[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
I think Mark is from here. He speaks Dutch very well. Worley hires mostly local people, especially for the position he’s in. I haven’t thought about anything serous with him, only know I wouldn’t be cryin crocodile tears if I had the opportunity to spend some time with him and get to know him. I’m laughing as he told me there’s a lot of wildlife here. LOL. Another clue he’s from here – he has no idea what a lot of wildlife is.

LOL. I haven’t had a date in so long I don’t remember if I’m nervous or not. Usually on a one-on-one I’m not near as nervous, especially if we have something in common. Like I don’t feel nervous when I go out with the paddling meetup. I’ve gone to game nights with another meetup and been fine. It also depends on how tired I am. I tend to pick up a vibe off a person and it depends on the vibe I get from them. So it’s not consistent. I know there are times when I feel really good, … spontaneous, goofy, don’t care or think about what someone thinks about me. At work, once I get to know people at work, I’m not nervous at all. LOL. I do like to let people at work know I appreciate them. If someone sends me info I’ve asked for, or does something else for me I like to tell them, “You’re awesome, wonderful, marvelous and fantabulous (fantastic+fabulous). 99% of the time people respond positively. It’s kind of fun. Very occasionally I’ll meet someone that is just fun to tease and flirt with and I really do enjoy that. I enjoy being around someone who can bring that out of me. I also love being around a man who makes me feel like a woman, who opens doors, a little protective. But that rarely happens. I also am a different person when I’m home. Something is missing in me here (and in Sarnia and in Lousiana).

Thank you, I’ll remember those questions. I do tend to listen and ask questions about the other person rather than talk about myself.

Yes, I will enjoy getting to know Aleksander. Haven’t heard back from him since I asked about a good time to call. I expect I will in a day or two.

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
LOL. Yes, I could easily fall for Mark. He’s got this magnetic smile, twinkling blue eyes, always a gentleman. He radiates happiness. He’s also the one who has given me info on where to go for photos and taken an interest in my photos and seems to really enjoy the outdoors. He’s easy to talk with – most of the time.

How am I awkward? Not good at conversation at all. Don’t know what to say, don’t know how to say it. Often I feel I don’t fit as my interests are often different than most others. Not interested in drinking or partying or big toys. I do better on one-to-one than in a group, but LOL, when I’m with someone like Mark that has my stomach in butterflies, I do get nervous and don’t know what to say. Insecure? Uh….. not sure about that. I’m not thinking about if they will like me or not. At least not consciously. I think some of it may come from my young years when I was scared of my mom and trying desperately to figure out what the “right” answer was and trying to figure out what she wanted to hear so I wouldn’t get punished. Trying desperately to please her and never could.

I think Bob is ….. I don’t know. Haven’t quite figured him out. I know he’s concerned about bothering people who are busy. I made a list of questions for a project and was ready to go to the project manager but he wanted to see them all first and tried to answer most of them and said the questions were for us, not the project manager. ???? He seems to also want to be involved in my conversations with the project people. I’m used to going to a project and just start asking questions, first of the project manager and then he/she would direct me to the right people and I just go talk with whoever I need to talk with and get the job done. Here I’m not feeling the freedom to go ask questions of the project people. Don’t know what’s going on with him. But making it tough to work. He’s also really focused on getting SmartCompletions linked to other software programs like Aconex, the document control software and AvevaNet, which is supposed to be a data warehouse. Those links aren’t in place yet and he seems more focused on that than letting me get the data and get it in. I’ve kind of got him talked into letting me get the data in then when the links are in place we can update it from there. I’m also sensing some “hurry up and get it done” and “do the least amount necessary” outlook and that really doesn’t set well with me because 100% of the time I find it costs more later on. Take short cuts now and it takes 3 times longer down the road. So not sure what’s going on. I’m not feeling the freedom to dive in and get it done. He’s always polite, courteous and asks my opinion and appreciates some of my suggestions, so I’m not sure what’s going on with him.

Aleksander is very responsive. He moved to Canada when he was 5, so think he’s probably pretty Canadian. I don’t know that he’s been back to Poland since he left. Haven’t talked on the phone yet, but he did suggest a call and gave me his number just today. I asked him for a time as I am 8 hours ahead of him. I can call him but he can’t call me. I have Skype credit so can call any number in Canada, but I don’t think he wants to call my Dutch number. I suggested Sunday, so we’ll see.

