Almost everything we’re doing in these last weekes & days are last things. The last time we eat at this restaurant, the last time we get a coffee here, the last time we cycle by this corner, etc. etc. It feels strange.
Last weekend we had our last guests. Mark & Chiara arrived on Thursday for [...]
It’s pouring today! As Jacco said this morning, maybe the city will miss us too…a little. Today we both went to our jobs for the last time. Fighting our way through the umbrella rich crowd. Weird idea, specially for Jacco to walk (yep, his bike is sold too) that route for the last time! Tonight [...]
Saturday morning (6am) we, or I must say Jacco, I slept through it) woke up with the familiar sound of hissing and the smell of heated dust… The central heating is on which means it’s really fall! Fortunately this time we can turn the heater off which means a cool bedroom. This means a cool [...]
I probably told you before that I do some voluntary work for an organisation named New York Cares. Every Friday I help Arabic women with their English language skills. Sometimes that means I ask them questions which they should know for their citizen ship exam, like what the stars on the flag represent, in which [...]
It’s amazing how quickly time seems to be passing by these days. It’s probably because we’re cramming in more activities than ever before.
Somehow, a couple of weeks ago, we started learning about a couple of special cocktail bars that are hard to find, and even harder to get in to. I don’t really know why [...]
Just a guy on Greenwich Avenue: “It worked! I saw your panties”…
Tip for the skirt wearing women! Unless you want to relive a famous Marilyn Monroe moment, STAY AWAY from the subway grates! Because, yes, it does work.
Hi,
Since many people ask when we will be coming back (yes, we ARE coming back); we fly on Friday night the 31st of October (Halloween) and arrive the next morning at Schiphol. Although we’re really going to miss NY, we are looking forward to see our family and friends again!
x
We have recently bought a video camera, so now we’re learning to use it. This is me going to the office.
Apologies for poor camera handling (we’re learning) and the huge ‘Evaluation Copy’ watermark. I am looking for a good tool to convert the video from it’s native huge format to something that can be shared [...]
I’ve been slow in updating, but here is a quick overview of what we’ve seen in the last couple of weeks.
Sat, Sep 21
The Woes & Julia Haltigan @ Spike Hill (Brooklyn)
We had seen both of these before, in different venues. This was a new venue for us (fun!) and both of their shows were fun!
Wed, Sep [...]
So Sandra came back from getting the mail in the office yesterday, and she had a thick, heavy enveloppe for me. From Starbucks. Could it be…?
It felt heavy, and I couldn’t wait to open it. The contents were a letter, welcoming me to the Starbucks Goldcard program as one of the first people in The [...]
