Terra incognita

We went to a bar last night and some of the people helped me out. Monday during happy hour, from 10:30-11:30 beer is twee halen een betalen (get two, pay for one!). I'm pretty pumped for my final on Friday for Dutch, sometimes I am amazed at how much I can already speak, yet I get so frustrated when Dutch people actually speak to me, because I have no idea what they're saying.

I'm finding it really hard to find ways to keep myself occupied in ways that cost no money. I go biking a lot. There's an amazing array of bike paths around the city and the Netherlands in general. I want to explore some of the countryside, but I'll get lost so quickly. I tend to stick to the city of Leiden.

I'm also re-reading Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It's going by so quickly. I think I'd like to read some of the Harry Potter books in Dutch, that might be fun.

I need to find a way to socialize with more Dutch people. I don't know of any student groups that openly look for individuals to join their groups that aren't specifically designed for University of Leiden graduate students. They get all the fun. I should sit around more and have people talk to me... I'm that cool, right?