Sunday, 31 October 2010
forgot!
yeah also today I had my first sandwich "american" - the whole raw beef in a sammy thing. It was pretty good! We had it in a yummy yummy baguette with pesto, parmesan and lettuce :) :) yum!
Toussaint
Woohoo!! So, I'm on holiday now and it's gooood :) I get to sleep in for a whole week!
Tomorrow it's All Saints Day, so people in Belgium go to lay flowers on graves.
I was going to go to the North Sea with my family, but then my host brother decided he wanted to come too - causing a space problem in the car. So in the end, i'm now staying with another AFSer's place until Wed/Thurs. So that's all cool with me. Today we went to Namur to a Thai shop (the girl is Thai) and tonight we are going to a Halloween party! Also I think we may be going trick or treating afterwards too haha. I'm dressing up as a cat! woohoo, exciting :)
Tomorrow I think we will go to Walibi (an amusement park); so that should be fun!!
I dunno what else we'll get upto but it should be fun :)
This week... hmm.. We got our first school report, and when the teacher was giving them out he got me to stand up the front and told everyone to congratulate me because I am foreign, but I have an 'impeccable report'. Everyone clapped and it was rather embarrassing. I ended up getting 70% in Religion, nothing in french (haha), 10/10 in a test in history (it was the first day and was copied off somebody else), 78,5% in english (excellent! haha), 66,5% in Maths, 100% in Science (very surprising!) and 90% in Geography. So overall, it was pretty pleasing! The guys in my class were shocked (it was a scandal that i did so well), some of them even took photos of my 100% cause they'd never seen it!
hmm.. Oh yeah, my English teacher has a friend who wrote a book. It's in French but has conversations in English. My teacher doesn't have the time but she asked if I would be able to correct the English that's already there and do a little translating. I was all keen to do it, and then she told me i'd get paid too!! So, of course, i've accepted that offer haha. It's not exactly bad for me cause i get to read the book too :)
Well, that's enough information for now. I may have a more exciting week this week seeing as it's the holidays not just school - but we'll see.
BYEE :)
Tomorrow it's All Saints Day, so people in Belgium go to lay flowers on graves.
I was going to go to the North Sea with my family, but then my host brother decided he wanted to come too - causing a space problem in the car. So in the end, i'm now staying with another AFSer's place until Wed/Thurs. So that's all cool with me. Today we went to Namur to a Thai shop (the girl is Thai) and tonight we are going to a Halloween party! Also I think we may be going trick or treating afterwards too haha. I'm dressing up as a cat! woohoo, exciting :)
Tomorrow I think we will go to Walibi (an amusement park); so that should be fun!!
I dunno what else we'll get upto but it should be fun :)
This week... hmm.. We got our first school report, and when the teacher was giving them out he got me to stand up the front and told everyone to congratulate me because I am foreign, but I have an 'impeccable report'. Everyone clapped and it was rather embarrassing. I ended up getting 70% in Religion, nothing in french (haha), 10/10 in a test in history (it was the first day and was copied off somebody else), 78,5% in english (excellent! haha), 66,5% in Maths, 100% in Science (very surprising!) and 90% in Geography. So overall, it was pretty pleasing! The guys in my class were shocked (it was a scandal that i did so well), some of them even took photos of my 100% cause they'd never seen it!
hmm.. Oh yeah, my English teacher has a friend who wrote a book. It's in French but has conversations in English. My teacher doesn't have the time but she asked if I would be able to correct the English that's already there and do a little translating. I was all keen to do it, and then she told me i'd get paid too!! So, of course, i've accepted that offer haha. It's not exactly bad for me cause i get to read the book too :)
Well, that's enough information for now. I may have a more exciting week this week seeing as it's the holidays not just school - but we'll see.
BYEE :)
Sunday, 24 October 2010
here we go again!!
soo.. this time i guess i have a little more to say.
so on wednesday i went to the 24h vélo in Louvain la Neuve (where my school is) - it's like the event of the year and there's always at least one death due to the drinking. it was cool. i hung out with a couple of classmates and got to pee in the bush :) my fave. the only poopoo part was that it was pretty rainy.
on thursday i got super excited because i bought some boots that i've had my eye on. they're blue and soft, with a bit of a heel. and yes, it was exciting :) also, i was super happy because i found out i got 14/20 in a religion test that i had a) made up and b) written in english. stoked.
