A lot happened in August - so here is a quick summary:
-I went to the beach again for beach baptisms!
-I went to an African/Surinam festival with one of the sweetest girls I met in Amsterdam, Fiona.
-My friend Polly came to visit me from France! Together we went to my church's 1920's themed "Great Gatsby" party.
-My family came and visited me!! It was a blast getting to show my 3 cousins, mom, sister, and Oma all around the city I had become a local in. And being able to understand Oma when she spoke in Dutch for the first time in my life was pretty cool!
-So.much.fooooooood. (while my family was there).
-Got to go outside of Amsterdam quite a bit with them - ah the Dutch countryside is beautiful!
-Met my 'cousins' for the first time since I was in Holland 10 years ago. They were fun to hang out with!
-Saw my friend Josh beat Portugal at a Dutch National Basketball game!
-Celebrated my roommates birthday with some Dutch apple pie.
-Enjoyed my last day at Hillsong Amsterdam - especially packing down the church and going to the hosting team dinner.
-Made treats for my company at work, finished up all of my projects, and said my goodbyes.
-Toured around Amsterdam canals on a huge boat with at least a hundred people from the church on my last night.
-Sat inside the "d" of the "IAMSTERDAM" sign around 11pm on my last night, as I said goodbye to the city, prayed for it, and thanked God for the amazing adventure he blessed me with.
Again - thats just a quick update - so look at my pictures on Facebook for more details! Thanks again for reading. I'm sure I'll be back to blogging when the next off-campus adventure appears!
