La Bourse in Brussels

Moules with chocolate!

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October 21st 2007
Bonjour à tous! A lot has happened since the last time I wrote. I started my classes, I went to Belgium, and…I have cable now! So I guess I’ll begin with my classes. The “inscriptions pedagogiques” were rather painless and I was able to pick classes that I wanted. At Sciences Po, international students pick 2 cours magistraux (which are basically large lecture classes) with their confer ... read more

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Belgium became independent from the Netherlands in 1830 and was occupied by Germany during World Wars I and II. It has prospered in the past half century as a modern, technologically advanced European state and member of NATO and the EU. Tensions bet... ... read more