Brussels, Belgium Part III

"I hope there's lots of food in our next adventure." -Tum Tum Ninja Turtles

 

CHOCOLATE! This particular chocolate store had a chocolate fountain where you could go and take a piece of fruit (provided by the store) or bread and dip it into the chocolate fountain.  Chocolate is everywhere in Belgium!

   FIRST WAFFLE!  The waffles are fresh - made right in front of you.  You can choose from different fruits, chocolate sauce (which hardens if you wait long enough - I chose not to wait), and/or homemade ice cream.  I got chocolate sauce and

Brussels, Belgium Part II

 "It's a dangerous business going out your door.  You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to."  J.R.R. Tolkien



Belgium's shops are only legally allowed to have two sales a year.  They each can be up to a month long and only can last for the month of January and the month of July.  Since we arrived in January there are sales EVERYWHERE.  Emily, my program adviser says if we're going to buy ANYTHING at all in Brussels, buy it now.

Stock exchange builidng! It's absolutely gorgeous.  Sits in the middle of one of the many large intersections in Brussels.  Right across from it is the Irish pub O'Reillys (can't see it in the picture)

Looking down one of the streets, cars can drive pretty much anywhere.  You rarely see any stop signs.  Drivers are crazy.  Rules of the road are different.  At an intersection (unless it's a stop

Brussels, Belgium Part I

Belgium is a place where beer and chocolate are food groups!

 First picture, first, beer, first friend! This is Hanna, she goes to Colorado and is from Minnesota. The beer was Leffe Blonde. Very good. Lots of foam is given with the beer, you never are given a beer with no foam.

 This is Sarra, she goes to school in Oregon and is from Maryland.  This was our first dinner in Belgium.  We went to a small cafe for a bite to eat and

Comment t'appelles-tu ?

Brussels is great! Now that I'm in my new home, I finally feel settled in.  I was in a hostel from Saturday until Wednesday, no internet.  My host family is a retired couple.  They speak French and Spanish and a little bit of English, enough to communicate with me and my two housemates who are also American with very little French skills.  Now I have wifi and a beautiful home.  I am having SO much fun and am very excited to start classes on Monday.  I have SEVERAL new friends from all over the world (mainly America).  I'm on my way out to meet up for dinner and shopping with some friends (shops close around 6pm here.  It is the law that they close before 8pm. And they legally must close at least one day a week so they are not open on Sundays)  Here are the classes I am signed up for:

Contemporary Europe Tuesdays 16:30-18:00 and Wednesdays 11:30-13:00
Mergers, Acquisitions, & Related Transactions Wednesdays 13:30-16:30
The European Economy Mondays 11:30-13:00 and Wednesdays  16:30-18:00
French 1 Mondays 16:30-18:00 and Wednesdays 10:00-11:30



and I am looking into an internship!

Very busy! Lots to do, so much to see! Will be sure to put pictures up soon!

xxoo