The Weekend (and Monday)

Hello

Fun weekend I just had

On Friday night, Jose's friend came over to visit him and stayed with us for the weekend before returning to Spain on Monday. For me, Friday was pretty quiet and a good chance to catch up on some reading and TV shows that I have been missing

Jose cooked a number of traditional Spanish cuisine during the course of the weekend reaffirming his distinction of being the head chef of the house. The highlight for Saturday (and maybe the weekend) was the party I went to in the evening. Eric's friend, Sandra, had a birthday party along with a Spanish girl who was leaving to go back to Spain (although only temporarily). I met a lot of International students and added several more contacts to my MSN because of the party. Also, Berta (the Spanish co-host of the party) made damn good Sangria so I may have been more talkative then usual. After several glasses of Sangria, I stumbled home late on Saturday night. It was a good party =)

Sunday was a quiet day for recovery from Saturday night's festivities. I had a lot of time to catch up on my Dutch studies. I'm still learning the basics, but I should be able to introduce myself, ask people how they are doing, Where they come from, and make plans

ex:
Mijn naam is Leslie (My name is Leslie)
Hoe gaat het ermee? (How goes it with you)
Waar kom je vandaan? ( Where you come from?)
Zullen we naar de markt gaan? (Should we go to the market?)

Still a lot to learn and stuff to memorize but I feel that I'm improving. Dutch classes are on Mondays from 7-9. I missed the first several classes so I was a little lost when I jumped right in, but after yesterday class, I feel that I have picked it up to around the level of my classmates.

Besides Dutch class on Monday evenings, the other highlight Monday night was the usual Monday night get together at the pub with the AIESEC people. It is something I always look forward and it was a nice way to relax after a long day. I went home just a little later then I planned to so I'm a little bit sleepy today. Tonight, the new Chinese Trainee, Shangxia, arrives. This should create some excitement in the household and help fill the void since Jose and Eric are leaving soon.

Lastly, Congratulations Peter on being promoted to the MC. We all knew that you could do it. We'll come see you in Rotterdam

That's all for now

LEs