Dark side

Dear G’ntl R’dr,

A lot has been happening around here. My impending release from the Netherlands is filling me with great joy, but like an exponential curve, the difficulties, trials and tribulations of leaving are piling up as the date of my departure closes in. Shipping is the name of the game now… and figuring out how to do it.

I went to Hengelo for the last time (Wouter’s family place) and had a great last time. Their neighbors took me around the region to all the small towns and villages, and we went to a dairy farm where not a farmer milked cows, but a robot that cleaned, fed, milked and recorded each cows individual production. The lactate from the female of the bovine species is a bizarre thing. I then bought some real, farm made cheese, which is delicious.

We then went to an authentic wooden shoe maker. Presents from the Netherlands… :D

Love

-e