Finally got to Utrecht! A day late thanks to the endless storms in New York but I am finally here. Although landing in Amsterdam at 5 am (an hour early due to 100 mph tail-wind..) was a bit jolting. Lucky for me, Rachel was already here and saved the day so that when my old cigarette-smoking cab driver dropped me off, I actually knew I was at the right place.
We are staying in a building called Cambridgelaan which is where a TON of international students are. Our apartment has 7 people in it total: two Americans (guess who...), 1 girl from the UK who we have yet to meet, a girl from Belgium, and then 3 awesome girls from Finland with bleach blonde hair. If you can imagine, I stick out as the Finnish girls think Rachel is practically brunette. For those of you who know Rachel, in America we most definitely would consider her a blonde!
We've been having orientation and we have one more day of it in front of us which is good because it gives us more opportunities to meet people. We have definitely met really nice people its just such a culture shock being here-- we are DEFINITELY in the minority as Americans. Although people think its so cool to hear us speak. Whoever thought my Long Island accent would be considered cool?!
We have yet to purchase a bike although that shall get done sooner than later as it is quite obvious bikes are the way to go here. I just don't really see how I will be biking in the tornado-like winds that have been going on at nighttime here... but I will save that post for another day.
Pictures to come! (once I take some...) And get a computer... as mine crashed the night before I got here. Once again, good thing for Rachel!
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