Hallo Allemal, hoe gaan het met jullie? ik hoop goed. Ocktober was as follows. This month I had herfst vacatie. I really do think that our school system should adopt that. I got to have a week off. I absoluetly loved it. I explored the city during that week. Jose and I went to St. Pieter 2 times during that week. We went and saw the caves under the "mountain" and we climbed the "mountain". Is it really a mountain at about 300 meters you decide? I wouldn't say so. The second time we went for a historical tour and I was so cold. It rained which is not unsusal for this country. It always rains at least a couple times a week. We went to Eindohoven which is in Noord Brabant (province to the north) to go shopping. The train hour was 1 hour each way. I find it very crazy to go shopping an hour away just for the hell of it but it was really nice to be together. I bought a new swimming suit for when I compete. I also bought Dutch clothing. Everyone smilied when they saw me in it. They couldn't believe it as my style is much different then theirs. Jose, Anke , Nancy and I went. This is part one of 3. I'm notable to send long emails because of the age and capacity of the computer I am using.