Blogs from Eindhoven, North Brabant, Netherlands, Europe - page 2

Great weekend in Guildford. Surrey student union, relaxing and then the Superbowl! But now it was time to start my travel adventures with Kaitlyn. We met up at Waterloo Station in London to then get a shuttle to Stansted airport where we waited very impatiently for our flight to Eindhoven. First stop was TU/e, Technical Universiteit of Einhoven. They have a very large industrial design program so we were interested in seeing how it worked. I really liked it and could definitely see myself going there, maybe for my masters! We took a train from Eindhoven to Rosendaal where my uncle, Ome Kees, picked us up. His house in Bergen op Zoom would be our 'home base' for the next week. So we settled in and ate dinner with him and Elisabeth. It was delicious!!!!! Our ... read more

Tot over 3 maanden! Als jullie ons niet kunnen missen kunnen jullie ons hier op volgen! Kus ons ... read more

Wednesday 25/05/2011 I had booked a work slot at JMW for a change of scenery and the chance to see my JMW buddies again. The soccer-season is over, but there are still some functions held in the PSV stadium. I was positioned in one of the boxes to welcome a group having just listened to an inspirational talk about how to handle employees. They obviously couldn’t handle their liquor, as all I managed to get off my welcome-tray was orange juice and water. A large tent/ marquee had been pitched in the right-hand goal mouth of the field, where the supporter’s club had their function. Tables had been set out on the field, as the marquee didn’t have an ounce of ventilation. Obviously sun is not a factor taken into account with the Dutch hospitality industry… ... read more

You might have noticed that the intermission between blogs is becoming rather long. This is not due to my inability to write any more as my fingers crumble under the weight or beer-laden trays, but rather from my desire to spend some time doing other fun random things instead of behind a computer during my spare time! However, I do have some stories to tell and have managed to find the time to document some new European adventures. Wednesday 04/05/2011 I had an 11am start at work which meant catering for the coffee, lunchtime and afternoon hoards of terrace-addicted Dutch. It was predictably busy, but starting so early also meant I got to end early. It is always a weird feeling; ending in the dusk-light rather than the sunrise-light. I managed to find space on the ... read more

Thursday (14/04/2011) Philipp and Fabian arrived in the afternoon, They rang the doorbell of number 1 Adriaen Poirterslaan by mistake, as I’d omitted the “9” in the sms I sent with the address. After giving me a call I went and fetched them at the end of the road on my earthwing. Smiles spread quickly and it was so good to see such a friendly face again! After a bit of lunch I had to start getting ready to work at PSV that evening. Fabian and Philipp were going to stay and watch a movie. Opa and Oma were away camping in Limburg so they said it was a really weird feeling being in my grandparent’s house, watching TV and waiting for me to come home. PSV was intense. I was assigned to be one of ... read more