Hope you have fun plans for the weekend,
Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
Thank you. Yes, I did feel safer to have ride home and she was really nice. The club wants everyone to take lessons before joining so their comfortable with their skills and how they take care of the equipment. They are letting me by with only 2 lessons instead of 4 because of my experience. There were 3 other women in the class taught jointly by 2 men, so 6 of us. Next Tuesday is the last lesson. I can take out club kayaks any time I want afterwards and there are club trips planned.

I feel I have always been socially awkward. Grew up alone mostly and my parents wouldn’t let me listen to the music the other kids were listening to, dress like them and rarely interact with them and when it came to boys, heaven forbid I even smile at a guy! So I didn’t learn good social skills growing up. Parents definitely didn’t model good social skills, either. I felt awkward at the team building. Didn’t know anyone. Couldn’t speak the language. Pretty uncomfortable. With Mark, I think I caught him at a bad time and I was also nervous (cuz I REALLY like him) and tired and I don’t know anyone at the office, so again, an uncomfortable scenario. I’m getting mixed signals from Bob, my boss. He wants me to not go through him and be dependent on him and he’ll introduce me to people then turn around and tell me not to talk with them. ????? Sometimes I have a hard time understanding what he wants. Projects really aren’t ready for me so I’m struggling to understand why I’m even here. LOL And I do feel awkward around Mark. He’s just so nice and friendly and good looking. I could very easily fall for him. Wish he’d ask me out!

Been hearing a little from a gentleman on SilverSingles. He’s Christian, in Calgary, likes to hike and passionate about nature. He’s originally from Poland. He suggested going to Turkey and Italy. I thanked him for the suggestions and asked if it was safe for me in Turkey. LOL. He came back and said Yes, and offered to join me. I teased him back the he should be careful what he suggests or I just might take him up on it. We’ll see where this goes, but I’m kind of liking him.

Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Spyce,
Thank you. The positions were filled quite quickly. I have stayed in touch (kind of) with Ken. I will contact him again in a month or so. One of these days I’ll get a really big paycheck as the tax break will be retro active. I know next month I’ll get the work from home subsidy and commuting subsidy paid up to date, so that will be a bit extra. In another month or so I should be able to start putting in some OT as we have a couple more projects coming on and the two I’m working now will get busier. So once I get more money and can do more things, I’ll be a bit better. My boss is open to letting me work several weeks from home in Canada and I may take him up on that next winter as winters here are rainy and cold. I’d rather have snow! We’ll see.

Kayaking tonight. That was kind of fun. One of the ladies was kind enough to drive me home. It is good to have people to do things with. Saw Mark today and he was friendly, but not quite as much as before (or maybe that was just my imagination). He was also busy at work, but did take the time to talk with me and look at some of my pics. I feel so awkward socially. Very awkward socially.

And its way past my bedtime, so will say Good night.
Have an awesome day!
Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

I am really, really regretting not taking your suggestion, Spyce, of dropping my contract here and taking that job in BC. The longer I’m here, the more I’m regretting it. Hopefully they’ll have that 30% ruling set up by next pay check (May 23) and I’ll have the credit for that month, plus the credit for March and April. If it doesn’t come through then, I’ll be looking for work at home. I’m pretty much a mess right now.

[Rhonda R]

Well, I won’t be going to Switzerland in May. My paycheck for one month was less than 2200 EU. No work from home allowance, no commuting allowance and no 30% ruling (tax deduction from the government for expats). Plus deduction for my advance was over 1400 EU. They said they would take it out in 3 payments. July will be my first normal pay check. I’m going to cry. I’m also going to call payroll or hr or someone tomorrow to find out about my work from home allowance and my commuting allowance and when the 30% ruling will be applied. I may see about going to Wadden Sea for May. That’s in Holland so free transportation and hopefully I can find one night accommodation for reasonable and take a seal tour. Did also splurge and pay for the kayaking lessons. He’s kind enough to get me a special deal with only 2 lessons instead of 4 and get me in earlier as all lessons are full till July. I’m super depressed. Hopefully next month some of these issues will be straightened out and my paycheck will be larger. I’m going to go have me a long cry. 🙁

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
I did get out this afternoon and those little hatchlings were little tiny fluffballs on the water. I counted at least 8. Coot males are good partners and daddies. They help with raising the young and care for the female while she’s on the nest. Those two parents had their hands full. Fun to watch the parents feed the little ones. There were a couple other families with older chicks that were starting to feed themselves. I’ll send pics when I get some edited. I put some out on my facebook page. Don’t know if you found me yet or not. Rhonda Robinson.

