tweede kamer -- what can i say? the conference room was ... well ... structured like a conference room. it was nice to hear the woman from the CDA speak about Dutch politics for a short while. she was born in surinam and grew up in both surinam and the netherlands so she had an open view and experience beneficial to the CDA -- why -- well now, country of minorities, its nice to have representatives with foreign experience in debate and discussions concerning the interests of the citizens of a mixed race, multi-cultural society. it was nice to know that not even she could truly identify the netherlands. i've been struggling with this whole identity thing a bit. i find it difficult even to identify America and that is my home. i cannot even identify ME!... so, the constitution best describes its countries identity. learn the constitution, learn the country! now, i do not even know the constitution/politics of my own country, so i do not expect myself to delve too carefully into the politics and constitution of the netherlands. im content learning day by day through citizens rather than text books!
the best part of our visit to parliament was the library. the chinese influence on the style really made this room exotic and lively. i found the library to be one of the most exciting parts of the trip. "dragon-like" stair case that leads to the second and third levels of the library... it was like we were standing in a hollywood film. this library felt a bit fairy tale with its design and stage-like qualities. beautiful room.
not one, not two, but three art museums in one day. i think i have the liberty to say that this was definitely a drag. as an art major, one who intends to get a degree in art history, this was too much for me in one day.
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