It's the knitting...

Haha, couldn't help but share with you the thought that I am doomed to be a family man, wearing a knitted sweater whilst renovating a "ever falling to pieces" house...

Who said students can't cook!?

Well, life has seemingly begun once again... I've started my two year apprenticeship in thermal and sanitary conception (broader plumbing studies) since september in the student town of Lille (a town of about 250 000 people).

I'm actually doing this apprenticeship with the French train company SNCF which is 6 minutes from my apartment by bike! Why a train company you ask? Well it's such a big company that it needs people that manage just the plumbing coordinating of all their stations and buildings. It could be interesting but it's also a lot of office work... My tutors being gone doesn't help and things have been kind of slow, hopefully it'll get busier soon!

I've also appreciated the liberty of living alone, learning to cook my own food, taking bike rides in this city, doing my own shopping and such. I guess I'm pretty much learning to live a boring normal life! Lille is also a nice change from my little village... yet straight away there are bigger needs: beggars, immigrants and such are not uncommon.

I was recently blessed by the visit of a ship friend: Maria Derksen who came by for a few days, we were able to spend an evening with Ruben and Betsy, two more ship people! Considering everything going on it was really nice to be amongst people that understand what you're going through.

I have one week break right now, but I am looking forward to going back to school, I really appreciate learning new things!

My student room that I'm renting in Lille, apple green, such a nice color!

Living proof that students can cook... (pyrogies, a polish specialty) One of the train maintenance centers, right next to where my office is.

Somewhere in the heart of Lille.

Ruben, Betsy and Maria spending "ship time" together, we enjoyed a funny bollywood movie afterwards!