J'ai trop la chance d'etre ici...

Qu'est-ce que j'ai appris ici?

Plus que vous pouvez jamais imaginer...

Une nouvelle langue,

comment je montre aux gens que je les aime vraiment,

D'etre a paix avec ce que j'ai, et jamais desir ce que je manque,

de tourner une mauviase journée de pluie, dans une belle journée de pluie...
La Belgique... Une vraiment bonne prof!

Merci pour me montre comment on peut vivre hereaux.

PROFITER DE CHAQUE INSTANT!

Bonjour!!! I found the exclamation point! I kind of feel like one right now about starting school, I'm nervous about tomorrow- I know I wont understand everything and I dont even have a schedule!!!!

Anyway- going to bruxelles to visit erin was a blast!!! It was great catching up, and we were lucky enough to go to Beerfest which had sooo many different Belgian beers. It was held in the grand place, and was a bit croweded, but the atmosphere was jolly! I bought a GO pass to get there which gives me ten rides for a fairly decent price- it pays for itself eventually.

I'm getting used to the European life-
Paying for bathrooms helps me get rid of unwanted change,
I love biking around everywhere,
Those sandwiches you see everyone walking around with- they are gooooood!!!
And the affection and oppenness of everyday life leads me to say,
I LOVE BELGIUM!!! - AND EUROPE FOR THAT MATTER!!!

Bonjour. That would be an exclamation, but I still dont know how to work the french keyboard. Typos aside, my life is great. The orientation in NYC wasnt that informational, but I got to meet kids who are going to Russia, the Netherlands, and the Flemish part of Belgium. The plane ride over on lufthansa was good and so was my asian vegetarian meal. We missed our flight to Bruxelles, so we flew to Frankfurt, sat in the airport for 4 hours, and enjoyed a beer. Then we got to Bruxelles, and we had an excellent and very fun orientation, with kids from the whole world who come to Belgium. Finally, we had a scavenger hunt on the way to met our families, which was very fun. Then the moment we waited for.... The meet the families ceremony, which was great. I was greeted by my WONDERFUL family, who gave me a cute canard with a belgian flag. Then we took the hour drive to my new home of FLORENNES. I LOVE IT. It is so old, there is a church that was built in 1000-something. I had dinner with my new famille and met the whole group. Most of my extended family lives in my town, and they all seem very close. Anyway, I will try and take photos soon, and post them.


A bientot....

P.S.- Shoutout to Betsy, Mary, and Floyd. (FLOM) But, especially Betsy, because she told me to say that. She's also going to buy you a drank.

Hello! This is my first post! I'm still not in Belgium yet, but I leave tomorrow! It is my last day in U S and A... How sad. There is still so much I want to do, and not enough time to do it. For example, today as I sit and eat my mac n' cheese (how quintessentially American) you can bet I will be thinking- will I eat this again within the year? will I still even like it a year from now?

Enough of the nostalgia.

I'm really excited because my host family has decided to keep me for the whole year and has made arrangements so I can do so! In addition, there will be another kid from AFS in my town- an American! (who will probably know more french than I... that isn't hard)

Anyway, I have my address(in Belgium,) so e-mail me, or comment if you want it.