This Tuesday was a very interesting day. When I woke up, I checked the track&trace website of TNT, to see whether our passports with the visa were on their way. It turned out that mine was, and would ‘probably’ be delivered today, but Saskia’s passport was not in the system!! A quick phonecall to the [...]
Our Sunday started quite early, as we first travelled down to Dordrecht, to say goodbye to Saskia’s uncles. Getting up at 8:00 AM normally isn’t too hard, but when you’ve tried 20 different whiskies the night before (nosed and tasted), and got to bed around 3:00 AM, I can tell you it isn’t easy! But [...]
We were both quite nervous this morning. Today was going to be the day of the last real hurdle. An interview at the US Consulate is not a small thing, and according to VisaVersa (who have helped us tremendously!), is not to be taken too lightly. We had some tips, and got information on areas [...]
I think we are ready for the interview. Now that we have been accepted by the American host organisation, all that stands between us and six months New York is a final interview at the US Consulate in Amsterdam. Even though we have prepared everything in great detail (you will not believe the number of [...]
Hi! As you may have gathered from some of the previous posts, Saskia and I are going to New York! And to say ‘Goodbye’ to all of our friends here in NL, we have decided to have a few drinks at on Sunday, April 27th. If you feel like saying goodbye, please come by and [...]
On Friday I was scheduled to fly back to Amsterdam, so in the morning I packed my stuff, putting some of the clothing in as seperate bag to leave at the MediaCatalyst office. I said goodbye to Patrick, my landlord for these past couple of days, and took the subway to Penn Station. I checked [...]
A very short message, as I’m actually in an Apple Store right now, typing this on a nice new MacBook Pro. All Air’s were taken. It is 21:16, but this one is still open. Of course, it’s a bit of a bummer if you need a new MacBook Air after 00:00, as you’ll have to travel all [...]
One of the drawback of moving to New York is not being able to attend the Hardrock Karaoke for those six months. But today, on one of my discovery walks, I was relieved to find that there is a possibly even better alternative in Brooklyn, New York.
Hank’s Saloon has weekly (!) Kuntryoake!! A live band, [...]
Since I was in New York after all, it made sense to go and introduce myself to my future colleagues at MediaCatalyst. So after another cup of coffee and an update to Saskia about the apartment, I started walking down to Grand Street, where the MC office is. It is within walking distance, so that’s [...]
The afternoon of my first day in New York would be spent walking around Brooklyn, finding places to have a drink and a WiFi connection. There is still a lot I need to do for a number of things (wrapping up IA Summit stuff, setting up this blog, finding an apartment, etc etc). I quickly [...]
