Amsterdam Adventures

We finished our presentation this morning and this is the final group picture. We took this at the conference when we were done. We have a group dinner tonight and then I'm headed back to Seattle on Monday. I'm happy to be going home. I've had a great time and it's been an really good experience.

I sold my bike back to the bike guy today. I was sad to see it go but we're headed to Lausanne, so I won't need it anymore.

We had a great rijst tafel at a place in the Plantage that Paul recommended. Many of us decided that it's the best meal we've had since we arrived in Amsterdam. Trent entertained us throughout the meal and especially when he was reluctant to eat the last piece of goat. As you can see in the picture, he finally took it.

Here's some cool graffiti that you can see out Rebecca's window. The sun was setting and the whole thing was glowing pink.

Trent with wheels...

We had a really nice group dinner tonight. Paul provided some great advice about the conference and ideas for the presentation. If we harness our anxiety, it will make us creative instead of crazy.

I arrived in Amsterdam on Sunday and started my research in earnest today. I had two interviews this evening and five more tomorrow. So far, so good but now I have to start transcribing. That makes me feel like this (a statue I saw in Amsterdam today):


But I know it will work out okay and I'm having a great time here. What an amazing city this is. It's good to hang out in the brown cafes and drink beer.