Dutch/Swedish?

To being able to wake up around 10.00 on a Thursday morning is really one of the best parts of the student life. I didn't have any lectures today, so I just chilled at home (reading of course). I needed to sleep a bit longer because of the visit at Hotel Bar Corona last night. I came home around 01.30 I think, which, however, is not that late, but still. A girl needs her sleep! It was so nice yesterday, we ordered a bottle of the house wine to share among three people. I should add here that it was actually for research purpose related to the project we're working on.

Sitting a hotel bar like that reminds me so much of going out in Stockholm, where it's much more common than here. Lately I've been trying to find a bit more nice places to go out, instead of the extremely studenty bars/clubs. I guess it's just a natural response to the homesickness. Anyway, last night felt a bit like Stockholm, which was really good! It was a very nice bar, but I think we lowered the average age with about 30 years. Too bad, but maybe there's a younger crowd there if we go in the weekends instead.

Going out on a Wednesday is also a very Stockholm thing to do. In Holland (and many other European countries) Thursday is the day in the week to go out as a student, but in Sweden, Wednesdays are sometimes called "little Saturday". It is basically the day in the middle of the week when more people tend to go out (except for the weekends of course). I've been thinking so much about typical Swedish things since I moved to Holland. I think that when you move abroad, you emphasize your nationality more. For example, I feel a lot more Swedish when I'm here than when I'm in Sweden. In fact, when I'm in Sweden I actually feel a bit Dutch. It's just the fact that most other Swedes I meet don't have the same first-hand experience with Holland as I do now, which makes me feel a bit "part of" Dutch society. I bought a Dutch issue of MarieClaire today, which I'm going to try and read soon. Reading magazines and newspapers is a good way to keep track on what's going on in the country, and practice my Dutch of course.

We actually did some "work" too...