Week 3

As you might have guessed from the title, another week has passed. Monday was a rest day, as I previously mentioned. During that day, I washed clothes and rested in preparation for an intense work week ahead.

The week went by extremely fast. I was hard at work with the meeting logger and made significant leaps of progress, getting through most of the sprint’s work during my three days of work. Now, the application has working features like the ability to create, read, update, and delete meetings and decisions.

As King's Day was fast approaching, the team had some urgent fixes to make to the main part of Sicht Data. That meant my work for the week was done. I had gotten to the next step of the meeting logging application way ahead of schedule, thanks to already having a rough idea of the requirements beforehand. The next part of the logging page involved assimilating a part of their pre-existing data model, which required a much more thorough look before I could start, something that wasn't possible on Friday.

Now onto the culture part: Koningsdag. (King's Day)
The streets were full of people dressed in orange. Music was loud and the people were happy. A special slice of the Netherlands only available for one day. It truly seemed like everyone I met and talked to was in high spirits. We spent the day in Leeuwarden, astonished by the sheer number of people celebrating the birth of King Willem-Alexander.

I explored different attractions like vintage shops, local yard sales, and food stalls. After much exploration (and eating more food than was probably healthy), we ended the night by missing our bus. A small side quest ensued, where we got to experience the starry night sky of the Dutch countryside and the quite backroads paving the way forward.

Now onto Sunday, the day made for rest. Mostly because my shoes from the night before weren’t worn in, and the roughly 5 km walk to our bikes had taken its toll on me. This marks the halfway point of my excursion into the Netherlands. And I must say the places and people have been nothing but wonderful. If you ever get the chance to visit this country I highly suggest you come!