bandit

Friday night I spent time with my roommates Richard and Aaron playing cards. We got snacks at the grocery store and I taught everyone how to play up and down the river. We had so much fun we played 3 full games and ate lots of cheese and bread, ending the night with a good Magnum bar.

Saturday I made my way to Amsterdam. I got to sit next to a 7 week old puppy, who climbed on my lap and chewed my scarf on the train. When I asked the guy what the pup's name was it was Bandit! How random that it is the same as my beagle pooch. When I arrived in amsterdam I met John and a friend of his and we made our way to the Northern part of the city where John lives. We had to take a ferry to cross the water to get there. We spent the afternoon hanging out, went to the grocery store and made dinner for John's friends that were coming over. We enjoyed a nice meal, where we finally learned what the english word for this vegetable we were eating was, chicory. I don't think I'd ever had it/seen it before. After dinner I had my first bike riding experience here! We wanted to go into the center for drinks and so everyone hopped on their bikes and I got to sit on the back of John's. People make it look so easy when there are two on a bike but it's also slightly frightening. I think I did well though.



Right now, Richard and I are attempting to bake brownies. I'm a little leery because we baked them in the microwave, but I guess it's not a microwave like we know because it grills and airbakes. who knows I suppose I will find out.