Hi guys, over there on the West Coast,

I finally finished putting my 'diary/blog' posts on this website. But they're all in Dutch. To close it off, I thought I'd write a little summary in English - but instead of addressing "dear diary", I thought I'd address you guys.

I just wanted to say thanks again for letting me stay for an 'undetermined' amount of time. It was pretty good to have a place where I could just 'be' and relax... having no idea where my future would lie. You've been pretty relaxed housemates and made me feel comfortable staying there.

Hi all,

Happy 2009! May all plans that you take on, come true as you wish them.

I have been planning to write to some people about what has happened to me, for over a year. But my English-speaking friends always come last... and most of you I have already told parts of the story.

Since this covers over a year and is meant to update every English speaking acquaintance, it's long. Most of you can actually ignore part #1 unless you want to reread it...

part #1: unemployed until august