Dear Everyone, Life has been busy. I'll be in this country for 5  months on Thursday. Time reallys flys.Two weeks ago, I  went with the other exchange students to  Bergen op Zoom. That is a city on the South West part of the Netherlands. We went there to say goodbye to the other  exchange students from  the Southern Hemisphere. Their year is over and they are going home. We went ice  skating and had a tour of the city. Martine made herself a crazy weekend trip and went along with me. We drove through Belgium to get to Bergen op Zoom. She went to go see her sister in law and her nieces with Monique(her daughter) while I was with the other exchangees. Then she picked me and my friend Anna up at 8 pm and we drove an hour and a half to Utrecht to catch the train to Ermelo where Anna lives. Martine and Monique went to see Martines sister who lives just outside of Utrecht. They spent the night there and I spent the night at Annas. We went out to a pub in the next city over. We sleept in on Sunday and I got a tour of the village. The difference is amazing. She lives in a beautiful part of the country where theres a lot of green. I live where theres elevation. To be continued.