a week in the life.... man, weeks are too short!

things happening all the time here... it has been a busy week! 

 -  for Reckoning (the non-profit) we were invited to participate in the Bos en Lommer festival in the neighborhood of Bos an Lommer here in Amsterdam. We put up a giant canvas for people to paint on, we made artist trading cards (art on playing cards) with kids, and gave everyone that stopped by a chance to do something creative!  It was very well received by the city office that invited us to participate as well as all of the kids and parents that stopped by. Hopefully this will be a strong part of our getting to know more people in the community of Bos en Lommer so that our upcoming project in Oktober can have a significant impact! very cool...

 - I am working on some potentially big projects with my business, Embellish. I have been doing sales and overall marketing assitance with our friends, Ben and Ge, and their "Shoes Garage" - sales of up-scale shoes by Trippen and Veja (Brazillian fair-trade smeakers)!  Great to be working there, but this week has been a bit slower than had hoped... next week! I am also talking to a couple of galleries in the area about some strategies for them and growing them in the international markets. looking very promising.... keep you posted on that. Overall, locally, i think my work needs to be focused more in event planning and catering if need be. So July is going to be spent strategizing and making the most of the connections that i have :) and making more!

 - shawna and the kids are leaving for russia on tuesday and i will se living at friends Ben and Ge's house while they are in France for the summer!  this means I get to live alone for over a month!  our friend Alycia Lee just moved out here as well, so she will be holding down the fort at the Snow house. good times this month and really refueling for a busy busy fall!  

that is all for now - i am using a computer that is not mine at the moment, so i will upload some pics soon.... and the picasa site is coming together in regards to updating :) 

hope you are all well and will be keeping you posted on more developments!