The people I met on that introductory kayak were really nice. I did email them back about joining. We’ll see.

Team building went ok. I feel pretty awkward and really not comfortable in a crowd of people I don’t know. But a few people introduced themselves to me and my boss came a little later and introduced me to more. There was one gentleman who went out of his way to be friendly and include me and talk with me. He’s from Turkey and has traveled quite a bit and understood how I was feeling, so that was nice. Will start going into the office probably twice a week now. Spend one day with each project. Hoping to see Mark again. 🙂

Yes, Trav seems to have more than his share of challenges and troubles. I doubt he would come over even if he had his passport. No, he’s working night stocking at Home Depot. He’s started taking a google course in data management and I think if he can finish that, he would do well. He’s very, very good with math. I’m also encouraging him to get SolidWorks certification. He does very, very well with drafting and design (took a couple courses in high school). If I were home and he had his passport he could come stay with me in Canada long enough to finish the data management course and get his SolidWorks certification. Then I think he wouldn’t have much trouble getting a good-paying job. But I’m not there for him and I feel guilty.

While I’m finding things to do, I’m also slipping further and further into robot world. I feel much more like a robot an zombie than a person. Nothing seems real. Just functioning and fighting depression. Am looking forward to getting home next year. Probably won’t go home till I’m done here. Want to take the opportunity to travel Europe while I’m here.

Hope you have a wonderful weekend.
Smiles,
Rhonda
Oh, P.S. You asked about the food last time. Its the same yet different. Almost southern/Mexican type food. Mayo here tastes more like salad dressing. No ranch dressing. Dill pickles taste like bread and butter pickles. Salads are different. More other greens than lettuce. Peanut butter is different. Not sweetened nor hydrogenated. Breads are different. People eat out rather than cook so no food storage in this apartment. Food is expensive here, too.

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Spyce,
Thank you. Good to hear from you again. Hope you’re enjoying your new place by the beach. 🙂

Holland? Same as Ontario, same as Louisiana. Not a fan. Job is going ok. Gone down hill the last week or so. Hopefully will get better again. Not meeting too many people. One meetup I’ll probably drop. All their hikes are 20k +. I’m good for 10-12. Did 9ish Friday evening, 9ish Saturday and 7ish Monday (Monday was a holiday here) and my leg was killing me. I got in an argument with a roller rink floor about 4 years ago. Floor one. Massage therapist thought I did some muscle damage in the outside of my thigh. Its been burning bad. So not sure I want to try 20k. Did find a kayaking club 3.5 k from my place. Did an introductory paddle tonight. Felt really good to be back on the water. I’m thinking I will splurge and take the lessons and join the club. Will give me people to do things with. Hoping to go to Switzerland for the May holiday. We’ll see. Explored part of Shevening Saturday. That’s a beach strip and some dunes parks in the area. Dunes are rather pretty and there are supposed to be fox there so will go back and explore more. Went to De Biesbosch Monday. It’s a national park. So so. Had to take a water bus to get there. Did enjoy that. Saw a few birds. That’s it. They do have beaver there, but since its 2 hours by public transit to get home and the last bus leaves around 5, the chances of me seein any is very, very slim.

Talking with Dustin, my oldest, about once a week. Trav works nights and isn’t always available. Did talk with him this week. I feel very guilty as I should be there for him and I’m not. I do wish I were in a position where he could come stay with me. He’s been without a passport for a year now. Really haveing problems renewing it. Been lost in the mail twice and now they’re emailing him that its bening delayed. Poor kid! Work is not ideal for him at all and he’s not making enough to get his own place.

Things are better than they were now that I have an apartment. And its helpful to be by the lake where there are a lot of water fowl. A coot has nested quite close to the board walk and coming home tonight from kayaking I saw her eggs had just hatched. You could see these tiny, tiny little chicks underneath her. I will go back Friday with my camera. Tomorrow is team building with one of the projects. Looking forward to that.

Hope you enjoyed your Easter weekend,
Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
Yes, that BBQ should be fun. Am looking forward to meeting more people and I’m thinking I’ll start going into the office twice a week, just to meet people and get more involved with the projects. Picking up a 3rd project next week. I’ve really come on too early on the other two. They aren’t ready yet to set up a database.

