Blogs from Waterloo, Walloon Brabant, Belgium, Europe - page 2

Slaget vid Waterloo (uttalas ungefär som det stavas och inte med engelskt uttal) var ett fältslag som stod den 18 juni 1815 i Nederländerna mellan den franske kejsaren Napoleon på ena sidan, och Storbritannien, Preussen, Hannover, Braunschweig och Nederländerna på den andra. Napoleon besegrades vilket innebar slutet på Napoleonkrigen och den allmänna "oordningen" som de närmast föregående åren pågått i Europa. (Har uppmärksammat att det är just i denna stad som jag nu gör min praktik, lite lustigt är det allt!) Allt går bra, min handledare är super gullig och de andra arbetsterapeuterna är också väldigt snälla och behandlar mig som en i gänget. Känner mig verkligen som hemma även om det inte har gått så lång tid. Alla tar hand om mig och tilltalar mig vid mitt namn. känns lite jobbigt att alla visste vem ... read more

I really need to get this out there: work is going great! I'm so blessed to have access to such an amazing facility. I wake up everyday and go into work knowing that I get to go use, with my hands, a facility that is uniquue to the world, and extremely interesting and relevant. It is certainly satisfying. Just finished today running our heat flux measurement device campaign for the Plasmatron, and so next week I will be doing a lot of post-processing, data plotting, and other computer intensive things. Plans for the weekend: Leaving tomorrow for Strasbourg. Plan on getting some kayaking in, visiting colmar, and the outdoor areas in the beautiful Alsace region. :) Also, thanks for all of the support everyone. Its so nice to hear from those I care about. Can't wait ... read more

As mentioned previously, Waterloo is also a suburb of Brussels, to the south of the city, and only about a twenty minute drive from our home in Overijse. We would visit there quite often as it was on the way to the PX and commissary at Chievres (which coincidently is where the squadron that evacuated Dalat School in April 1965 is currently stationed in support of SACEUR). Also, our favorite Thai restaurant was located on the north side of Waterloo. In June 1985 we had the priveledge of witnessing the reenactment of the Battle of Waterloo in commemoration of the 150th anniversary. My Mom and Dad were with us, as they were on their way back to Thailand after an emergency health trip to the States. Again, enough text. Here are the pictures.... read more