I guess it is finally starting to hit me that I'm leaving the country for 4 months in a matter of days since I just now acknowledged the fact that I know no Dutch. Not even how to say hello. So I bought a Dutch phrasebook today at Barnes and Noble and guess what? "Hallo" means "Hello" in Dutch. Obviously I'll be fine. Also, "hoeveel kost het?" means "how much is it?" That's basically the same, right?
Luckily, "everyone in Amsterdam speaks English," or so I'm told. Apparently they are also friendly and tall, so we will see.
I never really thought I'd make a blog, but studying abroad seems like a good a time as any to make one. Why wouldn't I want my trip to Amsterdam be immortalized on the internet? Hopefully it will be epic and worthy of a blog. Also, I just got my schedule of classes, and looks like I'm going to have plenty of free time...
M: 10:00-12:45
T: 9:00-11:45
Th: 12:00-3:45 (or 15:45, European time)
F:10:00-12:45
Oh, and within two weeks I have to drop one of those so that I only have 3 classes, so most likely Friday's gonna go. I haven't had to take a 9am since freshman year, and most of my classes have started after 12, so this should be interesting. On the bright side, I will usually be done class before my normal time waking up, so yea, tons of free time.
If you are reading this, and have gotten this far, it most likely means that I am going to miss you (or already do) A LOT. So download skype, because I just got a webcam and can't wait to use it! Also, everytime you are not really doing anything, add six hours to the time so you know what time it is for me, and think to yourself, "is it a reasonable time for Tanya to be online right now?" If so, go online and talk to me :)
My address, in case you are a REAL friend and want to send me something! (haha jk...but really...) is going to be:
Funenpark 10
Flat 52A
1018 AK Amsterdam
Give me your address and I promise to send you a postcard! Maybe even a really inappropriate one from the red light district!
I'll leave you with a pick up line straight from my Dutch phrase book:
"Die kleding zou geweldig staan op een hoopje naast mijn bed"
You got it, it's everyone's favorite, "Those clothes would look great in a pile next to my bed."
Gets 'em everytime.
That's all for now :)