Did close to 9 k last night around the lake. Bumped into the same older gentleman I talked with a week or so ago. He recognized me, I didn’t recognize him. This time he was much more friendly. He showed me the 2nd stork nest. We talked for a while, then I circled the lake. Bumped into him again on the east side of the lake. He showed me where some kingfishers nest. We walked quite a ways and talked before I headed back to the apartment. He’s also a photographer. Today I went to the beach at Sheveningen. I was told there were foxes there. I didn’t see any. Where I got off the tram was very commercialized. I headed west thinking I could make it to Monster Beach 10 k away. Didn’t make it. There’s a big channel that goes to a shipping dock in the way. I thought I could get around it, but there was a lot of construction, so headed back. Went to Oostduinpark and hiked part of it. If foxes are in Sheveningen, they would be in Oostuinpark. Its a big dunes park. Rather pretty. The dunes stretch a long, long ways to the east. I could have hiked much further. As it was, round trip was 9.5 k. I’m tired and sore today. The leg I injured in the roller rink in Ohio still gives me problems occasionally. I THINK I saw a sea eagle. Found some pics on line of the same bird, but they were stock photos and didn’t tell me what they were. Only 13 pics today. Nothing good. Last night, though, got some really good pics. Tomorrow will stay here, but Monday is a holiday and I think I may head to Amsterdam to find some tulip fields.

Hope you’re enjoying your weekend!
Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
Thank you. Yes, the job is going very well and I know I can make a big difference here, and that’s a big reason I came. Ha Ha. The Dutch put all their holidays within 6 weeks of each other. I mean, like 4 holidays in 6 weeks then nothing June 6 to Christmas. ???? I’m tentatively planning on going to Switzerland National Park for the later holiday in May. Its a 12 hour train ride and I’m petrified, but should also be fun.

Kayaking is Wednesday, the 20th, so next Wednesday. It’s just a paddle out on the lake with an instructor. Then they’ll ask if I want lessons. Won’t take any lessons, unless they’re white water lessons, but will see about renting a kayak and paddling with the group. Oh, yea, I do have your email, don’t I?

Ooops. I see I didn’t send this. Just sent you some pics.
Smiles,
Rhonda

Oh, Thursday the 21st we have a BBQ team event for Holland Hydrogen so I’ll get to meet most of the people on the team. Should be fun.

[Rhonda R]

P.S. Yes, I am getting some exercise. It’s a 7k loop around the lake from my apartment. Did it 3 times this week and just heading out again. Tomorrow I think I’ll head up to Scheveningen. Plan to tentatively get in oh, maybe 15 k. There’s a park just east of Scheveningen Beach that has some trails and then I’ll walk the beach (10k) to Monster Beach. Supposed to be fox in the dunes and one of the pics on googlemaps had a seal, so we’ll see. On my own I’ll have lots of time and there will be plenty of places to sit and rest.

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
Hmmmmm. I was sure I had answered your last message. Don’t know what happened. 🙁

Yes, you’re right. I do enjoy what I do. Rather passionate about a turnover database and what it can do for a project. However, the last 3 out of 4 places I’ve worked, I’ve not liked the location at all. I’ve also worked with some pretty bad teams. I do love my job here and am really excited about it. Bob is excellent to work with. Flip side, I’m not fond of Holland at all. Am finally able to start traveling a bit. Got the season pass for unlimited weekend travel on public transportation, so weekends I can travel. Went to Kinderkijk this last weekend. Its a historical site with 19 windmills originally used to pump water off the land and into the river. Kind of interesting. God is good and got me an acceptable apartment near a lake and I’ve found 4 swan nests, 2 greylag goose nests, a great-crested grebe nest, 2 stork nests and many coot nests. Gotten some pretty nice pics. If I post pics on facebook are you able to go see them?

Haven’t heard from Dave for several days. Which reminds me…. need to message him and see if he made it back to work today. He was off for an injury. I did like him but question if he’s emotionally available for a relationship. Haven’t heard from Joep in a week either. He didn’t answer my last email.

Was hoping to catch up with Marc last Thursday when I went in to the office. He wasn’t there, but guess who was walking up the stairs as we were headed out. He smiled and said Hi and seemed glad to see me. Had enough time to tell him I had brought pics and too bad I was just leaving. He said he’d be in all this week. Definitely feeling something from him. Not sure what, but something. I was on my way out with Bob (boss). Bob had brought in a monitor for me so I had to go to the car to get it so didn’t get to talk any more with Marc. Went in today, mostly to see Marc but he wasn’t there again. I did find out that Worley has two sites in Rotterdam and Marc often works at the other site and that’s why he hasn’t been there.

