It's only a matter of time till I start wearing orange

Postcard stand at Binnenhof, sorrounded by Dutch kids.

Yesterday me and a friend walked aroung the city to take photos for an assignment in the course Dutch Culture & Society. The theme for our assignment was Dutch Royalty, so we took photos of Noordeinde, de Koninklijke Marechaussee (Royals Marshals), some post cards of the royals, magazines with Máxima on the cover, and a lion symbol at Binnenhof. This was okay I thought, until my roommate came in tonight, completely excited, telling me she just saw Máxima herself at the Noordeinde Palace. I can't say I'm not jealous. I just went to a lecture today about the Dutch royals, and weirdly as it may sound, I'm starting to really feel for this country. I feel "patriotic" when I hear about Máxima, Queen's day and so on, even though I've only lived here for 6 weeks today. Very strange. Maybe it's a sign that this should be my second home? That I've made the right choice to move here? Who knows... I only know that for now, I could really imagine staying here for a while.

Doei!