Well well, it as been hectic since I returned from Congo, this is the least we could say. (For latest adventures see Yilin's post, I'll take it from there.)
Just back from Switzerland where I went to see Florian, a friend I made in Congo. Went skiing a bit, just enough for me to acknowledge that advance in ski technology allowed me to retain my level over the years. Hadn't been skiing since 7 years.
Presently I write you from The Hague where I just moved into our new apartment, Yilin and I. Checked out WIFI connections available and found one with up to four bars at my window which was not encrypted.
I rent a car for the third time in three weeks and managed to bring the necessary to squat my own apartment until I buy a mattress. Signed the rental contract and met the plumber who will ensure the bathroom looks like a bathroom. Otherwise all other things go well. Heating is fine and electricity and water run proper, kind of a change for me.
The place is cool. Yilin will tell you I'm trying to sell her The Hague. But frankly I like the place. Old and modern center, a city at men's size, actually. Lot's of green and room to bike. And no governmental crisis like in Belgium at sight. Where we (will) live is quite popular and international. Reminds me of other places I lived: Brussels of course, but also Vienna.
In our consumerist societies it is very easy to get the basics you need when you move in a new town. When I entered my apartment, there was lots of advertisements for anything and everything which awaited me at my doorstep. No welcome from the community, but definitively from the supermarkets where maybe I will get to know my neighbours.
Tomorrow I will only get the necessary to sleep well and will then wait for the actual move to take place, probably next week. Until then I will relax and rest, which means I will read and spend time discovering The Hague.
Will tell you more after few nights here...
Just back from Switzerland where I went to see Florian, a friend I made in Congo. Went skiing a bit, just enough for me to acknowledge that advance in ski technology allowed me to retain my level over the years. Hadn't been skiing since 7 years.
Presently I write you from The Hague where I just moved into our new apartment, Yilin and I. Checked out WIFI connections available and found one with up to four bars at my window which was not encrypted.
I rent a car for the third time in three weeks and managed to bring the necessary to squat my own apartment until I buy a mattress. Signed the rental contract and met the plumber who will ensure the bathroom looks like a bathroom. Otherwise all other things go well. Heating is fine and electricity and water run proper, kind of a change for me.
The place is cool. Yilin will tell you I'm trying to sell her The Hague. But frankly I like the place. Old and modern center, a city at men's size, actually. Lot's of green and room to bike. And no governmental crisis like in Belgium at sight. Where we (will) live is quite popular and international. Reminds me of other places I lived: Brussels of course, but also Vienna.
In our consumerist societies it is very easy to get the basics you need when you move in a new town. When I entered my apartment, there was lots of advertisements for anything and everything which awaited me at my doorstep. No welcome from the community, but definitively from the supermarkets where maybe I will get to know my neighbours.
Tomorrow I will only get the necessary to sleep well and will then wait for the actual move to take place, probably next week. Until then I will relax and rest, which means I will read and spend time discovering The Hague.
Will tell you more after few nights here...
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