Day Two: Goede Morgen

   I have finally found a place that I am a morning person. It is 8:00am and I have been up for a few hours already! I obviously have not done much today since it is so early, but I decided I could elaborate about yesterday a little bit more. My activities from yesterday consisted of napping, taking a short walk to the Rhine River, and then having a delicious dinner. At first when I saw everybody setting up their plates I was a little iffy about the meal, but after some contemplation I decided that if I was in a forgein country I can't go without at least trying their food. The meal consisted of speklap (a meat that is very similar to bacon except it is cut thicker), boiled potatoes, beets, and green beans (all of the vegetables were home-grown!) While this may seem like a pretty normal meal, the way they combined the food was what I thought of at first as an odd combination. First, they mashed the potatoes and scooped the beets on top. Then, add onions, mustard, and gravy. Lastly, mix it all together and enjoy! I will be sure to find out how to make it.
   The house structure does feel a little strange to me. Back home in the states all of the houses are short and wide while here they are very tall and narrow. The bathrooms, which they call water closets, are very much that- a closet with a toilet and sink in it! In the upstairs bedroom, there is not much distinction between the shower and the bathroom floor. The light switches are not actually switches at all but little squares that you push up or down, which I think is actually better than an actual switch. I do have my very own bedroom here that even has its own television. Believe it or not there are even channels that have English on them! They put the subtitles in Dutch, which I figured would be the other way around. I hear that is very common though unless you watch a child's show.
   That is about all of the excitement that I have for now. I will be sure to write again later today about my adventures this afternoon.
     XOXO
 PS- The only thing that I am not enjoying about this trip is that I wish I could share it with more of my family and my friends. Maybe next time?