Orientation officially ended on Friday so the weekend was all open to explore! On Saturday I was able to experience the local market for the first time. It was filled with everything you could possible need or want. The best part is it is cheap :) I was able to get fresh apples, grapes, and lettuce. It will definitely be a weekly tradition from now on. Sarah, a girl from my program, and I then headed to Bagel and Beans, a local cafe, for lunch. I love finding local cafe's and looking out the window and realizing I am in Europe... great feeling! :) I also went bike shopping and found a purple bike that will hopefully be ready by tomorrow... it was one of those "fixer uppers" ha! It will be nice to finally be able to have a faster form of transportation besides walking.
Today I started my first Dutch class! It actually wasn't as bad as I expected, and it will only last two weeks since we meet for a couple hours four days a week. I already put my Dutch skills to practice today at the grocery store... well all I said was hi and thank you in Dutch, but I was very proud of myself. Hopefully by the end of the class I will be somewhat capable of having a conversation with people here :)
We have Thursday and Friday off this week! The plans for the four day weekend include biking to a nearby city and having a picnic, visiting the Corrie ten Boom and other museums nearby, and planning spring break plans to Italy since it is in less than a month! Definitely looking forward to this weekend :)
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I am extremely excited for this weekend as well!! =)
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