Alright
this post is a bit scattered, and topics are everywhere and nowhere.
I wrote this on my phone while I was out on the town. So of course I
was making no sense, and I'm to tired from my little adventure to go
in and try to correct everything. If you get lost..well you can use
your little navigation in your phone to help you out >.< lol
Today
was the first time I ventured out on the town by myself. Its a bit
terrifying when you think about it.
I
went an ordered McDonalds all by myself. The girl who helped me spoke
the bare minimum of English and I speak the bare minimum of Dutch.
Yes we floundered. Heart was racing in my chest but we somehow
managed. We did run into some trouble when we got too the type of
sauce as she couldn't find the English word and I was trying to think
if I ever heard that word in dutch before. I even forwent asking for
a straw, it was too much work.
Its
a bit depressing eating lunch by ones self. This reminds me
highschool, when everyone had friends and I didn't. Only this time
there is no library to take cover in. Interesting enough children
here get balloons on a stick when they go to McDonalds. I'm taking
advantage of the free WiFi. Oh yeah on that note I need to get a
calling card because after a moment Skype gets on my nerve with the
drop calls.
Its
gets dark early over here. I think its because of the winter though
as I'm told that Summer it gets dark at 11:00pm. And the sun rises as
4:30am. No words for that.
Today
I sent out the postcards to everyone that gave me an Address.. Except
for one, and I forgot to do something as well. Crap I need to make a
to do list.
Wow
I ended up getting lost today, like legitimately lost as in j had no
idea where I was going and I couldn't backtrack because j had to many
turns and stuff. Everything started looking the same after a while. I
went out a familiar store and ended up on unfamiliar street after
street. This is where its gets bad, the weather report has been
inaccurate at best all week.
Every time I look at it it says that
it'll rain tomorrow. Its been saying that since Sunday so today of
all days I didn't bring my umbrella and its pouring outside. It
started pouring after I came out the store.So
then I get lost, on the bright side I found a candy shop(think of the 1970's Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory type candy shopp) that sells the American candy you grew up with...I walked by it(the store I mean) and I glanced it, before I doubled back. Because I figured i'll probably never find it again unless I'm lost. The candy I got well, I had to of course limit myself and I treated my lost self out,
I'm
just ready to be indoors. So after my trek from being lost I was
constantly telling myself that j wasn't lost as a couple things I
remember seeing before but even I had to admit it when I ended up on
a street I had no idea where the hell I was. And then the crowded
streets went absent as it poured so I was on my own. I cant read a
map on a good day and today it was pouring rain and cold, 31 degrees
it says. . As I was saying I have a cool map that my host mom got it
for me.
But
I didn't want kg to get wet. The phone is what saved me GPS and
Navigation at its finest. I turned out to be about 20 minutes away
from where I was supposes to be and I took a couple of wrong turns
even with the GPS as all signs are in Dutch.. Eventually I found my
way and was taking no more chances.
I
almost got hit by 3 bicyclists today. The buses stop for you and the
bikes don't. I'm not a jerk when I'm on a bike but a lot of people
here forget what its like to be a pedestrian. I'm nearly home now and
its getting dark, the rain making it seemed even more so. I'm so
ready for my cup of tea. My stop is coming up, so I'm gonna put this
away for now.
At
the moment, I'm sitting on my bed pondering about my day ou.t. It had
been very frightening to me, as everywhere I turned no one spoke
english at a glance. It's very hard getting used to that your
language you've always known, isnt as common here as it would be at
home. I think that's what I'm going to have the most trouble with. I
can understand just a bit, enough for to look like I know what I'm
doing but not enough for me to prevent myself from getting lost. Sad
part I'm going to do this again on Saturday. Only difference there,
is that I will be biking my way there. I don’t know how this part
will go and thats what's a bit daunting at the moment. Hopefully though come Saturday I can take pictures of the Netherlands...and...myself unfortunately.
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