A little over a month of school has gone by. How does time go so fast? I guess that must mean that things are going pretty well. I am enjoying things this year so far. I have some great classes. We are having a good time so far. Students can be very entertaining.
I have also been able to do some traveling already too. I have gone on two hikes since returning to Slovakia, visited another town (Basnka Stiavnica) and gone to Germany for Oktoberfest. The hikes were fun and a good workout. Banska Stiavnica is a town about two hours away. It is an old mining town and very hilly. The group I was with had a great time. We took a tour of an old castle, toured a mine and had fun visiting around lunch too. We left Mikulas about 8:30am and got back to Mikulas about 9pm or a little latter.
The Oktoberfest trip was a lot of fun. I also got to visit Nuremberg that trip and just look around the city some. When my group arrived at the beer tent around 10:30 there were already plenty of people there and enjoying beer. I had a liter beer and half a chicken. Then that evening it was time to head back to Slovakia and get ready to teach again.
The next big things happening this month are planning Halloween parties for a couple classes as part of US Realia and a trip to Dublin, Ireland with some fellow Americans over our Fall Break. I look forward to fun times and great memories with both of those.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
The summer is over?!?
Greetings everyone! How time flies. The summer has come and gone. I left for home on July 2 and arrived back in Slovakia August 19. As is the same with many people I had a full summer. I was happy to see a number of relatives and friends while I was home.
I have arrived back in Slovakia and have been at school for planning the next school year for two days. The class schedules are still being figured out, so I have been creative figuring out what and how to plan. It has been nice getting to see my colleagues though and catch up a little. All of the teachers here have extended a very warm welcome back.
School starts on September 2 in Slovakia, for religious schools as well as state schools across the country. Classes do not actually meet on the 2nd though. My school will have a church service that day to open the school year. We also have a “new” building; the interior was being renovated over the summer. One floor of the building is ready for use, so the General Bishop of Slovakia and the Eastern Bishop of Slovakia are coming to officially open that building for the school year. There will be some classes using that building and the rest of it will be worked on gradually so the school can use all of it at some point. I am looking forward to what happens this year.
I have arrived back in Slovakia and have been at school for planning the next school year for two days. The class schedules are still being figured out, so I have been creative figuring out what and how to plan. It has been nice getting to see my colleagues though and catch up a little. All of the teachers here have extended a very warm welcome back.
School starts on September 2 in Slovakia, for religious schools as well as state schools across the country. Classes do not actually meet on the 2nd though. My school will have a church service that day to open the school year. We also have a “new” building; the interior was being renovated over the summer. One floor of the building is ready for use, so the General Bishop of Slovakia and the Eastern Bishop of Slovakia are coming to officially open that building for the school year. There will be some classes using that building and the rest of it will be worked on gradually so the school can use all of it at some point. I am looking forward to what happens this year.
Saturday, June 27, 2009
Time to travel
It is hard to believe that a year has almost gone by. I should have no problem believing this since classes are finished and school is almost done, but it is seems like it is not the end of June. Maybe all the rain and 18-23 degree weather has added to it not feeling like June. With the end of the year has come some opportunities for travel.
A friend from back home had a work related event in Hungary and Romania and was able to come a little early so we could visit. I took a train to Budapest and met up with my friend for the weekend. It was nice to be back in Budapest and be able to see some familiar sites, but also some that I had not seen before.
The weekend after I found myself in Bratislava to help say good-bye to the couple that has been the in country directors for teachers in Slovakia for the past five years. It was nice to see the Schicks and fellow lecturers, but it was also sad. Having to say good-bye to people is always difficult. I hope that our paths will cross again sometime in the future.
The last full week of school was this past week. Monday and Tuesday were the last days of actual classes. The rest of the week was made up of classes taking their class trips and teachers doing wo
rk to finish up the year. Since there were no classes to teach two teachers decided to take me and the other two lecturers sight-seeing on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday we went to Kezmerok, the hometown of one of the teachers. We saw a wooden church, Lutherans were only allowed to build churches out of wood for a certain period in Slovakia and Swedish ship builders came and helped them; a Lutheran church not made out of wood and of course the town. Kezmerok is surrounded by the High Tatras, so if anyone likes views of mountains you would really like this town. On Thursday we went to Oravsky Hrad which is a castle. This is located in far northern Slovakia, about 40 minutes from the Polish boarder. The castle was pretty, it is still in very good condition. The area is very pretty too.
