I’ve been moving...

So the break has finally finished. I do apologise to those who sent me numerous e-mails asking when I was going to be back. It took me a while to pick the pieces of my soul up. The problem was they were (are?) widely scattered and I needed to spend some time looking for them. I have not yet recovered but maybe one day I will and that’s what keeps me going.

I have moved to a new country. Again. This time it was a bit more difficult than usual as I had to leave the most beautiful Island – my Home. All my Friends, Favourite Places, Magical Atmosphere – stayed behind. Probably, one day I will go back. But for now, I’m living in the Land of Liberty. I am learning completely new ways of life, different attitudes, points of view. My eyes are wide opened all the time and I keep getting shocked. I also smile a lot. Well – how can you not smile when somebody puts chocolate sprinkle on your cheese sandwich? Or when you want to take a shower and all there is for you is a hole in the floor? Have you seen modern architecture in the Netherlands?? Or toilet seats with shelves for your poo? So many things I don’t understand and, I guess, I never will, no matter how long I’m going to stay here for. But that’s the beauty of it. It is unlike anything I expected it to be. Country forgotten by progress but at the same time a centre of European “future”. Hilarious mixture. The greatest thing about this place is that I really don’t need to look for a hooded, foreign looking teenager who can provide me with my pain medicine. I just go to the coffee shop and treat it like the Chemist’s.

By the way, XXX in the Amsterdam crest does not stand for porn! It means: no famine, no fire and no floods! That was quite cool to think it’s a red light district advertisement.