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Party Saturday

Mon, 12/10/2007 - 10:37pm

Birthday cake.Saturday afternoon we went to a surprise party for Angelo, who celebrated his 30th birthday.

Chris had organized a party for him at noon in the International House with food, drinks and music and we had a good time. It was nice to chat with everybody again.

We went home for 1,5 hour and prepared for the Christmas party of the Duke Economics department. It was in George's Garage, and they did a pretty decent job of feeding the 250 people or so at the party. We had a really nice evening there, and spoke to quite a few people. A lot of our friends are leaving for their home countries with the holidays, many are leaving this week already.

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northcarolina

Chapel Hill Christmas Parade

Sat, 12/08/2007 - 11:49am

This morning I was with the Jaycees in Chapel Hill to help in the organization of the Chapel Hill Christmas Parade. The Chapel Hill Jaycees did that for the first time this year, and things went really well.

I was in the "walking groups" area and we made sure all the marching bands and other groups started in the right order. There were about 2,000 participants in the parade, and with 15 volunteers and some experienced community members things worked out really smoothly.

There was a nice variety of participants, I liked the Chick-fil-a cows. There was even a girl in a traditional Dutch costume and a Sinterklaas!

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Work NC

Sinterklaas

Wed, 12/05/2007 - 8:13am

Strooigoed.Today is December 5 and in the Netherlands we celebrate Sinterklaas.

Like last year I brought strooigoed in. This time I brought it from the Netherlands (we bought it in Wieringerwerf), instead of through mail order.

Of course, nobody has the nice childhood memories associated with pepernoten that I have, but still my coworkers generally like the 'ginger snaps with candy'.

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dailylife

Christmas tree on Schiphol

Thu, 11/29/2007 - 12:46pm

Christmas tree on Schiphol.On Schiphol airport there were both Sinterklaas and Christmas decorations.

The Christmas ornaments in this tree are in Delftware style.

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foodanddrinks

Dutch cheese

Tue, 11/27/2007 - 10:18pm

Dutch cheese.Dutch cheese is the best cheese in the world, and I brought about 6 pounds coming back from Holland this weekend.

I went to the market in Wieringerwerf, and took 3 chunks of different types of cheese, ranging from medium old to very old ('crumbling'). So delicious!

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dailylife

On my way

Sat, 11/24/2007 - 8:14am

Moorkop.After a very short stay in Middenmeer, I'm on my way back home!

In the morning we went for some shopping, and in thirty minutes my parents will bring me to Hoorn station. I'll make a brief stop in Amsterdam, and my flight leaves at 7.00 am tomorrow morning.

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dailylife

Ettie & Gerben married

Fri, 11/23/2007 - 6:31pm

Ettie and Gerben.Today Ettie and Gerben got married! It was a beautiful day, in Leeuwarden in De Koperen Tuin.

It was a small but nice group and we all had a good time.

I took lots of pictures (Linda brought a Canon 350 that I could borrow!) and they came out nicely.

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dailylife

In Middenmeer

Thu, 11/22/2007 - 12:30pm

Plane at Gatwick.Today at 11.30 am I landed at Amsterdam Schiphol airport. The flights from Raleigh to Gatwick and from there to Amsterdam went smoothly, although I didn't get as much sleep as I wanted.

My parents picked my up at the airport, it was very nice to see them again. At home we prepared some last minute things for the wedding tomorrow. Jaap and I went to do some shopping in Middenmeer, it's always nice to walk through town and see so many familiar faces.

It's 6.30 pm now in the Netherlands, and I'm about ready to go to sleep.

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dailylife

To Holland with Thanksgiving

Wed, 11/21/2007 - 4:06pm

I'm on my way to Holland to attend Ettie's wedding!

Tonight at 6.45 pm is my flight from RDU to London Gatwick. For the first time in a long time I'm traveling without a laptop. I'll arrive in Amsterdam Thursday late morning local time.

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northcarolina

Raven Rock

Sun, 11/18/2007 - 10:25pm

A bird trainer.Today I visited the Raven Rock state park, about an hour south of Raleigh.

It's not very warm anymore but it was a pleasant day for a walk. I did a 5 miles trail, through fall colored woods.

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