rk to finish up the year. Since there were no classes to teach two teachers decided to take me and the other two lecturers sight-seeing on Wednesday and Thursday. On Wednesday we went to Kezmerok, the hometown of one of the teachers. We saw a wooden church, Lutherans were only allowed to build churches out of wood for a certain period in Slovakia and Swedish ship builders came and helped them; a Lutheran church not made out of wood and of course the town. Kezmerok is surrounded by the High Tatras, so if anyone likes views of mountains you would really like this town. On Thursday we went to Oravsky Hrad which is a castle. This is located in far northern Slovakia, about 40 minutes from the Polish boarder. The castle was pretty, it is still in very good condition. The area is very pretty too.This weekend my big task is to work on packing things since I fly out July 2. Some of you may know, and some may not know, that I have decided to return for a second year. I am lucky that I will get to have the same apartment, so I can leave most of my things here for the summer. While at home I am looking forward to visiting family and friends. I will also be trying to raise some money to help with the cost of my plane ticket and possible supplies for the school year. If anyone is interested in helping please let me know. I would also be more than happy to visit congregations or groups that would like to hear about what Slovakia is like or what teaching in Slovakia is like. For most of my time in the US I will be in the Chicago area with a little time in the Twin Cities area before I fly back to Slovakia.
For pictures from Budapest with my friend check out the following link.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
What to do in a weekend?
Last weekend I went on a hike with a small group to Žiarska Dolina (Žiarska valley). There had been an avalanche there this winter, it is called the 100 year avalanche. It was so large that there is still snow left from the avalanche. The damage that can be done by mother nature is amazing. I was told an area we walked through was full of trees before the avalanche, now the trees are knocked over. We got to walk on part of the avalanche, that was pretty cool. I have walked on a glacier before, but I do not think I have ever seen an avalanche before, so have obviously never walked on one.
Graduation was held on Friday at the Lutheran church in town. I was excited to see what a Slovak graduation would be like. Since the service was held in a church it is probably a little different from other graduations in Slovakia. There was a church service as part of the ceremony. At the end of the service the two classes, 5A and 5B were each called to the front of the ch
urch and the names were called one by one to be presented their diploma, a gift, and a record of all the classes they had taken.
This week w
as an important week for the students who were in their last year of study at my school. They had their maturita (school leaving exam) this week. The exams took place over four days, Monday through Thursday. Each student had three exams to take, they could choose two of the subjects. Since EGJT is a bilingual school they all had to take an exam in English. As a part of their last year each class makes a collage of their pictures and displays it in a store window in town. This is one from one of the graduating classes from my school.
as an important week for the students who were in their last year of study at my school. They had their maturita (school leaving exam) this week. The exams took place over four days, Monday through Thursday. Each student had three exams to take, they could choose two of the subjects. Since EGJT is a bilingual school they all had to take an exam in English. As a part of their last year each class makes a collage of their pictures and displays it in a store window in town. This is one from one of the graduating classes from my school.I helped with this section of the exam by doing role plays with the students. We were give
n a scenario and had to act out the scenario. The English exams took place Monday through Wednesday. Each day there were 19 students, so 57 students all together graduated this year. The class did very well, 222 tests were given and the average for all the tests was 1.6, a 1 is the highest a person can get.
n a scenario and had to act out the scenario. The English exams took place Monday through Wednesday. Each day there were 19 students, so 57 students all together graduated this year. The class did very well, 222 tests were given and the average for all the tests was 1.6, a 1 is the highest a person can get.Graduation was held on Friday at the Lutheran church in town. I was excited to see what a Slovak graduation would be like. Since the service was held in a church it is probably a little different from other graduations in Slovakia. There was a church service as part of the ceremony. At the end of the service the two classes, 5A and 5B were each called to the front of the ch
urch and the names were called one by one to be presented their diploma, a gift, and a record of all the classes they had taken.The 5A class waiting to receive their diplomas.
Here is a link to the pictures of graduation from my school's website.
This weekend there was also something happening in town with old cars. I am not sure what was going on, I found the event while walking around town. Here are some video clips of the event and a couple pictures too.
