Blogs from Flemish Brabant, Belgium, Europe - page 5

Dear family and friends, I am a lazy procrastinator, but every day gets a little better. I am taking a little break right now because I just wrote two and a half pages of my history paper about the American government system. Would you believe I´m back to writing about John Marshall, judicial review and current events? Some things change so much and others, not at all. This weekend I spent a lovely day in Brussels with some of the other exchange students. Well, lovely in the fact that the weather was beautiful and it was a wonderful time with friends. But I got a real wake-up call when we saw the many poor people on the streets, normally mothers with young children, all brandishing little cups to collect change in. It was very sad (sad ... read more

Dear Readers: So I know it is going to be a bit hard to update this as frequently as I´d like, what with homework, posting pictures on Facebook (which I still need to do! yikes!), keeping up with correspondence (Lexi, you´re next) and actually living life in Belgium, but I really want you guys to be able to read this so I will do my best! I am really grateful for my host sisters Annemie and Liesbet. We went to the Leuven Kermis (fair or carnival) last Saturday night with Annemie´s friend Caroline and they won me two stuffed animals! Liesbet also helped me to navigate through a fun and treacherous ´house´ filled with moving sidewalks, stairs, and what looked like a human-sized hampster wheel! I felt like a carefree youth again (haha, I sound like ... read more

Hi guys! I'm so sorry I've been MIA for the last few weeks. I hope you didn't think that I's forgotten about you, I've just been so busy! So hopefully this will update you a bit on my first two weeks, and I promise from now on I'll be better about keeping in touch. So after my flight got canceled, I took a second trip to the airport on the 27th. My first flight landed in Dulles Washington, which I thought was supposed to be Dallas, so I was a little confused at first. Anyway, I found my plane and ended up sitting my two British girls, 13 and 11 I think, who wanted to talk to me the entire way to Brussels. I probably got about an hour of sleep on the plane, so I ... read more

Inter-exam-Pre-Pre-Pre-Pre-vacation-day dreams For weeks a friend and I have been thinking about going on vacation somewhere in the world. Restrictions for this endeavor are: *budget( travel+expenses)=approx. €700 * location: somewhere hot; *purpose: pleasure by culture and relaxation Unfortunately, at this time, in the present day, now, we are experiencing a period in our lives that every of my fellow students despise: EXAMS Our first thoughts wondered towards a formula issued by our national airport in Zaventem, Belgium or like the foreigners like to call it: "Brussels Airport". This 'Last call'-formula is quite exciting because the main idea is to arrive at the airport without any reservation and just check which flights are still available...of course these flight should be cheaper than pre-booked fli... read more

Hello to everybody reading this blog! I can imagine that you are more interested in my travel experiences (some call it adventures) rather than in my person, so I will keep this short! I am just a normal guy, working as a teacher in Brussels, taking every chance he gets to discover a part of the world. As I shortly will turn 40, my way of moving around the world has changed a bit during the years, but still I try to keep it basic with a stress on discovering the local culture and meeting local people. Of course I also enjoy a day at the beach or a relaxing moment at the swimming pool, but that's not the main goal of my travelling. As I travel rather often, people back home - that's in Leuven, ... read more