Archive for September, 2009
Wordless Wednesday ~ 14: And all this time I thought apples did the trick
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Just catching up and how to sing the Dutch happy birthday song
Thank you all for your comments this past week! I am sorry I haven’t had a chance to reply to them all individually yet, but please know that I have read them all and really appreciate you taking the time to leave me a little note :-) We had a nice visit with Roxi’s friend [...]
Ask an Expat: How Does the Dutch/English Weather Affect You?
These trees started turning a few weeks ago. A reminder that Old Man you-know-who is just around the corner. Aledys of From Argentina to the Netherlands, for Love asked: Being from Texas :o) how does the Dutch (or the English) weather affect you? Do you mind having to go out in the constant rain? Do you [...]
Doe de licht uit je.*
My life has been completely taken over by this Dutch course. I haven’t had a minute to spare since last Thursday! Each three hour class covers one chapter, which is taking me at least six hours to study. So basically, I am working full time on my Dutch and not accomplishing much else. The plumbers [...]
Ik volg een cursus Nederlands*
Amsterdam, July 2009. Yesterday, I finally started my intensive Dutch class. It only runs for four weeks, but it’s three days a week–12 hours in class and about 12 hours of homework per week. There are only four of us in the course: two of us are true beginners, another student has been here two [...]
Ask an Expat: Trouble with American Recipies, Photo Ops, and Do I Miss England?
Another fun round of questions! A canal in Amsterdam, July 2009. Julia asked: Do you ever have trouble with American recipes over there? It’s nice that in a recipe that calls for a can of chicken broth it’s the right size. I’m guessing it isn’t over in Europe. Is that a pain? Cooking has been [...]
Wordless Wednesday ~ 13: I wasn’t expecting it to be green
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Autumn, I know I’m supposed to love you, but…
I had to do a little walking to find a tree that wasn’t already brown. This was the only one. Maybe the showier trees will turn next month? It’s cool and rainy today–one of those perfect days for sleeping in. I should know as I totally overslept! I must have turned off my alarm when [...]
How my week is shaping up
Right outside our front door. Not good. We are into day one of four days of plumbing work to replace the main sewer line (see bullet point 12). Good thing our Texas guests left this morning! We had the plumbers over on Friday and Saturday to snake our “pips” as they call them here. This house still [...]
Ask an Expat: Do I Eat Fast Food, ‘Native’ v Expat Friends, and Keeping Traditions from Home
Hi there! Thanks again for the questions last Thursday. I hope you’ll have more for me this week because I really had fun answering these :-) Julia asked: Do you ever go to McDonald’s? Or, eat “fast food”? Julia, we rarely eat fast food these days. Since we were more of a Whataburger family when [...]