Friday, May 8, 2009
Guláš
This weekend I had a three day weekend. This is because Friday was deň vit'azstva nad fašizmom, which means the victory over Fascism day. It celebrates the day fighting ended in Slovakia for WWII. May 8 is a National Holiday, which means schools and businesses are closed. However, there is no public celebration that I know about. I asked some Slovak friends and colleagues and none of them knew of celebrations. So people make their own celebrations.
The Vice Principal for the English department had a family gathering and invited myself and the other two lecturers to come for a guláš party. Her husband and friends were the chefs for the day, grilling meat and cooking the guláš in a pot over a fire.
The family started cooking in the morning and we started eating around 2pm. When the guláš is ready it is taken off the fire and set on the ground for serving. Some friends of the family came after we had finished eating and had even gone on a walk, but they were offered some guláš too. Even though it had been a few hours the pot and guláš were still nice and hot. The food was delicious and and the company was great. It was a great opportunity to learn about why today is a holiday and to have some authentic Slovak guláš.
Some pictures from the party and adventures around Slovakia can be seen here:
Monday, April 27, 2009
Easter Adventure
It has been a really long time since I wrote anything. Sorry about that. There have been a few activities happening here in the time between my posts. First of all, we had April Fools Day, which was crazy day at school. That meant that people dressed up from various decades (50s, 60s, 70s and 80s). I went through the clothes I have here and found something that worked. It was a lot of fun. A few teachers dressed up and a number of students.
I also had my birthday, I am now the ripe old age of 26. I know it is really not that old, however, I no longer qualify for many youth discounts. For instance, multi-country train passes have one price for under 26 and another price for 26 and older. That was a nice discount to have. Oh well, I guess it is a part of growing up. April was a busy month of birthdays here in Mikulas. Two Slovak teachers had birthdays this month as well as the other two lecturers here. One of the lecturers, Carol, had her birthday the same weekend as mine. We ended up having a combined birthday dinner to celebrate. We invited some friends over to my apartment for a Mexican dinner. I made tacos and Carol made fajitas. It was a fun time had by all.
Easter also fell in this month. My parents decided to come and visit over Easter. They arrived the Tuesday before Easter. They had a little tour of the town that night and came to school with me the next. We had a church service for school so my parents were able to experience what church is like in Slovakia. There were two styles they experienced; the student service and Holy Communion after the service. In Slovakia Holy Communion typically has a separate mini service after the regular church service. This happens once a month, in Mikulas it falls on the first Sunday of the month. Easter break for schools in Slovakia was Thursday-Sunday, the 9th-14th.
Thursday morning my parents and I woke up bright and early to catch a train to Praha (Prague). There was a group of lecturers going there for Easter as well and we were able to meet up with them. Thursday evening we walked around the city some and had dinner together, a nice evening to get settled into the city for a few days. On Friday we went to the town Plzen which is home to Pilsner beer. The seven of us took a tour of the brewery which was interesting. At the end of the tour they gave us a sample of their beer, unfiltered. I was not a huge fan of the unfiltered beer, but the rest seemed to enjoy it. After the tour we checked out the gift shop and enjoyed some food and beer at the restaurant on site.
Saturday was a tour day for my parents and myself. We decided to do a walking tour of the city. It was supposed to be a six hour tour, but ended up being a seven hour tour. We had to wait for a boat and that set us behind. The group was fun and friendly, the tour guide was nice and knowledgeable and so it ended up being a great time. After the tour my parents and I decided to go to the Communist museum. The four other lecturers ended up coming to the museum 10 minutes or so after we got there. It was a nice surprise that we were able to see each other again and wish each other a Happy Easter before my parents and I left for our next destination....Budapest.
For those who do not know, Budapest is made up of two cities- Buda and pest. I really enjoyed my time in Budapest. My parents and my hotel was in an area called Hero's square. There are a number of museums there, and as we found out a few embassies as well. Walking around the city was really nice. We took a hop-on hop-off bus tour around the city. For anyone who is not familiar with what this is, I will explain. You buy a ticket that is good for 24 hours and you can hop-on and hop-off any of the tour buses as many times as you would like within the 24 hour period, when the buses are running of course. The tour guide is automated so there are a variety of languages to choose from. My parents and I all agreed this was a great way t have a tour of the city, the only draw back was not being able to ask the guide questions. Well, I guess we could have asked questions, but then we would be talking to a box. I will get to go back to Budapest in June with a friend who has a work project there. I am really looking forward to that.
