Four week anniversary...

No, i'm not seeing any of the dutch chicas or anyone else. It's my Fourth week at the ICTY. I've spent the last four weeks working on a long term project regarding Adjudicated Facts. Don't want to bore you with the details, b/c unless you're a lawyer or interested in such things, it'll be.... dull!

In the past four weeks, I've made some pretty good friends. Robert (germany), Evelise (France), Alim (Canada via Texas), and Eugenia (Australia via Russia). These are my flatmates and we've shared some adventures together. My good buddy Matt from law school and his girl, Kim, came for a little visit. We had a nice time together - seeing the Van Gogh Museaum (pronounced Van Goof for some reason).

Have I learned any dutch? No, not much! I'm sorry to say that everyone here speaks English and that hinders one's ability to learn, b/c you don't HAVE to learn. In Cairo, very few knew English, so i had to learn some Arabic (taxi Arabic).

What's Holland like? Have you ever been to Lynden, WA? Lynden's dutcher than the dutch. Overcast and rainy; cool and moist. It's like Seattle, WA, without Mt. Rainier to break up the skyline. But, I love the quant dutch architecture, row houses, etc.

Well, i'm off to attend a "Beach Party" of sorts. Tis sponsored by all the international organizations based in Den Haag (the hague): tonight i'll mingle with folks from
EUROPOL
EPO
NATO
ICTY
ESA\ESTEC
OPCW
ICC
ICJ
EUROJUST
and more....

perhaps I'll meet someone who can fulfill one of my dreams.... finding a job, living and working overseas.

Cheers for now....

ps - don't mind the speelling, caus i don't =-)