Time is Up, Seriously?

Since the interviews were over Friday night, we spent our last few days really enjoying Amsterdam and all of our friends here. My cousin Drew came through on his European travels and we were able to show him and his buddy all of our favorite Amster sights. As well as travel to Zaanse Schanse, which is best described as the Netherland's version of Silver Dollar City. Sort of like 18th century Dutch culture meets Branson.

We had a great time taking our photos with windmills, cheese tasting, and trying on wooden clogs. Whoever thought those were a better idea than bare feet really tricked people. They only thing they are possibly good for is standing in the middle of a bog. Maybe...my favorite pair was the snowshoe clogs. Perfect for Denver come January.

Saying goodbye today has been tough. The Cleft staff have made us part of their community and we are going to miss them terribly. It's still surreal that it's all coming to an end. In 6 weeks Amsterdam has come to be home. We have invested and been invested in. I have never learned so much in such a short time.

Thank you for your prayers...I leave tomorrow at 3 p.m. Amsterdam time and arrive in Denver at 9 p.m. I will be posting more in the days to come...follow-up thoughts and more about the interviews.

Love,

Cal

Drew and I in the clog by Dam Square

They paid a guy to put pigeons on me. It was terrible.

Hi-5 for big clogs.

Stilting...

We had a picnic today with some of The Cleft staff (Edna, Melissa, and Tania)