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Thanks to the PLAY group,
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| Canada (now in Germany) | Portugal (now in the UK) | Brazil (now in the US) |
Another reception picture (who would've guessed?).
Free food makes you happy.
Free drinks make you talk.
At the Indian Restaurant.
(even the picture was developed with curry)
More Indian food.
Even more.
Some Mexican food here.
Finally, the SV party, last day.
Again next year.
Click here to see PART I: Student Volunteers at Work (or not so much).
| From "BOOM!" Free Amsterdam Guide, Vol. 7, Issue 1:
"In 1976, the Health Ministry of Holland decided that the crime around selling drugs was a greater threat than the health problem caused to the drug user. So in order to separate marijuana from the underworld, they decriminalized it and cannibis became tolerated - but not technically legalized - by the government. [...] In other countries people would be surprised that the mayor knows how much a bag of weed is, but in Holland, the man shaping an intelligent drug policy knows the facts. Meanwhile, the rest of the world continues its unending 'war on drugs.' Last year it was French President Jacques Chirac who blamed Holland for its drug troubles, even though, according to Time magazine, Holland has fewer addicts per thousand than France and supplies fewer drugs to France than Spain, Pakistan and Morocco. This year it was the U.S. drug-czar Barry McCaffery who came to town to celebrate America's successful drug policy. [...] He went even further, calling Holland's progressive drug policy 'an unmitigated disaster,' citing higher crime in Holland as the proof. Huh? I don't know what he smokes, but this country is safe, and there is no place in the western world with more violence than America. [...] While we're at it, maybe France can give us some advice on how to end strikes and reduce unemployment, and the U.S. can give us a few pointers about stopping violence in schools." |