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Suzi has left Boom and moved back to America, so Erica and I have moved into the same apartment as Laurel. Below is a photo of Dan and I saying goodbye to her after her roast, delighting in my poor sweater choice.



But it is time to meet a Dutch apartment! Welcome! Here's our kitchen, sponsored by Spin!

From the Kitchen window, we get to see many wondrous things, like our neighbors watching television at night, or during the day, searching through their over-flowing garages for paint cans or ladders.

That's our landlord in the garage!

Next is the toilet. It's small! You can't see into the bowl, but thats fine, because the trick is, there is no bowl! Hahahaha! Tricked you! Yes, instead of a welcoming pool of water, we get to place our shits onto a porcelain shelf, almost like we're placing them on a platter to serve at a fancy ball! Then a forceful flow of water creates a delightful slip-n-slide effect, brushing the shit off the shelf and into the tiny hole that is probably directly connected to the nearest canal.

If you're looking for the shower, it's located conveniently down the hall in a tiny corner of an otherwise large bathroom area. The hot water works well, when you get the water heater to work, but once you turn on the cold water, it dominates the hot water and you get blasted with watery ice. It takes finesse, but you can do it.

Here's the living room, as Suzi left it.

Suzi and Justine obviously loved camping, I don't. Anyone not sure of that can check my sweet camping equipment I used at Lowlands.

Also, mice are everywhere, but that's every place in Holland. When I asked people what to do if we get mice, I always get the same answer: "get a cat."

I am allergic to cats.