the concept of southern hospitality that we are familiar with in America is also applicable to the Netherlands. the people here are amazing. today I didn't wake up until 11, but as soon as I woke up, we went out. our first stop was the restraunt guusje works at. there we had coffee and croissants. plain coffee was served in little tea cups, and specialty coffee drinks were served in tall glass cups. it was pretty to see the layers of a latte. next we walked aro...

the Netherlands is unreal. it is a place of astounding beauty. the people are amazing and the culture is so different than america. I am exploring Maastricht with guusje and we met her friends Jon (who visited Sarasota with guusje and is headed to new Hampshire at the end of jut), caren, and anke. they were so hospitable and I had fun trying to figure out side conversations in dutch. Maastricht is so clean and all of the streets are stone. it is so picturesque. I...