The title sums up things here well. I have been adopted into the community where I'm living - and it has been good (although a little tiring - I have been trying to understand Dutch, speaking in English, and also speaking in Hungarian (I had no idea that there were this many Hungarian volunteers helping out in Amsterdam - i would have never guessed that my knowledge of hungarian would be helpful here!!))
but it is good. today i was in Friesland and Drenthe, and we drove through Groningen and another are (nieuwe land?) yesterday i got to bike a bit in the city (which was much easier than people tell me it is). and i had a canal tour of the centre. i've been to the airport twice (the second time to collect somebody who was new to the community), i've helped with dishes a lot, helped cook one night, attended 3 morning and evening prayers, watched a baptism, talked a lot, played Cranium in Dutch (even though they translated, i was quite horrible at it), i've been to the Vrije to register, and am officially over my jetlag. not bad for coming here on Thursday. oh, and one of the people in the community here works for a CRC church plant here, and another couple people who study theology at the VU.
so, all in all life is good. and i am more than content. it is as good here as i hoped it would be.
tomorrow, hopefully the people at the VU will be able to tell me what they expect from me this year - things have not been so clear so far...
3 comments:
I'm so glad you made it there and are settling in okay. Don't forget to keep up on your English, eh? :)
Sounds good, Brenda!
We're so glad to hear you're fitting in so well... this might be the best way to keep track of you! (depending on how much our dial-up deters us!) Did you meet any Rumphs in Drenthe? I'm getting jealous of all these places and activities! Hope everything feels "at home" soon!
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