Recently I found myself browsing facebook for Amsterdam related groups. Groups can be very useful as depending on your interests, you could find yourself swapping stories and knowledge with people who are into the same thing. In this case, I was thinking Amsterdam. But alas.. the list is neverending, so let me just point out some of them:

First there's the I Amsterdam facebook group.. currently with it's wopping 4 members. Looks like it was started by or for the Amsterdam tourism office, but thus far, no facebookers are doing anything with it. So keep that one in mind if you like community building.

Much more popular is the Canadians in Amsterdam facebook group. Perhaps you want to hang out with our neighbors to the north. Or maybe you seek maple syrup, or something to watch hockey with. Join the group and join the discussions.

Naturally there's no shortage of university related facebook groups for Amsterdam, so I'll only mention the fairly popular UvA group. Might be the place to go for asking advice on all things student-life. If you go seeking a place to live, maybe aim a little lower, it is only a facebook group after all.

To wrap up the list for today, if you want both funny and informative, I highly recommend the "Things I Learned in Holland" facebook group. That includes such revelations as number 35: No matter how nice you try to look in the morning, you get off your bike and look like shit.

Now go forth and facebook... I'm sure you were going there next anyway.