My first FULL day in Amsterdam only made me more hungry to see what this city has to offer. I am thankful that I have a full month with this city so that I don't have to try and pack doing a million things in a short period of time. I slept in today (still getting over jet lag) but when I woke up, I enjoyed a great cup of coffee with my parents,  and just hung out for a little while. We went over to a friends house around 3, my friend Rachel from the US is also here, so her and I went to explore the city (she actually knows it really well, it was more her showing me around). 
 
   We made our way to a restaurant named "Bazzar" for lunch and had a Fish soup, with bread, and some kind of other dish that was good but I have no clue what it was :p. We walked around the open market for a bit, found some stuff to make for dinner and then headed back to my parents house. 
 
   Let me just make it clear that I am ass backwards in this city, if I wasn't with someone who knew how to get around, I would be FUCKED! I never need to use any form of public transportation back home, and here that is the only way to get around, except for walking (and I do a lot of that) or riding a bike (and people on bikes here are crazy so I'll stick to walking). Anyways, my point is, I am not use to figuring out bus routes, or tram routes, or anything of that matter. 
 
    So we made it back home and gave the tuna steak and half kilo of giant prawns to my dad to cook up for dinner. He made an amazing meal of pasta with a gouda and wine sauce, buttered prawns, seared tuna, and asparagus! The aroma still fills the apartment. I can't say it was a very Dutch meal, but holy hell, it was a very good one for sure. After dinner we had some wine, and just talked for a long while; now my day is winding down and I'm watching LOtR RotK, and playing Zelda: phantom hour glass. 
 
    Can't wait to share more, talk to you all later!