Did get a compliment from the receptionist last Thursday. When they are free, I will stop and say Hi and try a little bit of Dutch and ask them how to say things in Dutch. My Dutch is horrible. LOL. Just the pronunciation is difficult. I will try to say something in Dutch and people won’t understand me. But the one lady told me, “But you’re the one who is trying.” People respond positively when they know I’m trying to learn their language. Walked the lake again tonight and ran into a really nice couple and talked a bit with them. Asked them how to say things like duck, goose, egg, etc in Dutch. They were happy to tell me.

Also today got to meet the project manager and another team member on one of the projects I’ve been working on. Ray (project manager) almost immediately asked if I would spend some time with him and explain SmartCompletions to him and how it works and what it could do. So 2 weeks from now I will have a meeting with him to show him the program. Pretty excited about it. Wrote Bob as soon as I got back and let him know and will coordinate with Bob for that meeting.

So hopefully this time my message will post!
Hope you’re able to get out and enjoy the spring. I trust you have fully recovered from your surgery last year and are out and about now.

Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi,
So quick update…… got an email from the kayak club. Will go for a test paddle Wednesday, the 20th.

And surprise, surprise…… Dave (New Year’s date) had responded. I just didn’t get the notice. Have heard several times from him in the last few days. Pretty shocked. I thought he had totally forgotten me.

So headed in to the office tomorrow. Looking forward to it. Have a meeting with Holland Hydrogen project. Hope to meet a few people in person. Looking forward to seeing Marc again, too. 🙂

Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Hi, Heidi,
Yes, work is going well. Everything else….. total different story. I do not like living over here at all. Everyone said, Oh, you’ll love Holland. I hate it. Should be able to get this program up and running in a year and then I think its time to go home.

I haven’t tried 20k. A little scared to. I’m sure I could do it at my own pace and if I could stop and rest. I’m good for 10-11k with no breaks or a couple very short breaks. But I’m pretty tired and a bit sore at the end. Of course, I’m carrying probably 10 lbs of camera gear and water, if not more, so that makes a difference.

Have no clue if Marc is single or not. He’s not wearing a wedding ring and he talks “I” not “we” and he’s quite friendly. Dunno. Have to go in to the office Thursday and will talk with him again. I have pics on my phone this time to share.

Haven’t seen any other social clubs….. Oh yes, I contacted the kayaking club on their form but haven’t heard boo from them. Will follow up. Talked with a woman down by the stables on my walk Saturday. She says there is a public tour every Saturday at noon. I may try to get down there for that. I’m expecting lessons to be too expensive for me, but can go check it out.

Did hear back from Joep. He said he didn’t see the email I sent a couple weeks go… it got buried. So how he found it 2 weeks later, not sure. He is a sweetheart.

Ha Ha. You’ll never guess who sent me a facebook friend request…… LOL. Dave, the guy with shifty eyes I went to dinner with on New Years. I accepted and sent him a quick message. He hasn’t responded.

Seems like everything except work is nothing but a huge hassle. Problems with the power company. Water company didn’t like what the meter said, so had to send them a pic. Haven’t heard back from them. Problems with the train card. Have tried 3 times now to get their flex season pass for unlimited weekend travel. Today it says there are no season passes available. ????? Can’t find anywhere that states a time of year when they are not available. Been really struggling with XE.com as I used to transfer money from Canada to US through them. RBC transfer was easier so stopped, but thought I would use them to transfer Holland to Canada. Taken me many days and complaints with their complaint department to even get in and now it looks like its all changed and I don’t know how to transfer money from my account in Holland to my Canadian account Can get my Canadian account in, but not seeing how to get it from my Dutch account. ABN AMRO says I can transfer with them, but its $9 per transfer on their side and maybe another fee on the receiving side. 🙁 Seems like everything over here besides work is 10 times more complicated than in Canada and a real huge hassle. Grocery shopping is a pain as I have to walk to the store – meaning I have to carry everything back and I have only one large bag. Many people here have little rolling carts. I got one in Sarnia, but its at home in Calgary. Ordering on line here is totally different. I saw somewhere that bol.com (Dutch equivalent to amazon) only delivers to AH (I think that’s Albert Hein) a grocery store, so a little hesitant to try that. Shopping sucks. No Walmarts. Haven’t figured out where to get bath supplies. No food containers here. None in the grocery stores. Not sure where to get those. So many things we take for granted there are not here. Food is quite different.

