I had an amazing time visiting Mike in The Netherlands for the past ten days. We spent the first few days in Amsterdam and then traveled to Delft where we took a few day trips to The Hague, Utrecht and Scheveningen. There is so much to see and do in […]
“Fiets” is one of the first Dutch words that I learned after I got here. It means “bicycle”. I sought out the Amsterdam fietsmuseum for obvious reasons, and Em went along with it graciously. I saw an interesting vehicle on the walk to the place – a beefy-looking electric assist tricycle. We got to the […]
Em is here for ten days! We spent three nights in Amsterdam right when she arrived, and we packed the days full of museum visits and putzing around the canals. We had arranged (through airbnb) a somewhat swanky Scandinavian modern styled apartment for our stay, but the owner was not in town, so we were […]
A couple of weeks ago, I was walking aimlessly into town and passed by this decommissioned water tower. It looked like it usually does except that there were crafty signs and decorations made out of pallets and people wandering about. Turns out it was part of the Blikopener (literally “can opener”) festival. The main attraction […]
I bought a bike to ride around town. Someone I met here told me that once I got a bike, my life here would improve so much. My life here did improve somewhat – not nearly to the extent that it improved when I found an apartment for the rest of my stay, but having […]
My friend, Aya, had been working in Paris for a few weeks. I knew this because: 1. she mentioned it a while back when she had us over for dinner at her apartment. 2. she asked Em to water her plants while she was there. It had slipped my mind until Em mentioned it, but […]
On the first of August, I moved in to an apartment near the north edge of Delft (on the border with Rijswijk). I’m renting the room for the remainder of my stay, and it’s a huge relief to not have to worry about housing for the rest of my time here. I feel as though […]
I finally got to enjoy myself a bit last weekend. Naturally, the first thing I did was go on a bike ride. Well, technically, first I had to find a bike. There’s a bike shop that I pass by at the end of the neighborhood where I’m staying in The Hague. They have a bunch […]
After a grueling search over the past six days, I secured a place to stay in Delft for the remainder of my time here! It’s this place on Airbnb, though the photo is quite staged, and it is decidedly messier in real life, but not too bad. The owner, Florian, lives upstairs in the same […]
I just got to chat with Em for a bit while she was making breakfast and I was about to start work. She didn’t know where I was staying, so I realized I should probably give you all a quick update. Not my usual lovingly-crafted blog post, but I just wanted to let everyone know […]