Sorry for the delay; the final blog is finally here! While writing the blog was fun each week in the Netherlands, I have been a bit less motivated to put this last entry out so quickly given that I now have plenty of free time (and wifi access). While I was wwoofing, I’d often cobble…

I’m back in Evanston now (arrived on Wednesday), but wanted to write two last blogs to close out my trip. This one will be short, and will cover my last two full days on the farm, my trip to the airport, and any little things I forgot to mention from my time on the Cornelissen…

This past weekend I traveled to Giethoorn (HEET-horn), my final new destination on this adventure. Since my time in Giethoorn was quite limited, I’ll also keep this blog on the shorter side (you’re welcome, Hannah). Giethoorn is a small town located in the province of Overijssel. This was the 7th unique Dutch province I’ve visited,…

You probably know that I’m not big into fashion, but I’ve been wearing lots of different hats this week. Metaphorically speaking of course (I’ve been sticking to my wide-brimmed sun hat every day, rain or shine). Each day, I’ve begun a different project on the farm. In this blog, I’ll walk you through all of…

This blog covers April 27th and 28th. I learned a few weeks ago that King’s Day would be celebrated during my stay in The Netherlands. I also learned that Amsterdam is the center of the festivities (though most towns put on some sort of event), so I made an effort to plan a visit to…

Shoutout to Old McDonald for inspiring the title. This blog will cover my first three full days on the Cornelissen Farm, which took place from Wednesday, April 24th to Friday, April 26th. I’m a bit behind on blogs between traveling to Amsterdam for King’s Day this weekend (more on that hopefully soon) and the limited…

On Saturday afternoon, I left The Hague for Utrecht, where I would stay until Tuesday afternoon. Utrecht is located a short hour train ride away, and my visit would complete my tour of the Randstand: the metro area comprising the 4 largest cities in The Netherlands. Loyal readers should know them at this point, but…

My second visit to Rotterdam was not much longer than my first. After arriving in the evening, I got dinner and spent the rest of the night doing laundry. Washing machines and dryers are much more energy efficient in the EU than the US, which is great, but that also means I had to wait…

At the end of my last post, I said I intended to finish my last few days on the farm, despite the difficult time I was having. Of course, the title of this post shows that I did not make it until the end. This post is going to be a little different than normal….

This past weekend, I traveled to the city of Arnhem. Originally, I wanted to go to the bigger city of Utrecht (only about an hour west of the farm), but the limited hostels in the city were all booked up. In Arnhem, an hour east of the farm, there was still a hostel with availability…