tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-324665192012-01-15T20:36:17.235+01:00Hallo allemaal! I arrived in the Netherlands on August 6, 2006 and have been here for quite some time now. I am a Rotary International Youth Exchange Student from Canada, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Norfolk Sunrise and hosted by the Rotary Club of Doetinchem. With this website I hope to keep my family, friends, and Rotarians updated about my dutch adventures!Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.comBlogger261100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-20052182491709675832007-08-08T02:22:00.000+02:002007-08-08T02:44:59.915+02:00

Groeten allemaal, I am back home now in Canada and this is my FINAL blog entry as a Rotary Internationl Youth Exchange Student. Yes, I know...I can't believe it...one year has passed since I first arrived in the land of cheese, cows, tulips and bikes. I arrived home on friday August 3rd, after two days of non-stop travel. I shared a tearful goodbye with my third host family in Porto on thrusday

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at the Louvre with my third host family Deirdre at the Eiffel Tower Nola, Lemke, Abel, Mirren and I at the Eiffel Tower at the Beach in the Basque Country Third host family and I in Portugal Nola, Lemke, Abel and Mirren Deirdre, Mirren, Lennard and Abel in the mountains in Portugal Deirdre in Porto, Portugal Saying goodbye to my third host family at the airport in Porto, Portugal

Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-32812608658659171582007-06-26T11:08:00.000+02:002007-06-26T11:54:26.704+02:00

Greetings everyone!It has been awhile since I updated anyone about what I have been doing...let´s see..what have I been up to...Wadlopen, trip to Texel with my host family, organizing and making of the Northies Yearbook, visit from Kelsey (American exchange student in Bulgaria), Rotary Goodbye weekend, last day at school, trips to Amsterdam and of course the Europa Tour. Well the Europa tour is

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Chelsey, Caitlin, Jackie, Deirdre and Adam- Paris Eiffel Tower- Paris Rachel, Deirdre and Chelsea- Colesseum, Rome Gama, Chinmay, Deirdre, Scott and Luis- Pantheon, Rome Jackie and Deirdre- Trevi Fountain, Rome Chelsey and Deirdre- Olympic Stadium, Barcelona Canyon du Verdon, France Prague Castle Schonbrunn Palace- Vienna Astrological Clock Tower- Prague Sarah, Jackie, Deirdre, Laramie and

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Radio 538 Concert-Koninginnedag Family Bike Ride My Parents- Keukenhof Jackie & Deirdre- Cheese Farm My Parents and I- Amsterdam Caitlin and I- Koninginnedag Tulip Fields Jackie, Deirdre, & Emma- Keukenhof My parents' visit Mom and I- Open Air Museum Den Haag Rotary Weekend Magic Ice Exhibit- Madurodam International Peace Palace Welkom bij derde gastgezin

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Op de fiets in Schier-monnikoog Rotex Weekend in Putten Mijn Verjaardag Verjaardag kadotje! Op de piste met ze alle Voorjaars vakantie has begun! Celebrating Carnival at the Preschool Welcoming of the Southies "Pauw & Witteman" taping in Amsterdam

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Hello everyone, remember me? I know that it has been a while, a long while. So I will refresh everyone's memory about me... I'm Deirdre, the canadian exchange student currently living in the Netherlands. I can not believe how fast time is flying. This is my last week with my second host family. I moved to my second host family the first weekend in December, four months ago now. Next week I will

Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-6649376927710242442007-01-16T17:38:00.000+01:002007-01-16T20:05:16.653+01:00

Shortage of SnowRoommatesGroup shot in the French AlpsHeather (American Exchange Student) and ICol de la Madeleine- Emma and IGroup PhotoFrench Alps Waiting for the Ski BusFrench Alps Eating Lunch Emma and I

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Celebrating Christmas at the Children's PreschoolIsa's (Brazilian Exchange Student) 18th Birthday PartyLeeuwardenLeeuwarden- Fries MuseumCanal in LeeuwardenSinterklaas- Tjeerd, Stein, Vincent and DitteMe at the Open Air MuseumCaitriona and I in Dam SquareChristmas DayNew Year's Eve- Kai, Deirdre, Tjeerd, Bow and Ditte

