No-bake cookies and Dutch transportation

Today I made some no-bake cookies. I found the recipee on the internet. These types of cookies were a personal favorite during my childhood and I was wanting to share them with the kids that I watch here. Well, they seemed to turn out alright. It's a bit difficult to cook in the Netherlands. I always want to make an American recipee or something but there usually seems to be a key ingredient that the Dutch grocery stores doesn't carry. That can create a problem because I don't improvise much. But it seems that the cookies are a success. They taste good (really chocolatey). I've had one kid try them so far. He took a couple of nibbles and gave it back. It's much sweeter than what he's used to, so I think that is why he didn't like it. The mother, Danielle, can't ingest milk, so she can't try it. I've yet to see what Jack, the family father, thinks. We'll see. I liked them. And if nobody else does then I'm free to eat them on my own. This isn't a disturbing thought to me.

Ok, one of the reasons that I wanted to create this blog was so that I could share some of my Dutch experiences with my peoples back home. So, the first thing I'll talk about is trasportation. In America I have my own car. It's a cute little Hyundai Accent, and I like it very much. Well, now I'm in Europe. I now have two modes of transportation for the most part. I will show an image of both to give a good idea of what they are like...

So here you have it everyone, my two ways of transportation. First and foremost is my feet. Yes, those are my feet on the cobble-stones of Holland. And to the left you have my bicycle. Yes, a bicycle. I never thought I'd be riding a bike at the age of 22 years old, but I guess there are always great surprises around ever corner. I did come to learn that people are right when they say, "It's like riding a bicycle, you never forget how to." I still knew how to ride the bike, though I will also mention that I did get into a few accidents along the way. They are relatively few, but I've been in more bike accidents then car accidents. I ran into a friend of mine once. I even ran into a wall at one point, while trying to start riding in a small alley way. However, I've succeeded and can ride. I've even ridden it while carrying an umbrella on a windy and rainy day. Now THAT is an accomplishment. That day I drove into the alley wall about 3 times before I could get going. But the important fact is that I got going. Yes, getting around in Holland is an adventure all in itself. One that I hope to never forget. Of course, for greater distances there's always the trams, buses, and trains that you can find nearly everywhere. But for the shorter distances, it's always cheaper, more environmentally friendly, fun, wet, windy, and adventurous to ride the bike.