I have done a lot since the last entry. I went to Cologne (or Koln or Colon, depending on what language you speak) one weekend and toured the giant Dom (cathedral) there. It was amazing. When you step out of the train station, the dom looms over you. It is so close and so big - a truly astounding site, particularly if you are not expecting it when you come out of the station. It was very beautiful on the inside, also, with many stained glass windows and stat...

Yesterday, my lab had the annual Day Out where we all go do something fun together. We rode for 1.5 hours to Tilburg and went to an indoor entertainment center where we played indoor soccer and western games. The western games were riding the mechanical bull, shooting ducks, gun duels, and poker. It was funny to me to be doing these games in the Netherlands! I was nominated to go first on the mechanical bull since I was from Mississippi. I tried to tell them...