A Note from Mary

This morning seemed slightly more cheerful than the other mornings... the sun was shining, the birds were chirping, it seemed as if nothing could go wrong. About half the group made it to breakfast today and made plans to go out into the city to finish research for the upcoming issue paper. We headed to the local public library only to find out it was closed until 1 pm, which meant we had 3 hours to kill. So we decided to go the distance to the Easy Everything Internet Cafe near Centraal Station. Once we got there we met up with some fellow classmates. Work was going smoothly for about half and hour until all power was suddenly lost in the building. No one showed up to explain, so we had no choice but to leave and find something else to do. We decided we were hungry and wanted spaghetti from the Hot & Cold shop. We found the nearest one only to realize they did not serve spaghetti. So we trekked on to the next Hot & Cold, only to be foiled again -- they don't serve spaghetti until after 5, and it was 2. So we settled for sandwiches. As a last ditch effort we went back to the library, it was after 1 after all, and were pleasantly surprised to find out they provided computers for free for up to half an hour. But... they weren't working today. Defeated, we headed back to the hotel to work the old fashioned way... writing by hand.