Ever try biking through about a foot of snow .... while it is snowing..with kids throwing snowballs at you...and you have crazy drivers who don't know how to drive in snow....driving so slow behind you even though they could easily pass you (after all you are in the bike path ...closer to the snow ...and they are on the actual road that is clear of snow)?? Well I have!!They (meaning my dutch prof) say that Zwolle only sees this kind of snow once every 35 years or so.... So which winter did I choose to come here?? Thats right! The lucky year of the 'blizzard' ...actually it isn't that bad just a few days of snow .... but boy how it snowed... today it started out snowing HARD (only two of us were on time for our classes...bike rides that normally took people 20 min ended up taking them an hour ... some had their host parents drive them in a CAR.. and that took one and a half hours for what normally would take 20 min to BIKE...... people don't know how to deal with this on the roads, But by mid morning it was sunny and bright.... Beautiful with all the fresh white snow. (I'm dreaming of a white Easter....... well maybe not!!)

Weather aside it has been a great week. Only four days of classes so tomorrow I am headed for London with some friends! (and hopefully some nicer weather) I am excited about being able to understand people for a few days!!! I love english speaking countries!