J'Sais

I know, I know, it's been a while. Not much of import has happened. Well, that's not entirely true. This weekend I went to see a castle!

It was pretty small as far as castles go, and the tour was in Dutch so we didn't understand anything. It was very picturesque though - note, also, the moon in the corner of this photo. Muiden is what you would expect if you were expecting a quaint Dutch village - windy streets, locals at cafes with children and dogs, tiny bikes locked next to canals. Castles!



My Dutch is getting better though. I know how to piece together half phrases that come in handy in cafes, bars, and supermarkets. For example, today Freek (my professor) asked me
"Wat eet je bij de ontbijt?" (what did you eat for breakfast?) and I responded with something that translates to
"I eat a loaf with the Nutella."
"With the Nutella? What do you drink?"
"Um...I drink the milk."
"Cold milk or warm milk?"
"Old milk?"(the words for "cold" and "old" also rhyme in Nederlands)
"Old milk?"
"Um...cold milk."
"Do you eat fruit?"
"Apple!"

It's a slow process, but today I was excited because I was able to eavesdrop on people riding the bus - only people who were talking about time, though.

Wednesday I am buying a bike so we don't have to improvise when we go out anymore.