it's really strange....we are so conditioned in south africa to be on the lookout all the time......alert....aware of what's going on....who's where.....and though we do the same automatically overseas....which is not necessarily a bad thing.....we need to swithc it off sometimes....is there a plug? can we?
some background...i come from a home where there's noise all the time....the occasional bouts of quiet or rather ALONE time in the house is if everyone goes away on holiday and i stay home...the best times...for a weekend usually....
but now that i'm in Amsterdam...i go home everyday like in normal life to an empty, quiet apartment and it's a bit unnerving...yes i can switch the stereo on and the tv on and that means noise...but it's not about the noise...it's about occupation........the space.....or the emptiness....
I can feel that i'm alone on the place..and i'm almost expecting there to be some psycho-housebreaker hiding in the bathroom or one of the rooms...or somewhere i can't see....and i'm almost weary of every little creak and sound in the house....
maybe time will help me get used to it......
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