Spring is in the Air!

Well, on the fourth straight day of sun, things are certainly looking up! Here's a brief reprise of goings on in The Hague since I last posted anything of significance:

I'm moving! Decided that my place, although cute, cozy and perfect for dinner/movie parties, was just too expensive (i.e., I want to be able to travel more while I'm here, and need the funds...). So I found another studio in a more central location (now that we're going to be hanging out at the beach more, which is 5 minutes from current place) and will be moving in soon! So please hold off on sending your belated birthday gifts until I provide an address update...unless you're giving cash, in which case please contact my on location banker (my dad).

Tulips and all manner of other bulb flowers are blooming! I nearly caused an accident (with myself) on Friday night as I was biking to the bar downtown... I passed the same train tracks I pass every morning and every afternoon, but that night, I noticed something different - bursts of daffodils popping up everywhere. It's hard to hate a city that has daffodil lined train tracks!

I'm beginning my month of travel! This weekend I'm headed to Rome to stay in the house of a friend, located right in the heart of the city near the Campo dei Fiori (where there is a flower and farmers market every morning, heaven!). Then the weekend after I'm meeting Hana in Barcelona, and, well, I'm not sure I'll ever want to leave...

The skies are blue and the weather is warm (14 today). I know this is redundant, but it deserves special mention! I am continually amazed by the effect sun can have on moods - the first sunny day, people were literally smiling and laughing walking up and down the halls (basement halls, mind you) at work.

Speaking of work, it continues to improve! Getting some real assignments now, and even more importantly, I feel (*a little*) like I kind of might know what I'm doing, on a good day...

Please don't be too grossed out by my severe over-use of the exclamation point... I promise I won't continue to abuse it, but things are pretty good right now. After all, spring is in the air!