Ok. Enough complaining. Time to get some exercise – which I haven’t been getting enough of.

Glad spring is starting to show up there. Enjoy! Take a couple extra hikes in the mountains for me, please.

Smiles,
Rhonda

[Rhonda R]

Good morning,
Thank you, Heidi, yes, FINALLY starting to settle down a bit. Still have a few things to take care of, but for the most part, over the hump. The meetup group I joined is quite active, but all their hikes are 20k. I’m not up to 20 k. Other events they plan are late in the evening running till after 9. By the time I get home, it would be well after 10 and I would have to walk from the bus stop to my apartment alone in the dark… which is a short distance and well lit, so probably ok. But my bedtime is 8:30. So that group may not work out. I’ve joined a couple other groups, but they haven’t had any events. I’m also finding public transportation has its down side….. takes longer and sometimes doesn’t go where I want it to. Closest bus stop to Biesboschcentrum in Dordrect is 4 k away. Biesbosch is a national park along a main river. I can rent a kayak there for $6/hour. I may try it later this summer. Go early so I can sit and rest before having to walk back to the bus stop. Its cold today and windy today. Highs in the upper 40s. Woke up to snow Friday morning. I did not bring much winter clothing, so not really prepared for weather like this.

Did get in to the camera store and bought a new charger (European power) and two new batteries. That took care of my battery problem. Yippee! Walked around Kralingse Plas (Kralingen Lake) last Saturday then went back Sunday evening with the camera. Got some really nice pics – white stork on their nest, great-crested grebe (gorgeous), mute swan, Egyptian goose, graylag goose…. Many coot nests, a grebe nest, swan nest, goose nest on the lake so will be watching for little ones in a month or so. There’s also a couple nature areas north of me (half hour by bus) that I will check out later.

Went in to the office last Wednesday. Had to pick up some mail in the mail room so got to see Marc (really cute, awesome man) again. Super good-looking, beautiful smile and beautiful eyes. He’s very friendly. We talked for another 5-10 minutes. He wants to see some of my pics of the great-crested grebe, so will take some next time I go in (this Wednesday). He seems interested in wildlife as he gave me a list of places to go to see deer, fox, wolves and warned me of the dangers in looking for seals. I looked up the places he gave me and will definitely check them out throughout the summer. Many of them are 2ish hours away by train. Sure wish he’d volunteer to go with me!!!!!

Bob and “loaned” me out to a project to do some system scoping (not usually part of my job but have the skills to do it) since he didn’t quite have enough work for me yet. I met Rob, the project manager, when I went into the office last Wednesday. He asked me to go for a coffee and we sat and talked for oh, maybe 15 min. I thought that was very nice of him. He was friendly, but in a distant kind of way. I’m done with my work on that project now so don’t know if I’ll be back working for him any more or not. He asked if I was going to be full time on another project as of next week. I told him Maybe, but we are ahead of the game for the two projects I have now so suggested he talk with Bob if he needed more help and I was sure my time was flexible enough to help him if he needed it. We got to talk about SmartCompletions, the database I’m here to promote and get set up. He was really listening and I could tell he was very interested. Worley probably won’t get the next phase of the project he’s on now, meaning we won’t need SmartCompletions on that project, but Rob will go on to a new project come this fall and I suspect if he has the detailed design/construction management phase of the project, he will be back to talk SmartCompletions. Holland Hydrogen wants to try the flange management module in SmartCompletions, so that will be fun. Haven’t had the opportunity to use that yet, so looking forward to seeing if we can get that set up and working.

Feeling very, very isolated. Working from home has taken away the only social interaction I’ve had – work. Was hoping to get involved in a meetup group or two, but that doesn’t seem to be working. Dutch people are very distant. At home I can stop and talk with people along the walks in Fish Creek or Weaselhead. Here, they don’t stop and talk with you on walks. Much harder to meet people here. They also drink a lot and since I don’t drink….. Which may explain why Joep has a glass of wine every night, with his European heritage it may just be a cultural thing. And speaking of Jeop, I emailed him 2 weeks ago and haven’t heard boo. Not sure what to think or what to do.

Is spring coming to the Rockies? Hope you enjoy your day.
Smiles,
Rhonda

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