After a quick stop back in Mikulas my parents and I headed West. We stayed in Bratislava but had a day in Vienna and took an overnight trip to Salzburg. In Vienna we took a tour that went to the Schonbrun palace. The last royal family member to use this as a summer palace was Maria Theresa. She was also the longest ruler of her family, 40 years. The palace was neat and we were able to look around the garden a little too. We also spent some time looking around the city of Vienna. We discovered that a race for the cure, Breast cancer, was happening the day we were there. We found this out when we walked by one of the water tables. There was a huge ribbon balloon outside of the Hapsburg palace and even some of the S-bahns were supporting the cause. There was a little festival happening outside the city hall that we checked out. There were a number of booths set up and everything from two men building a mini cabin to log tug-o-war with axes.
After arriving in Salzburg and finding our way to the hotel we decided to see what tours were available. We decided to take the Sound of Music tour. This took us around the city some, but also outside of Salzburg. On the tour you hear some of the behind the scenes stories as well as some of the major sites of the movie. We were able to see the gazebo from the movie, but could not go inside. A couple years ago an older lady decided to reenact the 16 going on 17 dance number. When she leaped from the bench at the entrance to the other bench she missed and fell breaking her hip. Now the gazebo is locked so no more leaping and singing. Even though we had a short time in Salzburg we were able to see parts of the city. We went to the museum at the birth house of Mozart. It was very interesting, there is a museum in a house he lived in as an adult across the river too. Salzburg is a city that I would really recommend. I wish we had had more than 24 hours there. Hopefully I can go back sometime in the future.
The last city we toured around was Bratislava. I know the city a little, but not super well. We were able to find where we wanted to go without any major problems though. We took a little car tour around the city the first afternoon there. That turned out to be a good idea because it started raining during the tour, so we were nice and dry in the car while learning about the city. My parents were amazed at the varying degrees of security at embassies depending on the country. Some have no visible security outside while one or two have visible security. The various between the two is surprising.
After two weeks visiting me my parents had to leave to get back to the US. It was nice to have them visit and to be able to see some great places. I hope you enjoyed reading about them and enjoy some of the pictures too.
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The house builders.
Some ladies showing their skills.
I also had my birthday, I am now the ripe old age of 26. I know it is really not that old, however, I no longer qualify for many youth discounts. For instance, multi-country train passes have one price for under 26 and another price for 26 and older. That was a nice discount to have. Oh well, I guess it is a part of growing up. April was a busy month of birthdays here in Mikulas. Two Slovak teachers had birthdays this month as well as the other two lecturers here. One of the lecturers, Carol, had her birthday the same weekend as mine. We ended up having a combined birthday dinner to celebrate. We invited some friends over to my apartment for a Mexican dinner. I made tacos and Carol made fajitas. It was a fun time had by all.
Easter also fell in this month. My parents decided to come and visit over Easter. They arrived the Tuesday before Easter. They had a little tour of the town that night and came to school with me the next. We had a church service for school so my parents were able to experience what church is like in Slovakia. There were two styles they experienced; the student service and Holy Communion after the service. In Slovakia Holy Communion typically has a separate mini service after the regular church service. This happens once a month, in Mikulas it falls on the first Sunday of the month. Easter break for schools in Slovakia was Thursday-Sunday, the 9th-14th.
Thursday morning my parents and I woke up bright and early to catch a train to Praha (Prague). There was a group of lecturers going there for Easter as well and we were able to meet up with them. Thursday evening we walked around the city some and had dinner together, a nice evening to get settled into the city for a few days. On Friday we went to the town Plzen which is home to Pilsner beer. The seven of us took a tour of the brewery which was interesting. At the end of the tour they gave us a sample of their beer, unfiltered. I was not a huge fan of the unfiltered beer, but the rest seemed to enjoy it. After the tour we checked out the gift shop and enjoyed some food and beer at the restaurant on site.
Saturday was a tour day for my parents and myself. We decided to do a walking tour of the city. It was supposed to be a six hour tour, but ended up being a seven hour tour. We had to wait for a boat and that set us behind. The group was fun and friendly, the tour guide was nice and knowledgeable and so it ended up being a great time. After the tour my parents and I decided to go to the Communist museum. The four other lecturers ended up coming to the museum 10 minutes or so after we got there. It was a nice surprise that we were able to see each other again and wish each other a Happy Easter before my parents and I left for our next destination....Budapest.
