This weekend I helped an acquaintance organize a river cleanup for the day. 80 people who were passionate about keeping rivers clean (or in my case perhaps the lure of 100 euros was a bit of a pull as well...) gathered together to clean 50 kms of river. There was so much enthusiasm, even after 10 waterlogged hours (of course a free dinner helped out with the enthusiasm at this point!) We kayaked, canoed and picked up garbage from beside the river... all in all a very fun day! My job was mostly to assist the head coordinator, picking up calls, giving out supplies, taking pictures etc. While in Leiden (pictured below), only the mayor and head elder showed up, and this was a kilometer that was supposed to be cleaned by the town. Therefore I got to help out! I had a very interesting conversation with the mayor regarding the Netherlands education system. After about an hour we decided that we were done, so we picked up some tea and had tea together for an hour! Quite a random experience, but pretty fun!
This guy brought us the drinks, and he had the most outrageous travel stories I have ever heard! Mayor is in the middle.
The head elder on right
These ladies are two of the most welcoming outgoing people I have ever met! We have a date to meet again in Leiden, where I will stay at the head elders place and they will show me around the town. Hopefully that works out, should be fun I think!
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