well. i never posted about what i did yesterday (sorry). the city tour was rather boring and confusing (i didn't take any pictures...double sorry)...i'm pretty sure we walked around in circles. the group was too large and there were only two leaders that weren't really sure where they were taking us. that being said, i enjoyed the tour because i met some new people. after the tour i went to lunch/dinner at a turkish place with some of my floormates and some new people i met on the tour. so, my first meal in the city was turkish..ha. also, i had no idea what i ordered because the menu was in dutch. thankfully, i ended up with a sort of sandwich which was good. after dinner, i went back to my floor and hung out with my floormates! there are 17 in all, but so far only about 10 have been social. everyone is very kind, especially when i butcher their beautiful italian and spanish names..and i mean butcher. today was basically a huge introduction day - registering for courses, meeting our abroad coordinator, listening to talks, being welcomed, being put in mentor groups, etc. tonight i am going to dinner with my mentor group as well as a pub. the pub culture is very big here - they have a whole street that is filled with them. this is something i noticed on the tour, the streets seem to be categorized: pubs, food, clothes, business, etc.
anyways, the big news for today is....I GOT A BIKE! i also spent too much money registering for things, but it's okay. also, the first time i rode my bike it was snowing. how dutch is that?? so dutch.
How exciting! You have wheels and got to ride in the snow. Thanks for posting a few pictures!
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