For those who do not know, Budapest is made up of two cities- Buda and pest. I really enjoyed my time in Budapest. My parents and my hotel was in an area called Hero's square. There are a number of museums there, and as we found out a few embassies as well. Walking around the city was really nice. We took a hop-on hop-off bus tour around the city. For anyone who is not familiar with what this is, I will explain. You buy a ticket that is good for 24 hours and you can hop-on and hop-off any of the tour buses as many times as you would like within the 24 hour period, when the buses are running of course. The tour guide is automated so there are a variety of languages to choose from. My parents and I all agreed this was a great way t have a tour of the city, the only draw back was not being able to ask the guide questions. Well, I guess we could have asked questions, but then we would be talking to a box. I will get to go back to Budapest in June with a friend who has a work project there. I am really looking forward to that.
After a quick stop back in Mikulas my parents and I headed West. We stayed in Bratislava but had a day in Vienna and took an overnight trip to Salzburg. In Vienna we took a tour that went to the Schonbrun palace. The last royal family member to use this as a summer palace was Maria Theresa. She was also the longest ruler of her family, 40 years. The palace was neat and we were able to look around the garden a little too. We also spent some time looking around the city of Vienna. We discovered that a race for the cure, Breast cancer, was happening the day we were there. We found this out when we walked by one of the water tables. There was a huge ribbon balloon outside of the Hapsburg palace and even some of the S-bahns were supporting the cause. There was a little festival happening outside the city hall that we checked out. There were a number of booths set up and everything from two men building a mini cabin to log tug-o-war with axes.
After arriving in Salzburg and finding our way to the hotel we decided to see what tours were available. We decided to take the Sound of Music tour. This took us around the city some, but also outside of Salzburg. On the tour you hear some of the behind the scenes stories as well as some of the major sites of the movie. We were able to see the gazebo from the movie, but could not go inside. A couple years ago an older lady decided to reenact the 16 going on 17 dance number. When she leaped from the bench at the entrance to the other bench she missed and fell breaking her hip. Now the gazebo is locked so no more leaping and singing. Even though we had a short time in Salzburg we were able to see parts of the city. We went to the museum at the birth house of Mozart. It was very interesting, there is a museum in a house he lived in as an adult across the river too. Salzburg is a city that I would really recommend. I wish we had had more than 24 hours there. Hopefully I can go back sometime in the future.
The last city we toured around was Bratislava. I know the city a little, but not super well. We were able to find where we wanted to go without any major problems though. We took a little car tour around the city the first afternoon there. That turned out to be a good idea because it started raining during the tour, so we were nice and dry in the car while learning about the city. My parents were amazed at the varying degrees of security at embassies depending on the country. Some have no visible security outside while one or two have visible security. The various between the two is surprising.
After two weeks visiting me my parents had to leave to get back to the US. It was nice to have them visit and to be able to see some great places. I hope you enjoyed reading about them and enjoy some of the pictures too.
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The house builders.
Some ladies showing their skills.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Benelux
Hi everyone, sorry that it has been a while since I have written. Things in Slovakia are going well. The past week or so I have learned that Slovakia has strange weather during the change from winter to spring just as the US. We had a number of days that started clear with a gray sky, then there would be a light snow that turned into a heavy snow that a person could hardly see through, and then it would stop. This cycle happened a few times a day, but the snow has now disappeared again. We will see what comes with spring now that it is officially here.
Some of you may be wondering what the title of this entry means. Benelux = Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. These were the destinations of the spring break trip I took with two other lecturers. Each of these countries was a new country for the other two lecturers, Luxembourg was a new country for me. In Slovakia when a school has spring break depends on where the school is in Slovakia. Western Slovakia had spring break first, the second to last week in February; Eastern Slovakia had spring break the next week and Central Slovakia (where I am) had spring break the following week, March 2-6. The other two lecturers, Becky and Carsten, also teach in central Slovakia, so we decided to travel together.
