Top 11 things to do alone in an Amsterdamian Park

1. Bask in the sun! Don't freak out about the rubbish in the grass. 

2. Read your book. Current read is: All the Lovers in the Night by Mieko Kawakami. 

3. Think about who you are, and your place in the world. Consider your past selves, and the various people who have made you who you are, past and present. This is a favourite of mine. 

4. Eat a Dutch sandwich (what makes it Dutch?), a supermarket pastry, or a piece of summer fruit. Accidentally slurp so loudly that people turn to look at you. 

5. Perpetuate your distrust of all men. 

6. Annotate the book you have already read.

7. Reapply sunscreen. Think about skin cancer.

8. Journal! Be careful not to litter. 

9. Smoke cigarettes you don't really like. Ironic, considering point number 7.

10. Think about learning the language. Procrastinate learning the language. 

11. Nap (with caution - see point number 5). 

You can find me at Sarphatipark any day, sickeningly busy with the above. 

Love always, Hannah.