Entries from August 2006

Wednesday, August 30th, 2006

One Last Time

Well, this is it.  It’s 6:51 in the morning and my dad should be here any minute to take us to the airport.  The past few days have been filled with last items on the to-do list, last goodbyes, last meals, and (just a few mins ago) my last shower.  I have to keep reminding [...]

Friday, August 25th, 2006

Less than a week

Well, we’re really getting close now. With less than a week to go, the UvA finally got back to me about my courses. Looks like I’m taking Populism and Nationalism, Seminar on Conflict Negotiation, and 19th Century European Art. Should be a lot of fun.
Best part is, all of my classes are [...]

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Dutch police raided my apt… I’m not even there yet!

“Hey babe, it’s me. I’ve got very bad news about Amsterdam, so call me when you get out of class.”
Not exactly a phrase I want to be hearing as we move into our last month stateside. Nevertheless, that’s exactly what was on my voicemail yesterday morning.
Apparantly a relatively popular DJ (our landlord’s brother) [...]