I know I haven't posted anything this past week and that was because I was up everynight trying to cram as much information into my head as possible. Unfortunately I slipped on two classes and now I don't have a high enough average to pass this year. So I didn't reach my secondary goal but I have reached my first which was to learn Dutch. Otherwise nothing too special has been going on this week. Yesterday after my Chemistry test I went to Tijs's house with Max to play lacrosse and soccer, along with a few games of Fifa12.
Next week and until the end of my year I will make sure to post something each day!
One year abroad. One year of Blogging. Follow me during my adventure into Dutch high school, and culture. It is going to be interesting!
Saturday, June 30, 2012
Thursday, June 21, 2012
Onweer Thunderstorm
Als gisteren was een lang dag, vandaag was een heel kort dag. Maar omdat ik heb meest van mijn vrij tijd gebruikt om te leren en andere mensen helpen met zijn ANW POs, de dag voelt net zo lang.
Vanavond was er een heel snel maar zwaar storm. Ik zat boven in mijn kamer te kijken tussen wiskunde werk.
If yesterday was a long day then today was a very short day. But it felt as if it was just as long or longer because I spend most of my free time studying for math. Also I was helping many people finish up their presentations for ANW.
This evening was there a very short but very strong thunderstorm and I sat in my room watching all the lightning while still studying.
Vanavond was er een heel snel maar zwaar storm. Ik zat boven in mijn kamer te kijken tussen wiskunde werk.
If yesterday was a long day then today was a very short day. But it felt as if it was just as long or longer because I spend most of my free time studying for math. Also I was helping many people finish up their presentations for ANW.
This evening was there a very short but very strong thunderstorm and I sat in my room watching all the lightning while still studying.
Extreme lang Dag Extremely long day
Vanaf half negen tot half zes zat ik op school vandaag. Het was begonnen met ANW presentaties. Ze zijn allemaal heel goed en ik ben benieuwd wie mag zijn presentatie op het site van OSG zetten. Daarna door naar CKW, Informatica, scheikunde waar ik heb mijn duim verbrand met gekookt chocolade water (niet melk). Daarna een leuk twee uren van wiskunde. Na wiskunde werkt Merle en ik heel lang aan ons Natuurkunde verslag. Het is nog niet klaar maar bijna en het was half zes toen we zij dat het te laat was en tijd om naar huis te gaan.
I was at schrool from eight thirty to five thirty today. The day began with ANW presentations. All of them were really good and I am interested in seeing who gets to post their projects on the school website. Afterdat CKW, Computers, Chem where I burnt my thumb on boiling chocolate water (not milk). Afterwards a block hour of math which was rather fun. After Math Merle and I stayed at school to finish our Physics project. It isn't finished yet but almost, and it was five thirty when we said that it was getting too late and time to go home.
I was at schrool from eight thirty to five thirty today. The day began with ANW presentations. All of them were really good and I am interested in seeing who gets to post their projects on the school website. Afterdat CKW, Computers, Chem where I burnt my thumb on boiling chocolate water (not milk). Afterwards a block hour of math which was rather fun. After Math Merle and I stayed at school to finish our Physics project. It isn't finished yet but almost, and it was five thirty when we said that it was getting too late and time to go home.
Wednesday, June 20, 2012
Wat is met dit weer?!?
En vandaag was het perfect weer! Droog, warm, zon, een beetje wind. Meer kun je niet voor vragen. Maar ja, ik word wakker om negen uur en rustig naar school toe omdat ik de eerste drie uur vrij had. Daar heb ik geholpen met ANW projecten. De rest van de dag was niet zo goed. Ik krijgt steeds zwaarder en zwaardere hoofdpijn tot ik voelt ziek. Ik probeert meer water te drinken en ook eten. Maar niks werkt. Dus ik probeert slaap en die werkt ook niet. Alleen tot na avond eten ging mijn hoofdpijn een beetje weg.
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
Helemaal Nut
Ik maakt een heel slecht keuze vanochtend, nou twee. Het eerste was om heel laat wakker te worden in plaats van op tijd, en de tweede was om mijn regen broek niet me te nemen. Ik dacht dat het regent niet zo hard en dat het veilig was met maar en regen jas en gewoon broek nar school te gaan. Maar ik was fout. Toen ik OK school was, mijn broeken waren helemaal nut. Gym was bij Sport Centrum Hoorn omdat elke binnen zaal bij school was gevuld. Het wordt een leuk ochtend van squash en daarna natuurkunde. In het tweede uur van Natuurkunde ging is naar huis om Lewis uit te laten omdat Tineke en Jan weg waren naar een begrafenis toe. Gelukkig stopt het met regen toen ik terug naar huis fietst en Lewis uitgelaten.
