Amsterdam

Okay. I admit it. I went to Amsterdam all by myself to meet up with my Dutch friend and her two friends. I will also admit that we had an amazing day wandering aimlessly through the streets of Amsterdam. I had a lot of fun and I wish I didn't have to leave so soon but it's alright.

Let's see. I guess we had a little bit of aim. We had to go to an enormous H&M and then two book stores and a music store and a candy store and a Belgian chocolate store. And we had to try to avoid the Red Light District and the various "coffee shops." (In the end, we lost the Red Light District one. Wandered in there by accident, then turned around and wandered our butts right back out. Oops. In our defense, none of us really knew where it was to begin with.)

I know everyone likes me to take pictures everywhere I go but I was too busy having fun. I took a few but it's not much. You know they say that you can't really live in the moment behind a camera. If you're looking at everything through a camera you're not really seeing it. I decided not to be a tourist this weekend.

This is the first time I've been in a country where I don't understand the language spoken. True, ALL Dutch people speak English, but only if they're talking to someone who doesn't speak Dutch. Jenny told me that everyone assumed she and her friends were English tourists because they were voluntarily speaking English (you know, thanks to me).

Right now I'm sitting in the airport waiting for my flight. I have a lot of time, maybe I'll go find something to take pictures of. I have a very long day ahead of me.

Dang, I had so much fun. I should come back some day.