I have spent most of the past two days reading. I really miss my Kurzweil back at MoHo. Too bad the most basic program costs $400, and it doesn't do the scanning ($1,500 for scanning capabilities). However, classes aren't as academically rigorous as Mt. Holyoke, but that still doesn't mean I will necessarily get a 4.0 here.
This morning was spent running from one end of the city to the other and back again. I am getting quite good at it. I left my apartment at 9:00 AM, and wasn't home again until 8:00 PM. In the morning I went to ISHSS to do reading write-ups for this weeks reading. At around 10:20 or so I left for Dam Square. This city is covered with bikes, but Dam Square is the one place where it can be difficult to find a place to lock up your bike. Having found a spot to chain my bike to, I made my way to the bank, and successfully opened a Dutch bank account. I should have my card within the week, so yay for no more ATM fees. I made my way back to ISHSS to finish my assignment. I left for the other UvA campus around 12:00, and had time to get lunch before class at 1:00. I went to the student cafeteria, which is apparently only opened for lunch. I got a soda and a smoked salmon sandwich on dark grain bread. It was quite tasty, but of course not as good as the salmon you would get in Alaska. I had my lecture part of class, which was barible. I spent my two hour break reading and checking e-mail. The seminar portion of my class went very well. By the time I was out of class it was nearing the 7:00 hour.
As it was dinner time, I was hungry, and still a 15-20 minute bike ride away from home, so I decided to check out Zushi, a conveyor belt sushi restaurant that I had walked past last week. It was nice and relaxing, and it was fun to watch all the sushi go past. I had two plates of avocado maki, a salmon skin temaki (handroll), and edamame. I definitely want to go back there, and now I know I won't have to live without sushi for an entire semester. I will include some videos from restaurant...
I decided to ride home via the Red Light District. People make it out the be a very dangerous place, which it really isn't. UvA is actually on the same street as the main drag of the Red Light District. It is definitely a very different atmosphere on a weeknight than a weekend. It almost seemed deserted. I was able to ride my bike with little difficulty. Although there is the occasional stupid tourist that stands or walks in the middle of the bike lanes. Okay, I think I will get some sleep, but I thought I would update as I think the idea of a conveyor belt sushi bar is quite amazing.
This is a picture I took of one of the canals as I was leaving the restaurant. This canal happens to be the Amstel River.
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