Monday, June 18, 2012
Utrecht Terwijde
This weekend I was in a new part of Utrecht. It is a brand new district of 80 thousand people, basically a new town to add onto Utrecht. But it is a truly dream district. With nice housing that isn't, really close to everything, a 9km rollerskating/bike/running path that runs through the district, forests, open fields, petting zoo, beach, train station, and its very young so there are lots of kids. But what I found most amazing was how green it was. There were trees, flowers, grass everywhere and made everything look very nice. Margreet is a friend of my Mom's when she studied in Utrecht and they were almost joined at the hip when my mom was here. Her husband is very active and we went running through the forest on saturday. We ran a total of 12km but with the hills and sand it felt more like 24km! Then Margreet and I went biking and thats where I got to see the district.
Over all it was a very fun weekend, and I now know that I must go back to Margreet and Bert before going home in just under a month and a half!
Over all it was a very fun weekend, and I now know that I must go back to Margreet and Bert before going home in just under a month and a half!
Sunday, June 10, 2012
25 Years
It is the 25ft anniversary of Tineke and Jans wedding today. To celebrate, we spent the day on an historic flat bottomed clipper with so many friends and family as we could fit into the mess hall and bar space! The weather was at first very heavy and for us sailors was no problem but not everyone has sea legs, so luckily the sea calmed. Everyone was beaming and shared all stories about Tineke and Jan. I along with Wouter were the photographers and we have many many pictures capturing all of those smiling faces. Fun fact: my father was the photographer at the wedding of Tineke and Jan, and I for the 25 anniversary. Maybe my child will be there for the 50th!
After lunch we visited what used to be an island but is now connected to the land by a dike. The town is very very traditional and all the buildings are extremely small, maybe two wing spans squared per floor. Going to the town was also a chance for everyone to stabs on solid ground for a little while before going back to the boat. Once back Kees has been setting up a projector and everyone had readied a presentation and production for Tineke and Jan. With songs, speeches, and quizzes. Everything was perfect and our faces were sore from smiling. Afterwards was a BBQ on the boat. Since the whether had settled we used the two swords to hold the boat in place. There was an guitarist onboard too so we were singing until we all had sore throats. In the end Wouter and Kees gave speeches and quizzed Tineke and Jan. Thankfully they got the answers right! After Jan and Tieneke had some words to say, and what was one of the funniest parts of the evening Kees bought Jan his favorite whiskey, little did he know jan bought the same exact whiskey for Kees because he had organized everything so perfectly.
When we reached home we opened one of the whiskers and talked about many things and because Tesse was there we had to see all the baby photos of Kees. Then Kees, Tesse, Wouter, Jelle, and I all went into Hoorn to party the night away.
After lunch we visited what used to be an island but is now connected to the land by a dike. The town is very very traditional and all the buildings are extremely small, maybe two wing spans squared per floor. Going to the town was also a chance for everyone to stabs on solid ground for a little while before going back to the boat. Once back Kees has been setting up a projector and everyone had readied a presentation and production for Tineke and Jan. With songs, speeches, and quizzes. Everything was perfect and our faces were sore from smiling. Afterwards was a BBQ on the boat. Since the whether had settled we used the two swords to hold the boat in place. There was an guitarist onboard too so we were singing until we all had sore throats. In the end Wouter and Kees gave speeches and quizzed Tineke and Jan. Thankfully they got the answers right! After Jan and Tieneke had some words to say, and what was one of the funniest parts of the evening Kees bought Jan his favorite whiskey, little did he know jan bought the same exact whiskey for Kees because he had organized everything so perfectly.
When we reached home we opened one of the whiskers and talked about many things and because Tesse was there we had to see all the baby photos of Kees. Then Kees, Tesse, Wouter, Jelle, and I all went into Hoorn to party the night away.
Saturday, June 9, 2012
Zeilen Wedstrijd Sailing Race
Wat een dag! Sorry ik heb niks geschreven maar ik was kapot. Ik om acht uur opgestaan voor een hele dag van zeilen wedstrijden met Teo. Het begon om half elf maar zij waren om 10:25 begonnen dus wij lopt drie minuten achter. Maar met goeie teamwork en tactics we hebben vierde geplaatst in het eerste race. De tweede was veel korter en daar heben we tweede geplaatst. Het wind blijft goed (niet zo sterk maar ook niet zacht). Ik had veel geleerd voor de derde en final race, toen het tijd was te starten, wij had onze boat net op het lijn maar een beetje scheef. Het was een spannende wedstrijd en met alle verschillende klassen booten. Op het eind Teo maakt een heel geoie kose en maakt het mogelijk om het laatste stuk helemaal recht door te maken met top snelheid. Met de dag achter ons we waren tweede van de dag en derde van het weekend.
Dit was mijn eerste zeiling wedstijd die ik heb ooit live gezien en ook mijn eerste wedstrijd waar ik een meenemer was (met kleiner boten dan de Eendracht)
Dan toen ik terug was, wouter verhuurd Intouchables voor onze te kijken.
