Day Trips, and Sunny Days

Laura had some friends visiting from Germany who had a car so on wednesday March 12 I took a day trip to Vlissingen Netherlands. Here we walked around the town, stopping for ice-cream along the way. The day was one of many sunny days we've had in a row here so we ate lunch outside in a café and hung out at the beach afterwards. When we returned home we made a vegetable risotto.


Although I should have been at home preparing for my finals, it was worth the day of relaxation in the end.

       

 Last week was full of sunny warm days, and so even though we had to study we tried to make the most of it by doing it outside. Having a picnic in the middle of the campus is the best way to multi task.

Earlier last week I spent the afternoon studying in the middle of the forest, getting a few strange looks from the people biking and walking by. The best way to get work done is to hide in a place with no people, or internet!


This past saturday was the Holland City Race, which was arranged by I*esn. Our team of seven people (Camille, Raischa, Jochem, Andrea, Anna, and Baron) visited 9 cities in one day. We started off in Tilburg at 8:30am and travelled to Eindhoven, Breda, Den Bosch, Delft, Leiden, Harlaam, Nordvoort, and then ended in Utrecht.
In each city we had to find certain landmarks such as churches and parks and take photos in front of them

We were also given challenges along the way such as fitting a whole stroopwafel in our mouths, giving flowers to an old lady, or giving a drink and some food to a homeless person.

Every challenge and photo earned you points and in the end we placed second out of nine teams. The day ended in Utrecht where everyone ate pizza before travelling home. I didn't arrive home until 12:30am.

Another friday brought another carpe diem dinner. This week was the Czech Republic cooking with culture event. We had soup, goulash, and a chocolate desert. They included a Czech quiz and music to learn more about the culture. This week I ate with Laura, her German friend Hannah, Ellaisha, and Mikko.

After the dinner there was a party at Café Philip down the street from Carpe Diem. Even when I tried to leave just after midnight (due to the early morning city race) I was dragged right back in for another hour and a half. Even though I was incredibly tired saturday it was still fun.