Hitting the Books

While I am sad to note that the weather has turned slightly cooler and rainier, I'm glad to say that I've taken full advantage of the great indoors and turned my attention fully towards my thesis. I've wrapped up my research and am heading into the writing phase. Things seem to be going well - I have some good theories, strong evidence, and (of course) new research. It has felt good to be productive, even if it means that this is my most frequented environment:



Fortunately, the weather broke last Sunday and provided an environment suitable for the World's Largest Book Market. Albert and I spent 7 hours browsing and still only saw about half the market. Even then, we looked, for the most part, only at English language books, which only about 10% of the books were. Here's a little peak at the market:

The market was part of the programming around Amsterdam being named World Book Capital for 2008. You can read more about both here: http://www.amsterdamworldbookcapital.com/

It looks like I will spend another year here in Amsterdam, which means I am looking for both my dream job and my dream apartment. I have a few leads for each, so I feel very optimistic about my chances at the "dream life" next fall. Plus, for the first time in my adult life I won't be a student, which promises to be a very welcome break. If you have any leads on jobs or apartments in Amsterdam, don't hesitate to let me know!