I went to bed by 10pm last night, but I did not get up until 1pm in the afternoon today!!! I did not sleep much on the flight over, and I guess between that and jet lag, I must’ve been pretty beat. After waking up, I realized it was raining, but I had nothing to do anyways. There was not much I could do with no money…. I did find out there is a park nearby though, so I went for a run later in the afternoon. (There’s a lot of dog poop on the sidewalks here – ick.) I was also getting sick of eating peanut butter sandwiches, so I bought some cheap noodles for dinner. It was disgusting. I cannot wait to eat some real food.
In the evening, Mimi and Martin arrived. We caught up a bit, and they went out and I spent the evening reading papers for school. Fun….
Sunday, July 31, 2005
Saturday, July 30, 2005
Arrived in the Hague
I left Norfolk in the afternoon of the 29th on United and had a short layover in Chicago. I was pleasantly surprised to find out I had been upgraded to business class for the international leg of the flight. Woo hoo! It was a 9 hour flight – left at 6pm on Friday and arrived at 0930 on Saturday. I skated through customs – not a single question!! No customs form to fill out either. Sweet.
Thomas from work picked me up at the airport and took me to my apartment in Den Haag. I met the apartment owner, Sasha, and spent some time settling in. I finally got out in the afternoon for a walk around. I had 2 objectives – food and money. Unfortunately, I realized after hitting several ATMs that my card isn’t working and I am screwed. I have no money, and the grocery store does not take credit cards. No money, no food, and after a look around, there are no pay phones!! I wanted to call my bank, but so much for that thought. I thought I was going to have to starve and fill my stomach with the Hershey’s kisses I brought with me until Mimi showed up tomorrow. However, I got an American to trade me US$20 for 16€.
With my newly acquired cash, I hot tailed it to the grocery store and picked up milk, cereal, bread, peanut butter, OJ, and chips. I even had a few Euros left over for the tram on Monday. I wonder if I can get an advance on my pay…. I need money for rent too.
Thomas from work picked me up at the airport and took me to my apartment in Den Haag. I met the apartment owner, Sasha, and spent some time settling in. I finally got out in the afternoon for a walk around. I had 2 objectives – food and money. Unfortunately, I realized after hitting several ATMs that my card isn’t working and I am screwed. I have no money, and the grocery store does not take credit cards. No money, no food, and after a look around, there are no pay phones!! I wanted to call my bank, but so much for that thought. I thought I was going to have to starve and fill my stomach with the Hershey’s kisses I brought with me until Mimi showed up tomorrow. However, I got an American to trade me US$20 for 16€.
With my newly acquired cash, I hot tailed it to the grocery store and picked up milk, cereal, bread, peanut butter, OJ, and chips. I even had a few Euros left over for the tram on Monday. I wonder if I can get an advance on my pay…. I need money for rent too.
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