'm really curious to find out where I get accepted. When I know for sure where I will be going in the fall, I'll post it on here.
I'm probably forgetting to write something, but it's time for bed now. It's 1:53 am, just so you know. I have two projects due on Monday - 1 for history class and 1 for Dutch class. I went to Delft today with the other AFSer's from South Holland, and tomorrow evening I'm going to a friend's house for a small movie party, so I actually need to sleep so I can work a bit tomorrow.
I'll get back to writing more often. But just know that since I haven't been writing so much, I've actually been doing more. And that's a good thing, right? Right.
Nou, tot ziens,
Emily
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