Hhhhh ... But here I am, trying to survive in a new country and balance off between studying and travelling ... I was thinking of looking for a job as well, but given the uni workload, I don't think I want to work anymore ... I have been to a few places around Holland such as Hemskerk, Amsterdam, Rotterdam (of course), and Delft ... There were some nice places and sightseeing was very enjoyable ... I will show the photos later on ....
A few highlights from my trip so far:
- I met my exchange friends during my so-called integration trip to Hemskerk ... We stayed in "stayok" hostel in there, very cheap but nice hostel ... In Europe, backpackers usually stay in a hostel because it is cheaper and they get to know other people who are travelling at the same time .... "stayok" hostel is probaby the biggest hostels in holland as far as I know and they have many hostels around Holland .... It was a nice getting-to-know others trip but it was a pity that I did not have my camera during the trip ... My camera was being sent from Indo at that time since we forgot to put it in my bag ... lol
The trip was fun, full of activities .... The whole idea for the trip was to prepare ourselves for the business project that I am doing now ..... We learnt how to work as a team, and getting to know and trust our team members .... I learnt a few things like how to juggle three balls like clown in a circus ... hahaha ... or to paint on a canvas (van gogh style) ... I did not get anywhere with this btw ... I am bad at drawing ... - My trip to Delft was a classic .... Delft is quite small city, very dutch ... I went there with some of my exchange buddies and we basically just going around the city .... I visited this BIG BIG church and we climbed the stairs .... the people in the church told us that it was more than 350 stairs going up ... That was a lot of stairs and it felt like forever going up the church tower ... And guess what, sudah sampai atas, I was scared ... takut tinggi!! haha ... We also went on a cruise trip around delft, but it was a pity that the tour guide spoke in Dutch ...
- Amsterdam was different ... It was bigger than rotterdam, but as a capital city, it is pretty small compared to cities in Australia or Indonesia ... Btw, cities in holland are like that ... They are small but very close to each other ... It only took us 15 minutes to go from Rotterdam to Delft ... Amsterdam was around 45 minutes by train ...
Amsterdam is full of an old architecture ... So those architects might enjoy it there ... I can't really appreciate them other than just starring at them with a fake awe ... lol ... But the thing that I enjoyed the most was when I visited van gogh museum ... The museum displays a collection of van gogh painting and it tells a story of his life since he started painting to end ... It was sad because he actually killed himself ... I sort of feel the frustation, stresses, happiness, joy, and other emotions through his strokes .... His style is impressionist if I am not wrong ... I looked at them with a big jaw-drop since I know how hard it is to paint from my integration trip and to be able to produce such an art is remarkable .... I just thoroughly enjoyed it, my first visit to museum EVER was Van gogh ... Awesome .... !!!! Next museum to visit is probably Rijke museum ... It is the biggest museum in Holland and apparently my friend said it is awesome too .... - Rotterdam: very modern city, a center of trade, a hub to europe and has an awesome ports ... Like other cities in Holland, it is not that big and it is not too hard to get familiar with the city ... Ga banyak architectural buildings around here, tapi I personally like modern city (I am not a fan of classical architecture) ... I am starting to enjoy my life here, it is not as bad as my first week I guess .... I have internet at home now and it helps a lot since I don't have to go to uni to do research or just check email ...
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