Netherlands
Mercuriushaven

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    • Day 3

      Alas

      June 9, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

      I will say, traveling is not always fun. We had quite the hectic day following our first day in Chicago. We took our flight to London, which obviously was very fancy. Our first flight provided two meals and some real comfy seats that we enjoyed very much! Also for those of you under 21 and wondering, the drinking age follows that of the country you are headed to/the country the airline is based out of ;) So… we got some wine! Following this flight, we SPRINTED through Heathrow airport to make our flight that ended up sitting just outside the gate for two hours due to once again ladies and gentlemen: ✨technical issues✨ Thus, leaving me and Elena in not so great moods when we found out we’d be missing a boat tour :( As if you thought the story couldn’t get any worse, we then proceeded to sit in the AMS airport for 3 hours on a hunt for Elena’s bag that unfortunately we did not walk out with. However, we got checked into our rooms very smoothly and are both super pleased with them! Now onto buying groceries and apparently some clothing items for miss Elena because her bag went poof into thin air. Feeling all of the emotions.Read more

    • Day 46

      last day blues

      July 22, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C

      welll… I’ve been dreading this day since before I even left. I hate to say that it’s actually worse than I expected. I knew I would love it and I knew I would make unforgettable memories and gain so much independence. I didn’t however expect to build so many friendships here. Friendships that’s I’m REALLY sad to leave. The IES center staff, the professors, and especially the friends I’ve made here. On a brighter note, I feel SO proud of myself. I know my potential and I’m really proud that I met and exceeded my potential and growth here. This entire experience has been so rich and precious that I wish I could jar all my euphoric feelings up and remember those feelings forever!! Taking my last stroll with avrey through the city today, I felt SO jealous of the tourists who just arrived to Amsterdam. I’m definitely leaving a piece of my heart here in the Netherlands and can’t help but think about when I’m coming back. Until next time Amsterdam. Thank you for being so good to me! 🇳🇱❤️Read more

    • Day 7

      Woah I missed a few days

      June 13, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C

      Well hello friends. Honestly, these past few days have been so much chaos trying to learn the city, find food that is open, adjust to the time change, and everything I don’t have a ton of pictures to share. Saturday, we didn’t get started until around 4 because Elena hit the snooze button hard haha. During her daytime sleep, I decided to workout for the first time in… too long. Then we explored for a bit, took forever finding food and went back to meet up with some friends. Yes, I went to a “club” very unlike me, but had to try. Sorry parents. :) Sunday was a very lazy day catching up on some sleep. And yesterday was the first day of classes! They both went smoothly however 6 hours of class are going to ROUGH. Tuesday’s luckily I don’t have class so today I am working on some homework and then meeting our IES staff at a borrel :)Read more

    • Day 23

      Amsterdam

      June 6, 2023 in the Netherlands ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C

      Heute haben wir um 9.30 Uhr ein tolles Frühstück bei Anna genossen. Auch kauften und reservierten wir die Tickets mit dem Zug für Sonntagmorgen von Basel nach Bern. Von Bern werden wir uns nochmals auf die E Bikes schwingen und die letzte Etappe radeln.
      Ein Stadtspaziergang war nun auf dem Programm. Amsterdam lebt mit den vielen alten und etwas neueren Velos, Touristen und Coffeeshops.
      Anna, ich mit Sophie spazierten nach einem Kaffeehalt nach Hause. Heinz und Ruedi besuchten die Stadt. Morgen erzählt Heinz wie es war😊
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    • Day 3

      Home Sweet Home

      June 9, 2022 in the Netherlands ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C

      I see London, I see France, but where are Elena’s underpants??

      Well to top off the worst traveling experience ever. I had to leave the airport with just 1 of my 2 bags because it is currently missing. UGH. Definitely one of those “never thought it would happen to me moments”. Oh well, I have faith it’ll turn up in the next 6 weeks. Probably next week I’ll start to be more worried. Right now I’m just thankful to be out of an airport and stationary. Trying to game plan how I’m going to live off of what I happened to pack in my smaller suitcase… unfortunately I am left with a single pair of underwear (which i just hand washed in the sink) but other than that I should be alright.

      Good news is this room is VERY nice and I’m excited to live here! I’ll update this post with pictures once I get everything sorted out!
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