Missing the first lecture!!!

I am supposed to be in room F-123 (W&N building, VU Amsterdam) at 13.30 today...but i am not!
As some of you may already know...i'm hanging around here in Belfast a 'wee' bit longer!;) Considering that i missed my first month of research (due to unforeseenable circumstances ahum...ref my first blog) i have been given extension on my stay here by the faculty...thankyou very much!:) Even though things have been going well for my research and i have obtained alot of information since i've been here i still feel i need some more time. I came here without any background info or specific research plan and just dove into it all! Basically i became very flexible...as i had to! I am really glad with these extra few weeks (still haven't pinpointed a date) and will use it to round up my research and get the focus necessary! However, this extra time here still puts me at a disadvantage to my fellowclassmates (timewise) and will miss many seminars etc.!
But what i feel i will miss most is not being there today to see everybody together and 'fresh' back from research!:( I wish i could be there to share the first meetings and experiences of everybody...!
But I'm sure Elena (my partner in crime;) will fill you in to many Belfast experiences too! Waved her goodbye yesterday early morning! It would be strange not having her around i'm sure...we lived together for 2 months! We had a good 'craic' together and it was good to be able to discuss the developments of our research with eachother as well as the 'natives'...hihihi!
So guys...keep some stories for me eh!;) Enjoy being back and watch out for the culture shock!!!;)