really slow to type

Officially, Belgium keyboards are the most confusing I have used.  The A key is on the top row, the M is next to the % sign, and the period and numbers need the shift key to work.

Not murdered yet, obviously.  Stefanie & Martin are very nice and even gave me a spare key.  Saw a lot of the city today.  Had dinner with Martin, who found a legit beer I like, not even a fruit beer.  Mission for Belgim accomplished!  Saw St. Nikoas Church where a cannonball is embedded in the wall from the 1600s.  Tomorrow, going to pqrks with my Lord of the Rings.  I will be done with Two Towers by tonight; 30 pages left.  Have not done a Hebrew lesson in days.  Very bad.

Nowhere to stay in Amsterdam yet.  Debating between a hostel in the city and Couchsurfing 20 miles away in Haarlem or Almere.  Hostels are at the dirt cheapest for 3 nights 71 Euro, at normal 95 to 115 Euro:  Not more than say Spain or Greece, sure, but a lack of secure place to stay in London for the final 4 weeks scares me with money.  Whatever, I suppose.

I will wait until tomorow for the last two responses from CS, if they are to come, then book this hostel thats a little outside the main ring of the city, but only 100 USD for a 6 bed female dorm or 105 USD  for a 4 bed mixed dorm.  Once that is booked, I should plan ahead to Germany so I dont run into the same problem again.

Hopefully one of the two synagogues will have space for me for Yom Kippur:  So far the third has told me they are out of room.  Clearly I forgot that North Europe does not run on Spain/Israel/Greece laxidasical time.

Spoke to Coutney Robinson on SKYPE the other night about things to do in Israel.  I forgot how much I missed her.  Seriously, I wish I had the money to go to Victoria, Canada to see her when I get back.  I really must keep in better touch with her.  I wish I could introduce her to Mark, though, seriously.

Also, Nora Doaner Kebab came up with a great Halloween outfit I can do without buying much:  I think I can do it in 15 quid.  As the other two I want to do I cant do well enough on my time and budget.  LIFE