Today is day 365 making tomorrow our Amstiversary. I thought I would ask the family about the last year and get their thoughts. Here you go, unfiltered.
What is your favorite thing about living in Holland?
Charlie: Is the computer closed?
Beverly: Playing here with my friends
Cameron: The new games
Ryan: Living in a more walkable city allows me to wander more on my own
Mom: The many farms
Dad: So many fun activities, events, and different attractions that are so close
What is your least favorite thing about living in Holland?
Charlie: yes, I think it needs to be closed. Is the computer closed?
Beverly: Going to school
Cameron: The bikes. They are horrible.
Ryan: Not having a lot of friends close by
Mom: That everything is a lot harder to do
Dad: Even though everyone "speaks" English, nothing is easy. Making copies at the store takes 10 times as long
What do you miss the most about living in the U.S.?
Charlie: Yea, you are wet. I don't think so.
Beverly: The pools and the beds
Cameron: Pet stores
Ryan: Chick-fil-a and my friends
Mom: Convenience
Dad: Easy access to fast food
What is the best thing here that the U.S. does not have?
Charlie: unintelligable response
Beverly: huh? dog and dollies
Cameron: Albert Heijn (the main grocery store)
Ryan: I have more international friends; best friends are from Italy, Japan, and New Zealand
Mom: Fruits and vegetables are so much fresher and taste better
Dad: I love the bike paths that connect everything and everywhere
What have you learned while living in Holland?
Charlie: Ring around the rosie
Beverly: Gymnastics, English and Dutch
Cameron: Do not smoke
Ryan: You have to be pushy to get on the buses
Mom: The Dutch always tell you no first or that it is not possible, when it really is
Dad: It is very difficult to learn Dutch, but I think part of that is that everyone speaks so much English
Where is your favorite place you have been?
Charlie: I been to Starfall
Beverly: I don't know. Staying here
Cameron: Italy, Canary Islands
Ryan: Menorca, Paris, and Germany
Mom: Menorca
Dad: Menorca was pretty amazing for a family vacation, but I think my favorite place was Rome
How long should we live here?
Charlie: All over the world.
Beverly: 1 Day?
Cameron: 1 Month
Ryan: 2 years at the least
Mom: Till they make us go home
Dad: As long as we can because the U.S. is getting crazy
Where do you want to move next?
Charlie: Next a tent
Beverly: Atlanta
Cameron: Back to Georgia
Ryan: Mexico
Mom: To a farm
Dad: I'm pretty open. I'd love to try another expat role or move back to Georgia
Who are some of your friends?
Charlie:Will that be friends? Starfall.
Beverly: Olivia, Lola, Brooks, Alessia
Cameron: Alex
Ryan: Indy, Carlotta, Hikari, Lucy
Mom: Sonja, Zoe, Bonnie, Jennifer, and more
Dad: Cary
Where is your favorite place to eat?
Charlie: I eat strawberries.
Beverly: The hot dog restaurant
Cameron: Burger King, no, McDonalds
Ryan: Home
Mom: Dignita
Dad: Buenos Aires Grill
What is your favorite Dutch food?
Charlie: I think of food in a bowl
Beverly: Ice Cream, cereal, apples, bananas and crackers
Cameron: Cheese, no, oliballen
Ryan: Oliballen
Mom: Goat cheese and gouda
Dad: Gouda cheese
What is your favorite Dutch tradition?
Charlie: Tradition is a word
Beverly: Playing and having fun together, and having a picnic with my friends
Cameron: I don't know
Ryan: I like King's Day, St. Maarten's Day, and Sinterklas
Mom: St. Maarten's Day
Dad: 2nd Christmas
The World is a Book, and Those Who Do Not Travel Read Only A Page - St Augustine
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