• Helicopter crash off the coast of Newfoundland
• Plane crash (Boeing 737) near Amsterdam Airport
• Plane crash (cargo, FedEx) at Tokyo Airport
• Plane crash (single propellor) near Butte, Montana
• Plane crash (millitary) in Quito, Ecuador
• Plane crash on the Hudson

.. and that's just off the top of my head. Is this just getting more media exposure, or? Edit: One more for the list -- An F-22 fighter jet just went down.

• The weather is less chilly than back in the Netherlands. Especially the wind is warmer. I now enjoy walking outside even when its "cold", because it just doesn't feel cold.
• My beard, or rather facial hair, is starting to grow faster. I think it's probably all the hormones pumped into the food around here. I should investigate. Maybe I should try to eat less meat to see if that's the cause.
• Being up here, working remotely as it were, is somehow helping overcoming my fear/anxiety for phones. I also wished I had discovered these awesome natural nervousness relieving pills (all natural, homeopathic, contains only some plant extracts -- I'm not munching the chemical crap). They really help out... and no, I don't take them every day. Only in unfamiliar and stressful situations.
• They need better cheese over here. So far I've only seen swiss, cheddar, and more.. cheddar. Being Dutch, I guess I've been spoiled, but really -- I don't like cheddar that much.
• I don't want to sound like a cliché, but I do miss Hema.
• So far sticking to the food/drink brands we also have in the Netherlands and Europe has proven to be a good idea.
• As you can see, I still refer to the Netherlands and Europe as "we". It'll probably go away... eventually.
• I haven't touched a drop of cola for two weeks now (and there's a tempting bottle in the fridge!). Go me. I also haven't had chips/crisps in a week. Go me times two.
• I really like digital photo frames -- Now I can randomly show photos of friends and family back in the Netherlands :-)