Studying abroad means trying out new things. Most of my friends' experiences while travelling included a trip to a tattoo parlor or a piercing place. I, for one, am serisouly considering getting something done here, but my very brave friend decided that today was her day for a piercing in Amsterdam.

After coffee at Coffee Company (the Amsterdam version of Starbucks) my friend decided to go next door to Dare 2 Wear piercing/tattoo parlor. The woman in the parlor was very helpful as well as very adventurous herself. There was barely a space on her body that was not tattooed. The set up was kind of scary looking, though. There was a hospital bed looking thing in the back that you sat/laid on to get a piercing.

Being the adventurous person that I am I watched as my friend got her nipple pierced. I'm not sure how to describe it, but it was definitely very surreal. Everything was sterile and such but man, that did not look like it felt all too good. They take good care of you, though and explain washing and they want you to come back after two weeks to make sure its healing correctly. So, if you happen to be thinking about getting a piercing in Amsterdam Dare 2 Wear may just be the place to go to.