Trip coming to an end
July 13, 20107/09/10
Location: Amsterdam
Today is the day for museum visits because we got special passes to see as many of them as we want. I chose to go with a few people to the Van Gogh Museum, the Diamond Museum, and the Amsterdam History Museum. I had fun going through the different museums. It was a good variety. Then I walked around for a while and then took the tram back to the hostel. After a while I walked around with Printence and Melissa in the city. We didn’t stay out for a long time because it was so hot out. I came back to the hostel and showered and then talked to Hannah and Nathan for a while. I feel like the trip is coming to an end and I will have to go back to my normal life soon.
7/10/10
Location: Amsterdam
Today I got up and ate breakfast and stayed in the cafeteria for a while. Then I took my final exam for marketing which took about 2 hours. This is Dr. V’s last day with us and he left to go to another part of Europe. I will miss him and his Lithuanian sense of humor. After the test I went with Hannah and Christina to the market. Hannah and I walked around together for a while and then went back. I went and walked around for a little while by myself and then met up with Alex and Melissa and we walked around the city too. When we got back we relaxed for while and ate dinner. After dinner I fell asleep in the lobby for about an hour. Then I showered and went to bed.
7/11/10
Location: Amsterdam
I got to sleep in this morning until 9:30. Then I ate breakfast and walked around Dam Square with Nathan. Today is the day of finals in the World Cup. Everyone in town is wearing orange. We stayed out for a couple of hours and then came back to the hostel, I relaxed for a little while and then worked on some homework in the city. I came back to the hostel and then some of us left to find a place to watch the World Cup. We stayed at the park for a few hours before the game started because they had a big screen t.v. to watch the game on. We didn’t stay the whole time because people kept spilling beer on us. T felt like I was at Bonaroo. Eventually we left to find another place to watch the rest of the game. We went and ate some pizza and watched the game. It went into overtime but Spain won. The streets weren’t as crazy as I thought they would. Some of us walked around after the game and then went back to the hostel and went to bed.
7/12/10
Location: Nashville
I got up this morning and ate breakfast. I already had all my stuff packed and I brought it downstairs. We eventually left and made it to the bus station to get to the airport. We got through check in and security and then Hannah and I ran to get tulip bulbs before we got on the plane. The plane ride was more than 8 hours long and I watched 4 movies while I was on it. I stayed awake the whole time and they fed us pretty well. When we got off the plane we went through immigration, customs, and security. We finally made it to our gate for our flight to Nashville. The flight wasn’t very long and we finally got home. It was good to see my family again. It’s been a great trip and I had a lot of fun but I’m also glad to be home.


