Bummer

So I am really bummed because I wrote a blog from here in Leiden, saw a mistake in it and hit what I believed was the Edit Button but was in fact the Delete Button, and it was gone. Bummer. (I should learn Dutch).

I only have a few minutes to fill in what I deleted, so I will be brief.
I am doing well, as is Becca. Healthy and having a good time. It was a busy week with our tests, but they are over and today we enjoyed a Free Day and opted to take the train up to the town of Haarlem to see the Corrie Ten Boom museum. She was a Christian who helped lead an underground resistance to the Nazis, hiding Jews in her house and finding them places to go. The book about her is The Hiding Place (Becca had read it, I have not). It was a great story and tour to hear, especially as it was a private, Christian museum and the volunteer tour guide really presented the Gospel of forgiveness, grace, redemption, and God's gift of strength very clearly in telling this woman's story. Very cool to see.
We also made our way to the coast today. Pretty, but overall an overcast day so nothing too special. Large beach with lots of shells. Cold water that didn't taste as salty as our water (yes, I had to taste it to see if it as as salty).
Weather has been cold. Definitely have seen frost on the ground in the mornings, and windy often during the day. I am very thankful for my layers.
Dutch pancakes are amazing. Not really pancakes, but more like crepes. And the dessert pancakes are especially good. Tonight we had a hot raspberry with whipped creme pancake, and it was delicious.
That's all for now. In Belgium (we will be there tomorrow) I hope to find an internet cafe with Skype (my sn is joefoster86 if you want to add me) and make a few calls to connect with people. The trip is flying by and I am loving it and learning so much. I am anxious to be home again, and hope that telling you all stories and showing you pictures will help me to digest all that I am seeing, learning, and doing.
Love you all,
Joe