Thursday, August 25, 2005
canal boat jam
the canals were full of boats this weekend - because of the SAIL 2005 festival and also the classical music concert that was held on the prinsengracht (canal)
very excited because next weekend i will go "varen in de grachten" - sailing the canal
brussels gang in ams
last weekend kim (aussie), goncalo (portugese) and maria (maltese) who are all currently working in brussels came to amsterdam for the weekend
here we are enjoying chai and food at Himalaya Tea House...a nice oasis in the red-light district
Monday, August 15, 2005
precious princess tash
this morning i got back from another great weekend in dublin - this time to surprise tash before she headed back home to oz for the last time...thanks to the help of paul and kevin, my two accomplices, tash had no clue whatsoever that i was coming and we had a great weekend...at first she thoughts i was a pony, but then she realised i was better than a pony! :D
disco bowling colleagues
get this team of bowlers matching outfits - that's all they're missing to be pros!...here are my colleagues at our last team social event (organised by yours truly) - disco bowling...with special attention to leg work and synchronised bowling
....in transit
june and july have also been great months for quick sticks random catch-ups with friends on their way through amsterdam...portugese pedroo on his way to singapore...indian rohit on his way to shanghai...szymon going back to poland...american neagle on his way from poland back to the states...portugese goncalo on his way to brussels from bonn...aussie anna on her way from hungary to home...to name but a few :) just a great example that you're never really saying goodbye, just "see you later"...
guga ruth & me
well it seems "leaving on a jet plane" has the been the theme song of july...guga, vicky, shelley, AI 04-05 all on their way...and it's just the beginning i fear, with many traineeships soon to be coming to an end...which is in itself a beginning...for example ruth, whom i haven't seen for a year at least, we ran into each other near by house at a chip shop
june & july in a nutshell :) take II
Wow – you say to yourself that you’ll post one a month and before you know it 2.5 months go past!
So guess lots of stuff must have been happening…or nothing….or I’ve been procrastinating making an update by doing my split ends! so let me try to recap some of the highlights I recall…not necessarily in chronological order ;)…and then let the pictures tell some stories
- As you can see from the pics, in june I went to a great conflict management and resolution course for two weeks at uni of amsterdam – really interesting and inspiring, and in july i also went to Istanbul for four days for evrim and ekin’s wedding – and since then it seems like EVERYONE is getting married – szymon and asia, pita and anya, sieka and mary, dian and ingmar! Congrats to all of you crazy couples! :P
- Spent a fair bit of time afterwards working on my assignment for the conflict management course – since I will apply for credit towards my bachelor – essay on the cross-cultural aspect of conflict between Australia and Indonesia – was really surprised how long it took me – guess I am a bit out of practice since I didn’t write an essay for the last five years! But now I am enrolled in two subjects externally cross-institutionally through USQ – so guess I better get used to it!
- i decided to accept an offer to finish the last four months of my traineeship working with the new global head of diversity at ABN AMRO…my role on my current team needed to change anyway, so I decided to take the chance that the universe seemed to be offering me to experience working in a company in the area that I’m really passionate about – diversity! So let’s see how it goes…I’ll be starting in mid-september
- I’ve been living with my 21 year old brother, liam and his friend, ruairi, for the last few months…it’s taking some time for us to adjust ourselves to living with each other – it’s the first time we lived together for around five years and guess we’ve both changed and are at different points in our lives – but it’s also a great experience and opportunity to learn about each other and ourselves, and I am enjoying having family around
- Escaped reality a couple of nights and ventured to chick flick-dom, with the aid of dirty dancing, the notebook, how to lose a guy in 10 days and steel magnolias (and copious amounts of wine, chocolate and chips!)
- There’s been a distinct brazilian flavour to the last few months – thanks to my bunch of wonderful brazilian friends here, and caipirina and forro dancing – obrigada guigo for teaching me to close my eyes, let go and feel the rhythm
- we had the first and second ever ABN AMRO aiesec trainee gatherings - chance for all of us to get together and see how we can "make more possible" for ourselves, each other and the Bank
Now I think I’ll let some pictures tell some more stories...
x Zoe
Monday, August 01, 2005
anna attacks bread
i stayed with aussie friend, anna...seen here attacking, i mean slicing her hungarian bread
people & park on margaret's island
spent lovely few hours relaxing in the park on st margit's island in middle of the danube river
me fairy floss & hungarian horse statues
spent a couple of days site seeing in BEAUTIFUL Budapest...there's lots of statues of men on horses, and some tasty fairy floss!
oranje grachten - canals on queens day
on a party boat on the canal is the place to be during queens day
birthday boy - liam
it was also my brother, liam's birthday, so he came over from UK to join in the celebrations
ladies in orange - kelly, me & amy
celebrations started early on the national day in the netherlands - Queens Day - where the national colour of orange is compulsory
emotional good bye from the girls
it was hard to say "ciao" after such a great week...seeing the sites, nightcaps of lemoncello, carrying heavy suitcases up and down railway platform stairs...thanks for a great time ladies
italian natural viagra
we drove from rome down to napoli, along the almafi coast...which was spectacular...somehow this caught the eye of Mauricio, our driver, and my mum's friends ;)
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