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Bonjour, Hello, Hola, Goeiedag...It is long overdue, but I would also like to wish everyone a Happy New Year, Prospero Año Nuevo, en een Gelukkig Nieuw Jaar. Wow, I can not get over how much time has past since I last made an entry. Time is flying!! I have officially been in the Netherlands for just over 5 months now, which makes this the half way mark of my year. Life has been a series of

Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-63627263093092559642006-11-29T16:57:00.000+01:002006-11-29T17:30:35.256+01:00

The children!!Sinterklaas, Zwarte Piet and the children at the preschoolSinterklaas and Zwarte Pieten parade throughout the city centreSinterklaas has arrived in a steamboat from Spain

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Hallo Goedemiddag allemaal, Ik ben nu drie maanden in Nederland. Sinds ben ik aangekomen probeer ik me aan de cultuur aan te passen en de taal te leren. Ik praat al een beetje Nederlands met mijn gastfamilie, mijn vrienden en met winkelassistenten. Ik maak altijd fouten maar elke dag verbetert mijn Nederlands een klein beetje. Ik vind Nederlands spreken moeilijk omdat iedereen Engels kan spreken

Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-83628445568864399662006-11-09T17:24:00.000+01:002006-11-19T12:56:09.662+01:00

Greetings Allemaal!Wow, I have officially been in Holland for three months now! This is without a doubt one of the most challenging things I have ever done in my whole entire life. I'm not going to lie, this whole experience hasn't been easy and I definately miss my family and friends more than I can express in words...but at the same time I am so happy to be here. I'm glad that I'm on a year

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Greetings!I have safetly returned from London as well as Apeldoorn for the Rotex weekend. I am now back in Doetinchem, although things are not back to normal just yet...it's Herfstvakantie! My host family is off to Olso, Norway to visit their daughter who will be living there for 10 months and I am off to stay with my Rotary Counsellor and her family! I had a really nice time in London with my

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Jackie and I are sad to leave LONDEN!Tower Bridge Westminister AbbeyWicked: The Untold Story of the Witches of Oz at the Victoria Apollo TheatreThe Unilever Series: Carsten Höller Test Site at the Tate Modern ( yes! I went down the biggest slide) Extremely British Phone boothJackie and I at the gates of Buckingham Palace

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Hallo Allemaal!My apologies regarding the lapse in my regualar updates- consider it that I am having too much fun to find time to post:) I know that it has been awhile since I have made contact with anyone across the ocean. So officially I have been in Holland for 70 days now! Wow, I can't believe how fast time is flying...but on the other hand when I think about the 9 months that still lie

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Disneyland Paris The Louvre MuseumEdgar Degas "Ballet Rehearsal on the Set"The Eiffel Tower by night Enjoying a Moroccan Dinner Musée dOrsay

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Greetings from your favourite outbounder! Here I am in the beautiful city of Doetinchem, where the sun is shinning and the temperature has reached records for september...while I don't know "officially", but it has been really hot lately. I want to update you all back home, at university, on exchange or here in Holland on my dutch adventures!!!Things are going extremely well here in Holland. I

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Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-1156540796022297882006-08-25T23:18:00.000+02:002006-10-24T11:34:40.095+02:00

HALLO again...I am now staying with my first host family. I am staying with Klaas Bakker and Japke Huisman, who live in Doetinchem. They have two daughters, Marte (19) and Anne (17). Marte is off to Norway next week for the year and Anne is entering her final year of high school. They have all been very kind to me as I adjust to living with their family. This week I had the opportunity to

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Here I am, once again, updating you all of my exciting DUTCH adventures. I have returned home safetly from DOC, and I am now living with my first host family. I would now like to take the time to recap the uitstekend Dutch Orientation Course in Schiedam.When I first arrived in Schiedam I was welcomed by friendly Rotarians, host families, exchange students, and by the RAIN! The first day of the

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Deirdrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00666572880497197008noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32466519.post-1155146490783412222006-08-09T19:59:00.000+02:002006-10-24T11:34:39.853+02:00

Hallo everyone!!I have safely arrived in Holland. I am staying with my rotary counsellor, Erna Koster and her family for my first week. She has three children, Inge (17), Vera (18) and Rob (19) and her husband, Theo. They all are very nice people. They live on a small hobby farm with chickens, a horse, vegetables and fruits. During my first full day in Holland, Erna, Theo, Inge and myself visited

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