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Moving out at age 17 wasn´t really a surprise for me. I dreamed about moving out years before, not because I didn´t like living with my parents or anything, but I just wanted to be free, and I thought I was ready.
When I was 17 I went to school in Amsterdam, and started working here at a hospital too. Though you can be in Amsterdam traveling by train within an hour (actually, from Almere to Amsterdam by train takes you only 20 mins when you take the fast train, but the traveling within Amsterdam takes longer)I didn´t really feel like going from Almere to Amsterdam and back again, esp not when working late shifts etc.
So when Nynke (then one of my friends) and I heard about these apartments you could rent from the hospital we decided to take a look right away. We could only stay there temporary, while we were looking for another place, but it just seemed like the perfect solution (Nynke also lived in Almere)
It all went really fast. On a wednesday (stupid enough I remember that) we went to the guy who decided everything about those apartments, just to get some information. An hour later we were standing inside the apartment, and loved it. It had 2 rooms, a kitchen, bathroom etc, it would be perfect for the both of us. We called our parents, and that night we went back with them, to see what they thought. They also loved it, and that weekend we moved in!!
There wasn´t even time to think about it, it all went so fast!
I never regretted it, and I don´t think I moved out to young or anything, I was just ready! I lived there for 8 months, and then I found my own place, where I still live.

I can sent you a picture of my parents with my next letter. Last weekend was their 25 wedding anniversary, and I took some pictures then, so I can sent those. I would love to see your parents too!! I don´t think I look anything like my parents, maybe I did when I was younger, they always used to say I looked like my mum and my sister looked like my dad.

Like you I also like to just be crazy, by partying I kind of meant just have fun, do crazy stuff, without always being responsible or worrying..

By the way, did you get my letter yet Cait?
Zib, I´m working on yours now.


"I'll ride the trail till the stars turn pale
And camp at the break of dawn
Nobody will know which way I'll go
They'll only know I'm gone."