Week four was lots of fun! Not much sleep (or blogging) but lots of meeting new people and getting to know Amsterdam better! Work was also enjoyable - as I got new projects to work on. And our department even celebrated a birthday on Friday - which meant free cake!
On Wednesday night, I was at Mark's house for our last ConnectGroup before the summer break here. We had an 'American' BBQ - with yummy chicken, cous cous, salmon, and plentyyyyyy of wine (not that I partook in this part, but it still surprises me how important drinks are to any event/meal here, so figured I'd mention it). Got to have some deep conversations with people - people I can already tell will be hard to say goodbye to in 6 weeks.
Thursday night, my roommate and I headed back to Mark's house for a concert by a local band! They were really great, and of course there was more good food, and awesome people. Mark even sent me home with a giant bowl of leftover pasta (which turned out to feed Carolyn and I for a week).
And Friday brought it all to a culmination, with the church's own Summer of Parties Parade! The church basically rented out a floor of a bar/restaurant (that was buried back in a tiny ally of Amsterdam). There were tons of people, candy-necklace making, headband making, a talent show, painting, and just a good time overall. I thoroughly enjoyed myself and did everything. Someone even blessed me by paying for my ticket anonymously. Although the party was still going on, I left around 11pm due to fatigue and getting ready for my next adventure…a short 5 hours away.
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