Well, I've now been in the Netherlands for almost 14 months. My best friend here, Selby, made me decide to stay a few months later. I should be home, but I'll now be flying back to Toronto on the 8th of January and I cannot wait. I do enjoy living here, I have my friends, my pub, and it's so easy to travel. But I do miss my family and my friends back home, my animals, my home. Only 63 more days and when that time comes I'm sure I will not want to go home and be completely devastated. I know that home will always be there, but once I leave here, I will never come back to this life. This house will no longer be my home, these kids will no longer be the kids that I take care of on a daily basis, the friends I have now will be long gone and on to new adventures. C'est la vie.
Selby and I went back to Dublin in September, because I needed to leave the Netherlands due to visa purposes. We were there for a total of 36 hours but it was definitely nice to be back and see some familiar faces. I ended up meeting a nice Irish fella at Fibber's who actually came to visit us here in Holland, but unfortunately things just didn't work out. But that's okay. He's a nice guy and hopefully we will continue to be friends.
We were also planning on heading back there for Christmas but I think we are going to England in December. I've already been to Ireland twice and I do love it, but I'd like to see someplace I haven't been before. It depends on money and our vacation time but if all goes well, we'll be able to see some amazing friends who we've really grown close to over the past year via internet and have a grand ol' time. And sip on some English cider.. Yes, I really hope this happens!
I don't think I have much else to post about. Ooh. I'm really fortunate to have had this experience here in Europe but there have been so many important events that I've missed back in Canada. My cousin's wedding out West, my aunt's wedding, my brother and sister's 20th birthdays (no longer teenagers, God I feel old), the passing of my beloved dog, and just yesterday was my other brothers graduation from the Naval Academy. He's been away in Quebec at bootcamp for 6 weeks or so, and today he is being shipped off to British Columbia. I am very proud of him and I hope he enjoys being in the Navy and living in BC.
Right. I think that's all.. Hopefully I'll be back sooner than later.
Cheers x
