There are things I enjoy so much these days;
It's
really great to bike around without the immediate threat of being killed by a
truck :-D And how I enjoy eating super tasty brown bread with chocolate
sprinkles (hagelslag). What
a delight to be babysitting with a cat on your lap. How
great to be running in the fresh air and knowing that sweat means you've
actually done something ;-) It’s so nice to go by bike and visit friends and
what a luxury to have 4 (yes really four!!) windows in my room, with doors to the balcony that
can be openend (which I don’t do since it feels like it’s freezing outside). And
the ordinary Dutch meals with kale and endive are about so amazing.
I’m staying with two very sweet people, I’m being pampered and have a room with more space than that four people on board share. It's also really cool to speak with various people, to exchange ideas and to share about the time on board.
I do really miss the community on board. After living on/ in that floating village, it has become my home and I got great friends on board. It’s been hard to say farewell.
And of course there are some things I find difficult here.
For example the supermarkets are a bit of a challenge. It's just overwhelming to pass rows and rows of food. And then I think ... why do we want to choose from 60 types of shampoo!? The abundance of things overwhelms me sometimes, but I realize that I was used to this and that it is ‘normal’ if you’ve never seen otherwise. Sometimes it seems we have a right to those things which we are so accustomed to and we are outraged when the service is disappointing. But it is good to realize how well we are off in the Netherlands.
And as I wrote, there are actually things I really enjoy and I don’t think that is wrong, as long as we receive it with a grateful attitude.
Last Friday I held a presentation and I was overwhelmed by the group of lovely people who had taken the time to watch and listen to my story. It was a very successful evening and I really enjoyed it.
Slowly but surely I am meeting up with many people to chat and catch up, but I also schedule times of rest to think and pray about the future and to acclimatize and relax.
For the next few months I’ll be in the Netherlands, seeking the right path.
Thanks to the many many people being part of my adventure in recent years. I will continue to share my experiences and plans with you, probably less frequently, but when there is news, then I’ll notify you of course using the blog :-D
Big hugs &
Blessings
Maaike
I’m staying with two very sweet people, I’m being pampered and have a room with more space than that four people on board share. It's also really cool to speak with various people, to exchange ideas and to share about the time on board.
I do really miss the community on board. After living on/ in that floating village, it has become my home and I got great friends on board. It’s been hard to say farewell.
And of course there are some things I find difficult here.
For example the supermarkets are a bit of a challenge. It's just overwhelming to pass rows and rows of food. And then I think ... why do we want to choose from 60 types of shampoo!? The abundance of things overwhelms me sometimes, but I realize that I was used to this and that it is ‘normal’ if you’ve never seen otherwise. Sometimes it seems we have a right to those things which we are so accustomed to and we are outraged when the service is disappointing. But it is good to realize how well we are off in the Netherlands.
And as I wrote, there are actually things I really enjoy and I don’t think that is wrong, as long as we receive it with a grateful attitude.
Last Friday I held a presentation and I was overwhelmed by the group of lovely people who had taken the time to watch and listen to my story. It was a very successful evening and I really enjoyed it.
Slowly but surely I am meeting up with many people to chat and catch up, but I also schedule times of rest to think and pray about the future and to acclimatize and relax.
For the next few months I’ll be in the Netherlands, seeking the right path.
Thanks to the many many people being part of my adventure in recent years. I will continue to share my experiences and plans with you, probably less frequently, but when there is news, then I’ll notify you of course using the blog :-D
Big hugs &
Blessings
Maaike
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