The window washers came again. Yep, the other day I was doing some e-mail, and who shows up at the window? The same man with missing teeth, chains, and baggy jeans. Charming. I'm sure that I didn't look so awesome either as I just rolled out of bed. But at least I have teeth. This time I was semi-ready because I heard them in the front so I put down the blinds, but you could still see through. Not much has happened since I last updated. Which was 948393 days ago. Sorry.
I've just been doing random stuff, and I have officially started Dutch classes. They are a mess. I entered into a class that had already been in session, so I missed two classes. I walked in and told the teacher my name and started to tell him that I forgot my sheet in the mail that confirms that I'm in his class. He cut me off halfway and said "NO ENGLISH! NO ENGLISH!" Oh wait, okay, let me tell you IN DUTCH how I forgot my confirmation slip at home. Sure. Dutch is the weirdest language you'll ever some across. Half of the words sound like you're trying to cough, and I'm pretty sure if you went up to someone that didn't know Dutch they would pat you on the back thinking you were choking on something. I'm not even exaggerating. There is the "g" sound which sounds mostly like you have Swine Flu and you're trying to clear your throat. G is a common letter in dutch, therefore, in at least every sentence you sound like you're dying. It's just odd. the letter "W" is actually a "V". When I look at a word that starts with a "W" it shouldn't sound like a "V." There are too many cases where two letters make the sound of another letter that doesn't really seem logical. Oh, Dutch people. That seems to be a common saying.
I got a Snuggie in the mail from my friend Abi. It's kind of growing on me. I told her I would barf if I got one because they are so ridiculous, but I've found that it's warm and you can literally do anything with a Snuggie. It's a blanket with sleeves! It's also Leopard print which makes it totally fashionable. I might even wear it biking. Or not. It's not that cute. But it does make a nice blanket. It's already gotten so cold here and it's only October. The weather is rain, rain, and more rain. I love the rain, and I'm not a huge fan of Summer, but I have now found that I don't like riding my bike into the rain and wind so, never thought I'd say this but, I LOVE SUMMER. And, it gives me a little bit of color, instead of being the color of Casper. Scary.
I have a cold now, but I definitely brought this one on. Last weekend my friends and I were in Leidseplein having some drinks and huge trailer pulled up and the back opened and Techno music started blaring. So, naturally, we walked over. It soon turned into a rave. It started pouring. I was soaked within 5 minutes. I mean SOAKED, no umbrella could save me. Everyone was raving in the rain, so we stayed for about 30 minutes or so, then I had a swim meet the next day so I went home. I didn't dry out and it was cold as ever on the bike ride home. So, I woke up not feeling so well the next morning.
I participated in my first dutch swim meet this last weekend too! It was interesting. It was only about 3 hours long, which is short to me. At home they would be ALL DAY which I think is too long. It was just the right amount of time. I only swam 100m in a relay. I did enjoy talking some kids on my team inbetween events. Everyone is very nice. A girl in my lane that often translates for me, I found out works at Jamie Olivers restaurant "Fifteen" in Amsterdam, so I'm definitely going because the menu looks DELISH.
Enjoy.
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