We met in Bratislava and flew out from Vienna, Austria on Monday, March 2. We flew to Amsterdam and stayed there for two nights. I had been to Amsterdam before a couple of years ago, so I knew the city a little. It was neat to walk around and see something and be able to say, "I know this!" Seeing Amsterdam in the off season was also nice. We all had a great time there, there is a lot to see and do. We took part of a city walking tour, we did not realize at first that it would be a three hour tour. After an hour and a half we decided to break off from the tour so we could find something to eat and rest a little, we had to wake up at 3:30am for our flight. We also went to the Van Gogh museum, the Heineken brewery and other sites of the city.
We took a train to Brussels, Belgium which was a new city for me. We stayed in Brussels but took two day trips from there. We went to Bruges and Luxembourg. Bruges is a city on the northern coast of Belgium. We spent the day walking around the city and saw a Salvador Dali exhibit. I would like to go back to Bruges someday to see the town again and maybe experience it without as much construction. Even with the construction there is a lot to see.
Luxembourg was also a new city and country. We took a train there, I think it was a three hour ride one way. Unfortunately it rained almost the whole day we were there, so we did not do a lot outside. We did find some interesting museums. One was a national history of art museum. There were exhibits from the stone age to modern day. We also found the city museum which had a special exhibit on religion. There were video and audio clips of a few different people talking about what religion is to them and if it is important for them or not. There were also different exercises for visitors to do and at the end would find out what type of religious view they hold. After the museums the rain had stopped so we walked around the city some. From what I saw I enjoyed the city, and country; hopefully I can return sometime and be able to see more of the city and possibly the country.
The next big event here that I know of is Easter. I will have some visitors, my parents. Hopefully our time together goes well and travels go well. April will also be an interesting month because many teachers at my school, at least four, have their birthdays that month. I actually get to start the celebrations with my birthday at the beginning of the month. Now to figure out how to celebrate and what snacks to bring to school. Any suggestions are of course welcomed.
Some pictures from my Benelux tour. Enjoy!
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Some of you may be wondering what the title of this entry means. Benelux = Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. These were the destinations of the spring break trip I took with two other lecturers. Each of these countries was a new country for the other two lecturers, Luxembourg was a new country for me. In Slovakia when a school has spring break depends on where the school is in Slovakia. Western Slovakia had spring break first, the second to last week in February; Eastern Slovakia had spring break the next week and Central Slovakia (where I am) had spring break the following week, March 2-6. The other two lecturers, Becky and Carsten, also teach in central Slovakia, so we decided to travel together.
We met in Bratislava and flew out from Vienna, Austria on Monday, March 2. We flew to Amsterdam and stayed there for two nights. I had been to Amsterdam before a couple of years ago, so I knew the city a little. It was neat to walk around and see something and be able to say, "I know this!" Seeing Amsterdam in the off season was also nice. We all had a great time there, there is a lot to see and do. We took part of a city walking tour, we did not realize at first that it would be a three hour tour. After an hour and a half we decided to break off from the tour so we could find something to eat and rest a little, we had to wake up at 3:30am for our flight. We also went to the Van Gogh museum, the Heineken brewery and other sites of the city.
We took a train to Brussels, Belgium which was a new city for me. We stayed in Brussels but took two day trips from there. We went to Bruges and Luxembourg. Bruges is a city on the northern coast of Belgium. We spent the day walking around the city and saw a Salvador Dali exhibit. I would like to go back to Bruges someday to see the town again and maybe experience it without as much construction. Even with the construction there is a lot to see.
Luxembourg was also a new city and country. We took a train there, I think it was a three hour ride one way. Unfortunately it rained almost the whole day we were there, so we did not do a lot outside. We did find some interesting museums. One was a national history of art museum. There were exhibits from the stone age to modern day. We also found the city museum which had a special exhibit on religion. There were video and audio clips of a few different people talking about what religion is to them and if it is important for them or not. There were also different exercises for visitors to do and at the end would find out what type of religious view they hold. After the museums the rain had stopped so we walked around the city some. From what I saw I enjoyed the city, and country; hopefully I can return sometime and be able to see more of the city and possibly the country.
The next big event here that I know of is Easter. I will have some visitors, my parents. Hopefully our time together goes well and travels go well. April will also be an interesting month because many teachers at my school, at least four, have their birthdays that month. I actually get to start the celebrations with my birthday at the beginning of the month. Now to figure out how to celebrate and what snacks to bring to school. Any suggestions are of course welcomed.
Some pictures from my Benelux tour. Enjoy!
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