Ik ben thius, met mijn moeder en zus in Philadelphia. Het voelt een beetje raar maar ook heel goed om thuis te zijn. Mijn bed na een hele jaar voelt geweldig. Ik kan niet zeggen hoe
blij ik hier in Nederland was dit jaar. Te alle mensen bij OSG en rond
Nederland ik dank u, u allemaal voor uw hulp, vriendschappen,
ondersteunen, en een kans om me te leven. Van mijn leven zo ver was dit
jaar het beste, mooiste, en ik zal het en jullie nooit vergeten.
Zaterdag ben ik weer thuis, maar ik denk dat Nederland is een stukje
thuis geworden voor mij, en ik kijk ernaar uit naar de toekomst om terug
te komen naar thuis.
Tot de volgende keer, I will be back!
I am back home, with my Mom and my sister in Philadelphia. It feels weird to be home but also very good. My bed after an entire year away felt amazing. I cannot say how happy I am to have done this year in Holland. To all the people at OSG and around Nederland I want to thank you. Thank you all for your outstanding help, friendship, support, and to give me a chance to live you all. Of my life so far was this year by far the best. I will never forget all of you. Saturday I am home, but I think that Nederland has become a small home for me along side the US, and I look to the future to come back home.
Saturday, July 28, 2012
Thursday, July 26, 2012
Weekend In Oudega
Vrijdag:
Eerste dag terug op het camping in Oudega en het weer kan niet beter zijn. Ik was nog heel moe in de auto maar in de avond ik heb een super leuk groep mensen gevonden. Ze waren Karel, Jenine, Martijn, en twee andere maar ik ben slecht met namen. Het eerste nacht was gevuld met tafelvoetbal en kaart spelletjes.
Zaterdag:
Iets te vroeg opgestaan maar dan had ik tijd om een paar hoofdstukken te lezen uit Harry Potter 5. Door de dag was ik op het water op een surf plank. Ik durft het voor de tweede keer en het lukt een beetje. Met meer tijd ik denk dat ik kunnen wel oké surfen. Mijn probleem was terug komen. Karel en Jenine surft mee en ze geef allebei tips en hulp. Ik was ook bij de caravan van Karel en Jenine om te praten met zijn ouders wie zijn heel aardig en de moeder lijkt een beetje op mijn moeder. We zou praten over de gewon dingen en hoe het was in de VS. Jenine wil een jaar in de VS doen dus ze had natuurlijk veel vragen over scholen steden etc... Ook Karel had zijn knie gewonden op de fin van zijn surf plank, en zijn moeder moest zuster spelen. Later in de middag kwam Floor, de zus van Karel, op de kamping. We ging veel gek dingen doen met haar en hebben een gek loop en ons versie van de Lama lidje.
Zondag:
Zondag was weer een dag op het water, chillen bij de camper, en een avontuur naar Sneek in de autodingen doen samen met ons, meestal surfing. Die avond na een tijdje in de “club huis” ging we met onze vier terug naar de tenten. Maar Floor en ik zag dat het helder was een perfect om te sterren te zien dus we makt een 180 en ging terug naar de strand tot drie of vier uur. We prat over veel verschillende dingen maar mestla kijken naar de hemel, zoeken voor falen sterren.
Maandag:
Tijd om alles in te pakken en denk aan mijn laatste week in Nederland. Floor en Karel kwam langs toen ik aan het afwas was aan het drogen en we neemt ons afscheiden. Floor helpt met drogen. Daarna we ging met de auto naar Balk om Jelle van Vinea oppakken. En dan was het tijd om naar huis te gaan.
Eerste dag terug op het camping in Oudega en het weer kan niet beter zijn. Ik was nog heel moe in de auto maar in de avond ik heb een super leuk groep mensen gevonden. Ze waren Karel, Jenine, Martijn, en twee andere maar ik ben slecht met namen. Het eerste nacht was gevuld met tafelvoetbal en kaart spelletjes.
Zaterdag:
Iets te vroeg opgestaan maar dan had ik tijd om een paar hoofdstukken te lezen uit Harry Potter 5. Door de dag was ik op het water op een surf plank. Ik durft het voor de tweede keer en het lukt een beetje. Met meer tijd ik denk dat ik kunnen wel oké surfen. Mijn probleem was terug komen. Karel en Jenine surft mee en ze geef allebei tips en hulp. Ik was ook bij de caravan van Karel en Jenine om te praten met zijn ouders wie zijn heel aardig en de moeder lijkt een beetje op mijn moeder. We zou praten over de gewon dingen en hoe het was in de VS. Jenine wil een jaar in de VS doen dus ze had natuurlijk veel vragen over scholen steden etc... Ook Karel had zijn knie gewonden op de fin van zijn surf plank, en zijn moeder moest zuster spelen. Later in de middag kwam Floor, de zus van Karel, op de kamping. We ging veel gek dingen doen met haar en hebben een gek loop en ons versie van de Lama lidje.
