Today was my first day of class at the HAN Business School in Arnhem! I had one class from 8:45 - 12:00 and it was Dutch Culture and Language. Obviously classes here are very different from the U.S. since I only have each class once in a week, but it is 3 to 4 hours long. I got to speak some Dutch today and learn very basic phrases. They make a lot of noises with their throats which is a difficult sound for me to make. Still need some practice!
After class Lauren and I went with some friends to the city center to walk around and get dinner. The center is about a 10 minute bus ride away and it has tons of shopping, restaurants and bars. We've been going there a lot to hang out and for the nightlife on the weekends. Today we were really looking forward to getting ice cream there - but it was closed after dinner! We've been on a mission to find good ice cream so we plan on going there tomorrow to try again. Tomorrow I have class from 12:45 to 5:30 - Business to Business Marketing. Four hours of the same class might be rough.. I'll let you know how it goes :)
Off to bed now. Good night!
XO Sarah
Tuesday, August 31
Saturday, August 28
Traveling
Hello from Arnhem! Sorry I haven't updated for a while, it's been a busy week! After our 8 1/2 hour flight from Chicago, we made it to Amsterdam around 6 am. I had originally planned on sleeping on the plane, but our plane had personal tv screens in every seat so I ended up watching movies! :) Once we got to Amsterdam, we walked around the city for the day and spent the night in a hostel. We needed a nap after all that traveling, not to mention lugging around 130 lbs of luggage. After that, we got to experience a (small) part of what Amsterdam has to offer for nightlife.
The next day we set off for Arnhem and it was another very long day of traveling. We took a train from Amsterdam to Arnhem, but there was construction at the station so we had to take a bus from that train to another train station. Then we waited for about 4 hours in a train station for our "shuttle" (a small car) to come pick us up and bring us to the school. That day was pretty awful! However, getting here made it all worth it :)
That's all for now, I'll update you all later today on my events from this week! Love and miss you!
XO Sarah
The next day we set off for Arnhem and it was another very long day of traveling. We took a train from Amsterdam to Arnhem, but there was construction at the station so we had to take a bus from that train to another train station. Then we waited for about 4 hours in a train station for our "shuttle" (a small car) to come pick us up and bring us to the school. That day was pretty awful! However, getting here made it all worth it :)
That's all for now, I'll update you all later today on my events from this week! Love and miss you!
XO Sarah
Saturday, August 14
Doei! (Goodbye!)
Well, it's one of my last nights in Green Bay and I am reflecting on the fun I had this week with my best friends and family, and feeling truly blessed. Preparing to leave for 5 months really helps you appreciate all the time you get to spend before you're gone.
I just want to say thank you to everyone in my life for wishing me well and being supportive of my trip. I am so grateful for all of you! To Mom, Dad, Tom, my best friends Rachel and Holly, Kevin, Lorena, Great Uncle Bob and all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc. you have each helped me get here and I'm glad I can share all of my excitement with you! I will miss you so much while I'm gone. January will come before you know it and I'll be back home again sharing memories of the trip.
My plane leaves Tuesday at 4:20 PM so the next post you will see will be from Amsterdam! Eight and a half hours on the plane will give me lots of time to think of you all :)
Love, Sarah
I just want to say thank you to everyone in my life for wishing me well and being supportive of my trip. I am so grateful for all of you! To Mom, Dad, Tom, my best friends Rachel and Holly, Kevin, Lorena, Great Uncle Bob and all of my aunts, uncles, cousins, friends, etc. you have each helped me get here and I'm glad I can share all of my excitement with you! I will miss you so much while I'm gone. January will come before you know it and I'll be back home again sharing memories of the trip.
My plane leaves Tuesday at 4:20 PM so the next post you will see will be from Amsterdam! Eight and a half hours on the plane will give me lots of time to think of you all :)
Love, Sarah
Tuesday, August 3
WOW I can't believe I leave 2 weeks from today! The time is flying by and I'm trying to make the most of every day I have left in the States :) I'm still in Whitewater right now, but I'm excited to be done with work and make it back home to see my family & friends in Green Bay. I can't believe I won't be here for my Mom's birthday or Cameron's birthday! :( But I'll be wishing them lots of love from the Netherlands.
In other news, I've been reading up on the Netherlands in my guide book and it looks so beautiful there. I'm also trying to learn Dutch, but I'm still waiting for my "Dutch for Dummies" book to come. I'm hoping to learn some before I go. I've read basic words already, but I have NO clue how to pronounce anything! If any of you know how to pronounce these words - let me know ;)
XO Sarah
Hello: Hallo
Goodbye: Tot ziens
Nice to meet you: Aangenaam
Thank you: Dank u wel
In other news, I've been reading up on the Netherlands in my guide book and it looks so beautiful there. I'm also trying to learn Dutch, but I'm still waiting for my "Dutch for Dummies" book to come. I'm hoping to learn some before I go. I've read basic words already, but I have NO clue how to pronounce anything! If any of you know how to pronounce these words - let me know ;)
XO Sarah
Hello: Hallo
Goodbye: Tot ziens
Nice to meet you: Aangenaam
Thank you: Dank u wel
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