Growing up in the Netherlands, I never realized how spoiled I was. After living in Northern Ireland for 4 1/2 years, I totally do now.

The Netherlands is an extremely well-organized country. Except no one living there seems to realize it. I certainly didn't! Take for example public transport. In Holland, people complain about it. Trains are ( Read more... )

With my mom still staying with me, I've been doing a lot of sightseeing again. We're mostly trying to do things I haven't just done with my brother or aunt, which makes it cooler for me too.

We did a drive up the Antrim coast (where I hadn't been before), but it was quite foggy, so although the views were gorgeous, the photos didn't come out too ( Read more... )

This week has been a bit crazy in a few ways. I came back from Holland, three days later my brother Steven flew out from Holland, and he's been staying with me since Tuesday.

We haven't been doing anything spectacular - just relaxing, taking bike rides, and watching horror movies. My idea of a perfectly relaxed week, and he's having a great time ( Read more... )

Hah! Proof!!

Sometimes people over here find it hard to believe it gets a lot hotter in the Netherlands in summers than it does in Ireland (since the Netherlands has the same reputation of being a cold and rainy country), and I've never looked for actual proof...I was just always going by my own observations of spending my fifth summer here now.
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Today is the 12th of July, a bank holiday here in Northern Ireland, and I'd like to present you with a quote from Ian Paisley, Biggest Asshole and Racist Ignorant Prick Of The Century:

"No unionist who is a unionist will go into partnership with IRA/Sinn Fein. They are not fit to be in partnership with decent people. They are not fit to be in the ( Read more... )