One thing I absolutely love about the location of Leiden is its proximity to Amsterdam ( Read more... )

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Last night I took my second of three exams, and as victorious as I felt during the entire thing, I had to bring myself to reality: I'm taking a test on the syntax of English, whilst I'm sitting with 30 Dutch students who are taking the exact same exam, a foreign language to them. I find it a little unfair, so my glory is a little unfounded. I ( Read more... )

My first exam is over.. was it good for me? Not yet, I'm blueballing it til Thursday afternoon ( Read more... )

It's the night before my first exam here at Leiden University. This is my least favorite day of the semester, but my housemate Oliver lovingly described it as 'orgasmic', a dramatic buildup to a three-hour climax followed by complete and utter satisfaction and emptiness. It at least takes my mind off the negative feelings associated with trying to ( Read more... )

Had my first course of the year tonight--SYNTAX (the study of phrases and sentences). It sounds much more interesting when you hear the definition ( Read more... )

Music, yes, FINALLY. For the latter half of the summer, I picked up my horn maybe once a week, and finally upon arriving in Leiden, I really have wanted to play. However I didn't want to piss off my fellow neighbors--my instrument is loud--I imagined a famous violinist in his small apartment, practicing intsensely and loudly and tried to muster the ( Read more... )

Sometimes I'll be in the middle of getting ready for the day, and I stop. And I think I'm in the Netherlands and then I have to say it out loud. It's not some cheesy, Sound of Music 'Rolf just kissed me' kind of "weeeee", but more like a reality check that I'm not a train/bus/car ride away from someone to hug. It's sad but strengthening at the same ( Read more... )

I'll begin this with a list of movies I've seen this week ( Read more... )

Who just got accepted to study in Amsterdam?

Haha...me.