Well;
We have been in the house for several weeks. We managed to guess right using our Dutch English dictionary, babelfish, google translate, etc. We got internet and phone service in three weeks: better than most do here! So I should be able to post more faithfully.
We borrowed some furniture from the nearest US facility: Schinnen Army Garrison. We have an institutional table and chairs, couch, two upholstered chairs that match the couch and a very firm platform bed. We also have some borrowed cutlery and plates. We did this because Ma and Pa Hirsch (Grandma and Grandpa or Ken and Carol depending on your reference frame) came to visit me. They had a 5 day visit, including our first forray into Amsterdam.
Hold baggage arrived on 30 June -- a couple days after we got the keys to the house. It contained most of the baby containment devices that we owned, plus the bare minimum for house camping.
Still no photos. I will add them when we can.
Eric works long hours, but I think he is really enjoying the challenges and opportunities of the new position. Me, I should be learning Dutch. Instead, Eileen and I manage to market, go to the butcher and baker and green grocer...and navigate pretty well.
I will continue to add to this blog as time and ideas permit. My thought right now is to start focussing on parts of life here that are new to me. Some of them are new because we are in Europe. Some are new because I have never lived someplace this rural. Some are new because I have really never been truly a military spouse until now.
3 comments:
Sounds like a great and strange adventure. Maybe the green grocer can run some dutch flashcards with you next time to kill two birds with one stone. Hope the furniture gets there soon and that baby containment is a great success. That has certainly been our experience with Ike. You can't stop him, you can only hope to occasionally contain him.
Post photos when you can.
Love,
Dave Nicole & Isaac
Thanks for taking the time to create this blog, Karen. It will be endlessly interesting. Can you describe the process of food shopping? I presume we are not talking about big box gigs here, hmmm? Separate stores for each category possibly?
Karen, Love the Blog, missing you! The graduate program is, well, exhausting- who knew! The novel progresses- wonders never cease. Two more weeks of school then a few weeks of downtime- I present Monday, so this will be a busy weekend, looking forward to skyping!!
Looking forward to more installments of life in the country!
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