Hi There!

So I'm not really a traveller anymore, so my life isn't nearly as intersting or as exciting as it was through the summer, but I'm going to update everyone what I've been up to anyways. I've been at the Pig now for almost 3 weeks and it's really starting to feel like home. I still haven't been surfing again yet, but I'm hoping to be soon :-) The girls who were teaching me went in yesterday and said the waves were about 2m and that they're supposed to be even higher today! I don't know if I would be able to even get out past the waves in those :-P

So what have I been up to? Here at the hostel I've sort of been thrown into reception. I had about one afternoon of training and then had to do a shift on my own. It was daunting at first, but I'm getting the hang of it and it's really not all that difficult. Next week 2 of the guys here are leaving and I'm doing the bar shift for the first time :-) I'm most nervous about picking good music because I'm so clueless with music :-P I think I might have to recruit someone else to help me :-P

Last week Steph came all the way from Germany (well I guess Germany is close compared to Canada, but it's still about a 5 hour train ride) to visit me for a few days :-) We spent her first night in Amsterdam at the Flying Pig there. That night we did a canal tour and of course had to check out the red light district seeing as Steph had never been to Amsterdam. The next morning we decided to go to the Zoo, which is the LAST thing you think someone should do when they go to Amsterdam, but we both enjoyed it thoroughly! We even got to see a baby elephant that's only about a month old. SO cute! We also went to the sex museum (more what is expected in Amsterdam) and then came back to the beach. She stayed here for 2 nights and I think (or I hope) she had a good time! I worked Thursday morning, but in the afternoon we headed into Leiden, went to a Windmill museum (yes, we are that big of nerds :-P... it was actually pretty boring, but cool to be in the windmill) and went to a movie (she can't go to english movies in Germany because they're all dubbed in German). She had to leave on Friday, and the trip definately seemed too short, but it was still fun and I love having a familiar face around for a while :-)

Yesterday I ended up getting a job as a dishwasher at a restaurant here on the beach and made a little extra cash. It was a pretty simple job and it was definately nice to make a little money since I spent so much while Steph was here :-) With that and my work here at the hostel I ended up working about 11 hours yesterday, so I was definately tired. But instead of going to bed like a normal person would have, I stayed up and went to a Metal Show with a few other staff and a couple guests. I know what you're thinking: YOU went to a METAL show?? Yeah, I probably wouldn't have ever imagined that I would enjoy somethign like that, but it was really nice to get out of the hostel and I actually really enjoyed it. I think it's just the matter of seeing live music that I love so much! etal defiantely isn't my music of choice, but I can definately appreciate it better than I ever have before.

Anyways, that's all I've really been doing. Today I was supposed to be cleaning, but I've ended up here doing reception all day, which suits me just fine because not only is reception more fun than cleaning, but I'm also working more than 5 hours which may mean I'll get to make a little more money :-) Money is good! :-P

That's all for now!
Cheers!
Kaila