Zondag:
Zondag was weer een dag op het water, chillen bij de camper, en een avontuur naar Sneek in de autodingen doen samen met ons, meestal surfing. Die avond na een tijdje in de “club huis” ging we met onze vier terug naar de tenten. Maar Floor en ik zag dat het helder was een perfect om te sterren te zien dus we makt een 180 en ging terug naar de strand tot drie of vier uur. We prat over veel verschillende dingen maar mestla kijken naar de hemel, zoeken voor falen sterren.
Maandag:
Tijd om alles in te pakken en denk aan mijn laatste week in Nederland. Floor en Karel kwam langs toen ik aan het afwas was aan het drogen en we neemt ons afscheiden. Floor helpt met drogen. Daarna we ging met de auto naar Balk om Jelle van Vinea oppakken. En dan was het tijd om naar huis te gaan.
Being Home
Well its been a week since I have touched down, and it has been a wild ride. Since then I went to an out door music festival at the Festival pier. Some of the acts included Arty, Madeon, Eric Prydz, Noisia, and a bunch more. I went there with a bunch of friends and it was the best way to come home.
After that it was time to get down to business, that Monday I visited my school to arrange meetings with my principal and to receive my working papers. I did this all the in very hot and steamy weather so a change of clothing as retreating into AC was very much needed.
Tuesday brought an early morning meaning with my Principal and there after I went shopping around the great Philadelphia area with Bengt. First stop was Koals, where he found a T-shirt, there after a quick bite to eat at Elevation Burger before going to The Gap, followed by The Apple Store. At the Apple Store I had my computer checked all around to see if there was anything that needed to be worked on. Which there fortunately wasn't. After the Apple store we headed out to King of Prussia to find the H&M which took a little searching but we found it in the end. There Bengt got a few shirts and myself one shirt.
Wednesday; I relaxed at home and read m biology book. I'm moving quickly through it thankfully for my classes this past year. I just need to learn everything before August 29th or 30th.
Thursday; I headed into center city to visit my cousin at Penn and also to attend a tour of the University. The University of Penn is the oldest University in the United States and has been first in many aspects. UPenn as its known is split between its four schools; Arts and Sciences, Warton (Business and Economics), Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Penn Nursing School. UPenn is also one of the Ivy league schools, with their rival being Princeton in sport. The tour introduced me to the programs financial packets, the campus and what sort of life studying there entails.
After that it was time to get down to business, that Monday I visited my school to arrange meetings with my principal and to receive my working papers. I did this all the in very hot and steamy weather so a change of clothing as retreating into AC was very much needed.
Tuesday brought an early morning meaning with my Principal and there after I went shopping around the great Philadelphia area with Bengt. First stop was Koals, where he found a T-shirt, there after a quick bite to eat at Elevation Burger before going to The Gap, followed by The Apple Store. At the Apple Store I had my computer checked all around to see if there was anything that needed to be worked on. Which there fortunately wasn't. After the Apple store we headed out to King of Prussia to find the H&M which took a little searching but we found it in the end. There Bengt got a few shirts and myself one shirt.
Wednesday; I relaxed at home and read m biology book. I'm moving quickly through it thankfully for my classes this past year. I just need to learn everything before August 29th or 30th.
Thursday; I headed into center city to visit my cousin at Penn and also to attend a tour of the University. The University of Penn is the oldest University in the United States and has been first in many aspects. UPenn as its known is split between its four schools; Arts and Sciences, Warton (Business and Economics), Engineering and Applied Sciences, and the Penn Nursing School. UPenn is also one of the Ivy league schools, with their rival being Princeton in sport. The tour introduced me to the programs financial packets, the campus and what sort of life studying there entails.
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
The past weekend and the absoulte final day of school
So this weekend was a crazy one and a late one (that's why there were no blog posts). Here's a short summary from the past week.
Saturday: After sleeping in this morning it was time to clean up a little more and then to go to Joëlle's house for her birthday party which had a 50's theme. It was a great time with everyone in 50s style clothing and hair (myself included), music, the only thing missing were the cars. I got to challenge Tijs one last time in arm wrestling and unfortunately I lost, and Jet had made the deal that who ever lost had to go shirtless the rest of the night. I lost and so there for I went shirtless :P The weather held off for the most part, and people were able to sit outside on the deck as well.
Sunday: Finally time to rest but not entirely. I began to really clean out my room of papers and what not that I don't need anymore. Also I continued to plan out my last few weeks in Nederland.
Monday: The first floor was completely empty besides the table and the piano. Tineke began re-oiling the floors and so that ment no shoes or socks and dinner was eaten on the couch due to the weather keeping us inside.
Tuesday: The final final day of school! Today we turned our books in and received our report cards. I was missing one book but I will return it on Thursday. Also today my homeroom went bowling after eating lunch by Lotte N. 's house. I didn't have a great game but it was still a ton of fun with everyone. Afterwards time to pack and settle last minute plans
Saturday: After sleeping in this morning it was time to clean up a little more and then to go to Joëlle's house for her birthday party which had a 50's theme. It was a great time with everyone in 50s style clothing and hair (myself included), music, the only thing missing were the cars. I got to challenge Tijs one last time in arm wrestling and unfortunately I lost, and Jet had made the deal that who ever lost had to go shirtless the rest of the night. I lost and so there for I went shirtless :P The weather held off for the most part, and people were able to sit outside on the deck as well.