Saturday morning i took the train to meet Rosie (states) in brussels. we met up with Lilla (hungary) and went to get maccas - my first since coming here! i got to experience a speculoos and caramel mcflurry, it was a dream. then we went over to Gina's house (peru) and made delicious cookies that kinda turned into one slice of cookie. it was so good :p We went out a little that night, cause we wanted to experience gummy beers ( gummy lollies that you put in your beer then eat afterwards ). we cut our night short however when a creepy creepy man kept touching rosie to "tell her future" then brought over her friend who tried to accuse us of being racist. I stayed at rosie's that night.
Sunday we had to get up early to meet all the other AFS kids (from everywhere in belgium) for the flashmob!!! haha. we practised it like all day then finally came time to do it! it was pretty cool in the end :) unfortunately for me my feet were cruciatingly sore from wearing my new boots all around brussels, killing my archilles tendon! buuut i got over it. it was cool to see the kids who aren't in our chapter again, but not everyone was there (no other kiwis!) which was a shame. i had been hoping to see mats, but he wasn't there so i'll have to another time!
yes so, there's me exciting weeek. i'm about to die of fatigue so good night! xox
so on wednesday i went to the 24h vélo in Louvain la Neuve (where my school is) - it's like the event of the year and there's always at least one death due to the drinking. it was cool. i hung out with a couple of classmates and got to pee in the bush :) my fave. the only poopoo part was that it was pretty rainy.
on thursday i got super excited because i bought some boots that i've had my eye on. they're blue and soft, with a bit of a heel. and yes, it was exciting :) also, i was super happy because i found out i got 14/20 in a religion test that i had a) made up and b) written in english. stoked.
Saturday morning i took the train to meet Rosie (states) in brussels. we met up with Lilla (hungary) and went to get maccas - my first since coming here! i got to experience a speculoos and caramel mcflurry, it was a dream. then we went over to Gina's house (peru) and made delicious cookies that kinda turned into one slice of cookie. it was so good :p We went out a little that night, cause we wanted to experience gummy beers ( gummy lollies that you put in your beer then eat afterwards ). we cut our night short however when a creepy creepy man kept touching rosie to "tell her future" then brought over her friend who tried to accuse us of being racist. I stayed at rosie's that night.
Sunday we had to get up early to meet all the other AFS kids (from everywhere in belgium) for the flashmob!!! haha. we practised it like all day then finally came time to do it! it was pretty cool in the end :) unfortunately for me my feet were cruciatingly sore from wearing my new boots all around brussels, killing my archilles tendon! buuut i got over it. it was cool to see the kids who aren't in our chapter again, but not everyone was there (no other kiwis!) which was a shame. i had been hoping to see mats, but he wasn't there so i'll have to another time!
yes so, there's me exciting weeek. i'm about to die of fatigue so good night! xox
Sunday, 17 October 2010
my weekly post
ha yes, so it seems it has turned into a fairly weekly thing. so i suppose thats good enough!
mum and dad said they always look forward to reading it, so here we go!!
This week has been fairly like the others.. school, etc.
I was proud of myself this week though cause my geography teacher put me in 1st equal place for a map i drew. (even though there are only 7 in the class, this is still good!) AND we redid a maths test, which i got 10.5/20 last time, and this time i got 17.5/20! sooo... that was cool. and i didn't even have to cheat!
hmm.. oh i also got my identity card (finally). it's kinda exciting. although it has an absolutely terrible photo - although not quite as bad as the one on my passport, thankfully!! hmmm.. what else?
Oh, Eliza let me borrow her english-french slang dictionary, so now i can learn all the words and phrases that could be veerry useful.. haha. On friday i had a bit of a spend up in fnac ( i love that shop!) and i bought two books in english, "the devil wears prada" and "veronica wants to die - paolo coelho" (i think its called that). I also bought harry potter #5 because i'm up to the last chapter in the 4th book!! woohoo haha.
hmmm.. what else? Yesterday I was happy because some kids from school asked me to the movies and for a drink. it was just unfortunate that my parents were going out so i had to stay home and look after Shanel. but that's all cool, at least i was invited!!
