Tot ziens to Middelburg

 After two years of slacking, study, struggle, and success, my time in Middelburg is coming to an end. (for now at least! I'll be away for 14 months as I pursue a minor at Mid-Sweden University in the eponymous country) But this is all for the future, what on earth have I been up to in more recent periods? 

May as well break the rules a bit since I'm moving out! The view from the roof of my building at night. 

Moving! Everything I have to my name in Middelburg had to be transported three kilometers out to a self-storage box on the edge of town, by bike and on my back. It took me a week doing one trip per day- hard work too. Books were especially tough: both heavy and delicate. The pictures below do no justice to the difficulty of handling an overloaded bike, with bag haphazardly strapped to it: 

Everything just about fits in the storage! 

The very last trips were completed on June 20th; that evening I took the train to Amsterdam and in the morning I boarded a flight back to the US. With a heavy heart I said goodbye to Holland and prepared for my next adventure in the far north. Next stop, Sweden! 

It's my tradition to eat at this really terrible cafe in Schiphol- "Taste of Holland", which is to say quite bland. Maybe I should re-evaluate this habit... 

On the water at 6:00 AM in Amsterdam. I stayed on the north side of town this time and it did not disappoint! The ferry across the river is free and frequent. And as you can see, this post was made with a delay of three months. Summer is hardly a time to work behind a laptop!