Kirsten gets lost in Rotterdam

So, I had absolutely no intention of writing an entry today but I have a story so here we go.So basically I was trying to get to the grocery store and my landlady, Anna, had given me directions as to how to get there by going around a small man made lake instead of taking a main road because the main roads can sometimes be dangerous for walking. So I started out following her directions which took me deep into the woods around the lake. By the time I realized that the shops were on the complete other side of the lake I was already half way around so I kept going ocassionally asking for directions along the way. I also ran into a man with a three month old Beagle Puppy that was oh so cute. After having been walking for about an hour two elderly people who had been following a similar path to mine asked if I was lost and when I answered yes and they realised I wasn't from around these parts the woman proceeded to tell me about some time that she spent in Canada, about 4 years in the 60's or 70's but then when I told her that I was from Canada she became really excited and they offered me a ride to the grocery store. Fortunately I was able to offer them a Canada magnet that I had in my bag.
Once I was done at the grocery store I took something like the correct route home and ran into these Geese who looked friendly from a distance but quickly started to charge at me as soon as I got too close. I think they may have had babies close by, there are a lot of baby birds around right now, particularly water fowl. Also on the topic of birds, every morning I wake up to a God damned duck quacking at 6 o'clock in the morning, but I think that duck better watch it or he's going to get eaten.
Finally to the right you'll see a picture of Anna's cat Tigger. Tigger is quite the character. He likes being patted, but not held and he spends a good portion of his time sleeping and gets irritated if anyone wakes him. Last night in the middle of the night I woke up to Tigger crying outside my door which Anna later explained to me as the cat was trying to get into her room but the door was closed. Well I just came upstairs to impart this little story and closed my study door behind me only to hear tigger meowing behind it, so of course I had to open the door and now he is sitting on my desk cleaning himself and sleeping.
Tomorrow I will upload some stories about international student orientation.
Cheers!