So this is how life works here...

I get up at about 7 or sometimes even earlier. Get ready, have some yucky tea with box milk ´cause I am only getting my fridge on Monday. Remember my umbrella, and head off for the station. It is about a 5 minute walk, so it´s not too bad. Hopefully I made the 8:02 train, otherwise I wait for the 08:21. Oh, and maybe buy a ´koffie verkeerd´ (read latte) on the station.

Once on the train, watching the people is of course the most interesting, but some days I do remember to bring a book or some soduko. The trainride is about 17 minutes until we pull into Utrecht station, which is exactly where the office is.

A bit more walking to the office, and then I need to find a desk. They work on ´flex plekke´ which means anyone can sit anywhere. Now, being the new girl, I am careful not to offend anyone, so finding a seat could be difficult, even with the whole flex-thing going on.

Okay, then work work or rather try to keep myself busy, and then LUNCH!

Since I am still setting up my apartment, I usually grab something from Albert Hein (like Woolworths) and walk around in the huge mall looking for house shops.

After lunch it´s a long stretch to 5 or 6, and then catch the train back. Some more walking and I am back in my apartment.

Since I do not have internet at the moment, tv seems to be my main companion, and they have some nice channels here. Discovery, MTV, some movie channels etc.

Contrary to popular belief, I actually can now go to bed at 10 here... and sleep!

And tomorrow it all starts again.

I am trying to find my rhythm in all this routine, but I think from next week it might go better. The first month in a new job is the worst.

I promise to write sooner, especially when I get my internet at home.

Miss everyone dearly...