Here's the present:
That's right, I am in a new house! I like to call it the Newmarket House, it has a very nice to ring to it I think. The middle window belongs to my bedroom, and every morning when I wake up, I can look out that window and see the sea! My house is right outside a town called Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis. So far I have not experienced much culture shock, but it is still looming in the distance. The only real disappointments have been the absence of Miracle Whip at the local store (which was lately remedied by a sweet Texan family), and of REAL Pepsi. The Pepsi here tastes like Coke...yuck. However, these two problems seem rather insignificant when I walk across my room and see this...
But what am I saying? This is already the past! I'm actually now in Amsterdam and have been for about a week now. I'm here for training, and am loving almost every minute of it. I'm not so excited about my kitchen duty everyday, but hey, it's worth it!
Here's some pics from my current location...
So far I love Amsterdam and I'm so happy to be here! It's definitely a new experience, but I still can't believe that I'm here. Training is pretty intense and very time consuming, but everything I'm learning is so useful. Obviously I've had some time to get around. On Sunday I went with some new and wonderful friends to the Keukenhof Gardens outside the city, and it was the perfect day! I've never seen so many tulips in one place in my life!
Yes, life is sweet at the moment. Especially now, as I take a sip of the Pepsi that I just bought from the grocery store down the way...it actually tastes like REAL Pepsi! Hallelujah!
But what am I saying? This is already the past! I'm actually now in Amsterdam and have been for about a week now. I'm here for training, and am loving almost every minute of it. I'm not so excited about my kitchen duty everyday, but hey, it's worth it!
Here's some pics from my current location...
So far I love Amsterdam and I'm so happy to be here! It's definitely a new experience, but I still can't believe that I'm here. Training is pretty intense and very time consuming, but everything I'm learning is so useful. Obviously I've had some time to get around. On Sunday I went with some new and wonderful friends to the Keukenhof Gardens outside the city, and it was the perfect day! I've never seen so many tulips in one place in my life!
Yes, life is sweet at the moment. Especially now, as I take a sip of the Pepsi that I just bought from the grocery store down the way...it actually tastes like REAL Pepsi! Hallelujah!
