Hello there
So it is 6.30pm on a friday and i have just spent 10 minutes looking for the friken @ key on this dutch laptop. I am staying in a little student flat in a highrise building in amsterdam with two girls called Anika and Elenore. I was put in touch with them by a friend from germany who used to go on runs with anika in ireland...or something..either way I am here and staying two nights before I go down to Ghana. Feeling quite overwhelmed at the moment. I met some dutch girls in the waiting area for my amsterdam flight who had just been in New Zealand studying lame cows (as you do) Played cards with them while we waited for the plane. KLM (dutch airways) was shithouse compared to Qantas and the flight was pretty crap.. There was a lovely flight attendent man with very kind eyes though so I forgave them for their lack of mini tvs, alternative films, itchy rugs and shit food. A man with kind eyes can do that:P So got off the flight and went to get my luggage. Was then thrown into absolute mayhem at Schipol station. Due to a lack of arms I had to wear all the clothes I was holding, balance a bag in each hand and a mother of backpack on my back. Sweating like a bitch I wandered around trying to work out where the hell to go, so many people I asked weren,t even from amsterdam so they had no idea either. As I waited in line to buy a ticket a man came up to me and asked me if I was going to Central Station because him and his girlfriend had just bought an extra ticket accidently, so yay I got a freebie, looking like an uncomfortable sweaty tourist does sometimes pay off! I havent had time to even take in where I am but the streets are full of funky looking people on their bicycles. Everyone rides a bike here and there are these cute little canals with boats just outside anikas bedroom window. I have also noticed that a typical fashionable dutch man has this fullivy league thing goin on...tweed jacket, straight leg jeans, nice shoes. Very different to the fluro metro thing. I have my own room here because some of the other housemate re never home so that's sweet. As I said still feeling pretty overwhelmed and emotional. Not having someone to share the experience with in its entirety makes it harder to adjust I think. But hey its the second day in, I'll get there. Off to have a shower now. Mmm.. x
P.s Global roaming hasn't worked on my phone so don't bother messaging..stupid optus.
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Hi!!!! I am so happy to hear from you so soon! I did send you a msg but i suppose u never got it. I am so excited for you. I can just feel like your having the time of your life. I have set up the atlas in my room and i have been looking at my map as you have been travelling trying to predict whereabouts you are. I am so thrilled you liked the letter, there is so much more i could/wanted to say. I think about you all the time. I have a photo of you me and greg on my phone so i see ur photo too. Tomorrow i am going to sarah hornes dance concert thing then i am meeting up with greg. I just spoke to him before, he told me about the emails, i didnt think u would have it done so soon. I will set it as my home page. i suppose i wont hear from you in a while coz u'll be in Ghana soon. Have fun and stay safe xoxoxoxoxo tanaaz xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
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