Regarding the Agent Contest 2007: we did not win . However, we are quite content with our performance. We ended up on the 5th place out of 8, and after the contest we even discovered a minor bug that might have prevented us from ranking even higher. All in all, we've learned a lot and will be happy to compete next year!

Another interesting competition was this year's Ice Hockey World Championship. Up till Wednesday both the Czechs and the Slovaks were still in the running, but both lost, to home team Russia and the Swedes, respectively. Thanks to Peter Novák, one of the AC2007 organizers, I found some Czech and Slovak internet radio stations that allowed me to follow the games live. Too bad they lost, but again, I learned something.

Tonight, though, I hope NOT to learn a lesson, but to just win instead! The Dudes are competing for another prize, and this time it's the League Cup (or whatever you want to call it ). Afterwards; that is, after winning the cup, I'll be heading home to pack up my hiking gear, 'cause tomorrow we're leaving for France! We (some of The Dudes from Utrecht and girls from Nijmegen) are going to visit a friend of ours, Susan, and the plan is to go hiking for 4/5 days in the Parc National des Cévennes. We hope to walk the GR68, Le Tour du Mont Lozère. I'll keep you posted!