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Brothers by the Black Keys is GOLDEN!

the Dirty Projectors

I was thrilled to see the Dirty Projectors last night for the second time this summer! (thank you Andrew for taking me in LA!). They were phenomenal. I was happy to take the journey to Amsterdam with my friend Emily who is on exchange here from MICA in Baltimore, Maryland.

Next week, King Khan and the Shrines!

"The video was shot on location on Mount Equinox, Vermont and features siberian huskies and rare llamas." haha

Music, skateboards & graffiti make Kristin a happy girl

Photos from the R' Uitmarkt festival in Rotterdam, and Just Writing My Name, a skateboarding, graffiti, and music festival in Antwerp, Belgium. Good times!!!

View of Rotterdam from the Euromast

A few weeks back my mom and I went to Rotterdam's viewing tower called the Euromast. It's only 185 meters high, making it one of the smallest towers compared to all the other major cities, but I still don't think I would repel off the top like these girls in the photos! So scary!!

I can't really point out anything of interest in the photos besides the Erasmus Bridge, and the Willemsburg Bridge in the background, so just enjoy the views!

Van Harte Gefeliciteerd Raul!

Well, it's been awhile since my last post, but I can assure you that a lot has happened! School is kickin my butt, and the language barrier isn't getting broken down quiet yet, but I'm working hard and things are good. :)

I met Raul on the train coming back from Antwerp on Sunday. He is from Barcelona and also just moved to Rotterdam only a few weeks ago, so naturally as outsiders we have bonded together and will help each other figure out this new culture. It was Raul's birthday tonight so he brought over a great meal of spanish "homelettes" and salad, and we finished it off with a Dutch birthday cake I got him from the nearby "bakker." Good times! It's really fun having so many different cultures represented in one place... I love learning about all the differences.... and getting to eat cake.....

Antwerp, Belgium

My mom and I went to Antwerp for the day back on August 28th. It was beautiful!!! This Dutch speaking city of Belguim is the birthplace to Peter Paul Rubens, the home of two of the oldest printing presses in the world and a Gutenberg Bible, and once held it's ground as the wealthiest city in Europe.

It is located in Flanders, one of Belgium's three regions, and is only 1 hour from Rotterdam by train. It is located on the river Scheldt which is linked to the North Sea. It had three major booms during its "golden age" the first from the pepper market, the second by American silver coming from Seville, and a third on the textile industry, and it is now home to a surfeit of expensive clothing boutiques and fancy restaurants. The language spoken here is Dutch, although with a slight variation from how it is spoken in Holland, and it has a large French influence. Traveling a bit further to Brussels, the language switches over to French.

It was a great place to spend the day walking around. This time we didn't climb any towers. :)

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