What a day! Sorry I didn't write anything but I was really tired. I was up at eight o'clock, and immediately went sailing with Teo. The races were sopposed to begin at 10:30 but they started early and we were three minutes behind, but with good teamwork and tactics we were able to pull into fourth for the first race. The second race was much shorter and there we placed in second. I had learned a lot from the first two races and was ready for the third and final race of the day, when it began we had a good position on the line but we went a little out of the wind. It was a spanned and fast race, with every class of the day taking part. In the last leg Teo made a great decision to tack earlier and to make a bee line for the end line after a second tack. The wind had been blowing the same direction in the area all day so it was a good choice. We rocketed past everyone and I had the lean so far over the side that I was a few centimeters above the water. The the day behind us we were second of the day and third of the weekend.
The was the first time I ever saw a sail race in person, and also took part (with smaller boats then the Eendracht)
Then when I was back home, Wouter renten Intouchables for us to see.
Dit was mijn eerste zeiling wedstijd die ik heb ooit live gezien en ook mijn eerste wedstrijd waar ik een meenemer was (met kleiner boten dan de Eendracht)
Dan toen ik terug was, wouter verhuurd Intouchables voor onze te kijken.
What a day! Sorry I didn't write anything but I was really tired. I was up at eight o'clock, and immediately went sailing with Teo. The races were sopposed to begin at 10:30 but they started early and we were three minutes behind, but with good teamwork and tactics we were able to pull into fourth for the first race. The second race was much shorter and there we placed in second. I had learned a lot from the first two races and was ready for the third and final race of the day, when it began we had a good position on the line but we went a little out of the wind. It was a spanned and fast race, with every class of the day taking part. In the last leg Teo made a great decision to tack earlier and to make a bee line for the end line after a second tack. The wind had been blowing the same direction in the area all day so it was a good choice. We rocketed past everyone and I had the lean so far over the side that I was a few centimeters above the water. The the day behind us we were second of the day and third of the weekend.
The was the first time I ever saw a sail race in person, and also took part (with smaller boats then the Eendracht)
Then when I was back home, Wouter renten Intouchables for us to see.
Iedereen is thuis Everyone is home
Zo heerlijk begin van het dag, met mooi weer en licht lessen. Daarna was het ki hard aan de slag om de walkthrough van mijn ANW gebouw to maken en ook de plattegrond van Lotte en Jet's gebouw te maken. Bij ANW spreek ik met mijn leraar over het verschillen tussen het school systeem in Nederland en de VS. Het is nu moeilijker om de verschillen te zien omdat ik ben hier all bijna 11 maanden!
Bij thuis was iedereen bezig met schoon maken en voorbereiding te doen voor het feest morgen. Ook Rusland tegen Tsjechische Republiek. Rusland had het makkelijk met een 3-1 score. Kees en Tesse kwam rond half tien en Wouter tien over twaalf.
So wonderful start of the day, with good weather and light classes. Then it was super hard working on the walkthrough of my building for ANW and also the map of Lotte and Jet's building it. In ANW I spook with my teacher about the differences between the school system in the Netherlands and the USA. It is now difficult to see the differences because I'm here nearly 11 years!
At home everyone was busy cleaning and preparation to do for the party tomorrow. Also to watch Russia against the Czech Republic. Russia had it easy with a 3-1 score. Kees and Tesse kwan around half past nine and Wouter ten past twelve.
Bij thuis was iedereen bezig met schoon maken en voorbereiding te doen voor het feest morgen. Ook Rusland tegen Tsjechische Republiek. Rusland had het makkelijk met een 3-1 score. Kees en Tesse kwam rond half tien en Wouter tien over twaalf.
So wonderful start of the day, with good weather and light classes. Then it was super hard working on the walkthrough of my building for ANW and also the map of Lotte and Jet's building it. In ANW I spook with my teacher about the differences between the school system in the Netherlands and the USA. It is now difficult to see the differences because I'm here nearly 11 years!
At home everyone was busy cleaning and preparation to do for the party tomorrow. Also to watch Russia against the Czech Republic. Russia had it easy with a 3-1 score. Kees and Tesse kwan around half past nine and Wouter ten past twelve.
Friday, June 8, 2012
Free Running
Wat een vet maar moeilijk sport! Vandaag bij gym hebben we Free-Running gedaan. Het is super vet maar ik vond het een stuk lastig. Meik is een Free-Runner dus voor hem was het makkelijk en leuk, en ook voor een paar andere mensen wie kon het doen vanaf het eerste keer. We geoefend een paar verschillende moves, en een opwarming warme iedereen zal spierpijn krijgen denk ik.
Ook vandaag had ik een Engels toets, en het was natuurlijk makkelijk.