Sunday: Finally time to rest but not entirely. I began to really clean out my room of papers and what not that I don't need anymore. Also I continued to plan out my last few weeks in Nederland.
Monday: The first floor was completely empty besides the table and the piano. Tineke began re-oiling the floors and so that ment no shoes or socks and dinner was eaten on the couch due to the weather keeping us inside.
Tuesday: The final final day of school! Today we turned our books in and received our report cards. I was missing one book but I will return it on Thursday. Also today my homeroom went bowling after eating lunch by Lotte N. 's house. I didn't have a great game but it was still a ton of fun with everyone. Afterwards time to pack and settle last minute plans
Friday, July 6, 2012
Afscheiden Going Away
What a absolutely amazing day and night. Today I had my going away party. On Thursday Max and I bought all the
drinks and food for the party. We were able to buy the left over drink
from Cathy who still had much left over. Then on Friday there were
almost 40 people by the party. Lotte made an amazing card for me that
was super large and on the inside everyone could write a short message
for me, and on the front a great picture/painting. Everyone seemed to
have a great time, I had the music playing with pictures from the entire
year, some people brought drinks, gifts, or other food, Lisanne brought
an apple pie (which we ate at the end when there were less people. What
was also really nice was the weather was dry and everyone could also
sit outside. In the end there was also not much to clean up and nothing
was broken. What was a little funny was that during the party no one
spilled their drink but then when Tineke was helping with putting away
the left over one fell all over the floor!
I received so many beautiful gifts from everyone, as well as amazing letters and messages on the card and photo album. I really can't say how happy and sad I felt when reading them all. Im wearing the bracelet from Yentel and saving the Hollandbitter for when I get home. I do still need to play the boardgames (maybe with my mom). Thank you all so very much and I can't wait to come back!
I received so many beautiful gifts from everyone, as well as amazing letters and messages on the card and photo album. I really can't say how happy and sad I felt when reading them all. Im wearing the bracelet from Yentel and saving the Hollandbitter for when I get home. I do still need to play the boardgames (maybe with my mom). Thank you all so very much and I can't wait to come back!
Thursday, July 5, 2012
Eerste dag van vakantie
Wat is beter dan uitslapen chillen met muziek maken, en ook een midag met een vriend? Dat was vandaag en ik was met Max bezig met boodschappen voor mijn afschijdsfeest. We haald al de drank, en snacks nodig voor een heel gezellig avond. Morgen ga ik allees opruimen en klaar voor de fesst. Ik heb al bijn kamer gedaan dus dat is een minder ding te doen. Smiddags tot savonds was is bezig met plannen van mijn kaatste paar weken in Nederland en ook lezen van Harry Potter natuurijk.
What is better than sleeping in, chilling with making music, and hanging out with a friend in the afternoon? That was today and In the afternoon Max came over to help with getting all the snacks and drinks needed to make for a fun night tomorrow for my Going Away Party. Tomorrow i am going to clean everything up and prep the house for the party. I already cleaned my room up so that's one less thing to do. In the afternoon and the early evening i was busy with planning the last few weeks i have in Holland, and of coue reading more of Harry Potter in Dutch.
What is better than sleeping in, chilling with making music, and hanging out with a friend in the afternoon? That was today and In the afternoon Max came over to help with getting all the snacks and drinks needed to make for a fun night tomorrow for my Going Away Party. Tomorrow i am going to clean everything up and prep the house for the party. I already cleaned my room up so that's one less thing to do. In the afternoon and the early evening i was busy with planning the last few weeks i have in Holland, and of coue reading more of Harry Potter in Dutch.
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Klaar Done
Het is klaar. Ik had mijn laatste les dag vandaag en het voelt erg raar. Raar om te denken dat ik zou deze mensen misschien nooit weer zien, na alles die ze voor mij gedaan hebben door dit jaar. Soms vind het ook raar hoe ik heb dit jaar echt gedaan een niet altijd denken dat mijn cijfers maak helemaal niet uit. Ik heb echt probeert om goeie cijfers te halen. En dat heb ik gedaan, in een paar van mijn vakken heb ik hoger cijfers dan mijn klasgenoten.
Dus ik denk dat dit jaar een succes was. En ik ben nog trots op mijzelf.
It's over. I had my last day of class today and it felt really strange. Strange to think that I will probably never seen the people at school ever again, after everything they have done for me this year. Some people find it strange that instead of taking the easy road I took the long hard road by taking school seriously and trying to earn good grades. Which I have done, in some of my classes I have better grades than my class mates.
So after everything I think this year was a success. And for that I am proud with myself.
Dus ik denk dat dit jaar een succes was. En ik ben nog trots op mijzelf.
It's over. I had my last day of class today and it felt really strange. Strange to think that I will probably never seen the people at school ever again, after everything they have done for me this year. Some people find it strange that instead of taking the easy road I took the long hard road by taking school seriously and trying to earn good grades. Which I have done, in some of my classes I have better grades than my class mates.
So after everything I think this year was a success. And for that I am proud with myself.
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