I lived in Amsterdam for a year (worked at Nissan) and it was amazing. A year was long enough though had to come home was in danger of becoming 'Amsterdamaged'..... :P[/quote]
The Netherlands is slightly bigger then Amsterdam and it's drug :P. Then again Brad Pitt called Amsterdam a country...
Anyhow when in the Netherlands it worth going to the east more. Great natural landscaping (De veluwe). In central you have Utrecht, best city for going out (our number 1 student city). In the north you have Friesland, they have...well just avoid that. However wherever you go, do not worry, coffee shops can be found :P.