Ook vandaag had ik een Engels toets, en het was natuurlijk makkelijk.
Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Slecht Dag Bad Day
Wat een slecht dag. Eigenlijk was het beginner zo erg alleen vervelend omdat onze experiment was kwijt gemaakt. We hebben het opnieuw opgezet en moet een nog een dag wachten. Anders was vandaag niet zo erg tot schermen, of meer in de trein. Ik had vergeten om te inchecken en ik was gecontroleerd. Nu moet is een goed stuk geld betaalden. Ik heb het lesson de moeilijk manier geleerd deze keer. Schermen was goed en ik maat een break-through met concentratie. Jammer ik had niet genoeg tijd om het te oefenen omdat ik moest mijn spullen repatriƫren. Maar ook de hele tijd voelt ik heel slecht van het trein bont.
What an awful dag. The beginning wasn't that bad, but more irritating because our experiment was fouled up. We have reset everything and now have to wait a little longer. The rest of the day was also not too bad until fencing. Or more the train to fencing. I forgot to check in because I was about to miss the train and then was checked by the conductor. Since I hadn't paid I now have to pay a decent chuck of money. This really threw a damper on the rest of the night. At Fencig I made a breakthrough with concentration. It's too bad I didn't get a chance to practice it because I was busy fixing all of my stuff which all at the same time broke.
What an awful dag. The beginning wasn't that bad, but more irritating because our experiment was fouled up. We have reset everything and now have to wait a little longer. The rest of the day was also not too bad until fencing. Or more the train to fencing. I forgot to check in because I was about to miss the train and then was checked by the conductor. Since I hadn't paid I now have to pay a decent chuck of money. This really threw a damper on the rest of the night. At Fencig I made a breakthrough with concentration. It's too bad I didn't get a chance to practice it because I was busy fixing all of my stuff which all at the same time broke.
Onderzoek/ouwehoeren Research/oldwhores
Ik hebben begonnen met mijn biologisch onderzoek vandaag. Ik was op school om acht uur, om te voorbereiden. We hadden eerst een probleem met de materialen te vinden. Ze waren niet in het juiste plek. Maar daarna ging het weer goed en nu loopt hij door het dag en nacht metening.
Vanavond waren Jan en Jelle weg naar het tennis vereniging gegaan, en Tineke en ik kijkt naar een interessant en grappig documentaire die gaat over twee eeneiig zussen ouwe hoeren. Het was echt vreemde voor mij.
I have started my biological research today. I was at school at eight o'clock, to prepare. We first had a problem with finding the materials. They were not in the right place. But then things went well afterwords, and now it's working through the day and night.
Tonight Jan and Jelle went to the tennis club, and Tineke and I watched a very interesting and funny documentary that is about two identical twin sisters who are old whores. It was really strange for me.
Vanavond waren Jan en Jelle weg naar het tennis vereniging gegaan, en Tineke en ik kijkt naar een interessant en grappig documentaire die gaat over twee eeneiig zussen ouwe hoeren. Het was echt vreemde voor mij.
I have started my biological research today. I was at school at eight o'clock, to prepare. We first had a problem with finding the materials. They were not in the right place. But then things went well afterwords, and now it's working through the day and night.
Tonight Jan and Jelle went to the tennis club, and Tineke and I watched a very interesting and funny documentary that is about two identical twin sisters who are old whores. It was really strange for me.
Monday, June 4, 2012
Brand! Nee, niet echt.
Hoe spannend, vanavond Tineke en ik waren aan Undercover Boss kijken toen langs kwam een brandweer wagon langs en stopt bij de buurmanen. Natuurlijk gaan we naar buiten te kijken wat is er aan de hand. Daar vond we een nog een brandwagon en drie politie auto's! Iemand had heel veel rook buiten een van de huizen komen gezien, maar uit eindelijk was het uit een klein piep en gewoon een slecht verwarming apparaat die heel hard aan geschakeld was. Dus het word niks behalve een paar interessant minuten.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Vermoeid
Na de feest van Pien gisteren was/ben ik nog heel moe. Het was geweldig maar voor de redt van de dag had ik te veel/te weinig energie (als dat klopt). Ik hebben huiswerk gedaan, hulp gegeven naar Jelle met zijn school project, en nieuw edits van "iets" en "opening" gedaan. De rest? Lezen en half slapen. Jan was voor tennis weg de hele middag. Tineke was ook voor een stuk weg, ook we zijn allemaal proberen een paar nieuw commando's aan Lewis te leren.
Friday, June 1, 2012
Bezig Busy
Lekker bezig was ik vandaag. Ik loop een hoofdstuk voor in Biologie, scheikunde is bijna klaar, ik hebben het derde deel van Harry Potter uit gelezen en nu heb ik met het vierde begonnen, ook is het derde podcast is uit morgen ochtend voor jullie EDM lief hebbers.
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