Annd.. yesterday i skyped mum and dad ( and cinny) and today i skyped the schlumpies ( friends). it was good to get to see and talk to everyone again. haha i miss them, but not enough! ha. so yeah, it didn't make me sad which is good. Its strange hearing about all the things that happen while i'm not there, cause it seems like i sorta have two lives, but i keep missing things in my old one. so its good to get all these updates on stuff, but its still strange! Usually i'm there when its all happenning...
hmmm.... ok, i think that's all for now :) today i'm going to check out a tennis club, to see if i want to join ( haha that could be a very big mistake! but.. could be fun too - although it may be too late to join, i'll have to see)
ok, bye for now dearies!!
xoxo
mum and dad said they always look forward to reading it, so here we go!!
This week has been fairly like the others.. school, etc.
I was proud of myself this week though cause my geography teacher put me in 1st equal place for a map i drew. (even though there are only 7 in the class, this is still good!) AND we redid a maths test, which i got 10.5/20 last time, and this time i got 17.5/20! sooo... that was cool. and i didn't even have to cheat!
hmm.. oh i also got my identity card (finally). it's kinda exciting. although it has an absolutely terrible photo - although not quite as bad as the one on my passport, thankfully!! hmmm.. what else?
Oh, Eliza let me borrow her english-french slang dictionary, so now i can learn all the words and phrases that could be veerry useful.. haha. On friday i had a bit of a spend up in fnac ( i love that shop!) and i bought two books in english, "the devil wears prada" and "veronica wants to die - paolo coelho" (i think its called that). I also bought harry potter #5 because i'm up to the last chapter in the 4th book!! woohoo haha.
hmmm.. what else? Yesterday I was happy because some kids from school asked me to the movies and for a drink. it was just unfortunate that my parents were going out so i had to stay home and look after Shanel. but that's all cool, at least i was invited!!
Annd.. yesterday i skyped mum and dad ( and cinny) and today i skyped the schlumpies ( friends). it was good to get to see and talk to everyone again. haha i miss them, but not enough! ha. so yeah, it didn't make me sad which is good. Its strange hearing about all the things that happen while i'm not there, cause it seems like i sorta have two lives, but i keep missing things in my old one. so its good to get all these updates on stuff, but its still strange! Usually i'm there when its all happenning...
hmmm.... ok, i think that's all for now :) today i'm going to check out a tennis club, to see if i want to join ( haha that could be a very big mistake! but.. could be fun too - although it may be too late to join, i'll have to see)
ok, bye for now dearies!!
xoxo
Sunday, 10 October 2010
it's been a while..
i feel like i'm being slack with posts! but i just forget about it!! oh well.. it's good to keep you waiting...
So... this week has been like many others.. won't bore you too much :)
We have a new prof for enlgish, and the first day she was like "hi harriet, how are you?" - kinda freaked me out that she already knew my name. turns out she's an AFSer too from back in the day!
On friday night we had our class dinner together. we went to a creperie :) ahh how i love those places! i had a chocolate crepe and a kriek (cherry beer - very yum!) Afterwards, some of our classmates took us into the centre where we chilled for a bit. we then moved over to the park, where we drank cheap supermarket-brand beer (only the best in belgium - i think each can costs about 60NZcents..) and listened to some muusic :) it was good.
This weekend was amazing weather :) i now have a slight watch tan! on saturday we chilled during the day, then in the evening we went to the cinema and out for dinner. we went to see a really funny french film- but also kinda romancy. i was so pleased i could follow along and laugh in some of the right places! it was good :) and the food was yuuuuum :) :)
Sunday we had a visitor from spain. she flew here for one night to see my host parents because she has a dental problem. ahhh europe. We decided to have a special belgian lunch - the adults had two MASSIVE platters of seafood, and everyone else had mussels and frites (your traditional belgian meal!) it was good :)
so yes.. back to school again this week!
have fun everyone! :)
So... this week has been like many others.. won't bore you too much :)
We have a new prof for enlgish, and the first day she was like "hi harriet, how are you?" - kinda freaked me out that she already knew my name. turns out she's an AFSer too from back in the day!
On friday night we had our class dinner together. we went to a creperie :) ahh how i love those places! i had a chocolate crepe and a kriek (cherry beer - very yum!) Afterwards, some of our classmates took us into the centre where we chilled for a bit. we then moved over to the park, where we drank cheap supermarket-brand beer (only the best in belgium - i think each can costs about 60NZcents..) and listened to some muusic :) it was good.
This weekend was amazing weather :) i now have a slight watch tan! on saturday we chilled during the day, then in the evening we went to the cinema and out for dinner. we went to see a really funny french film- but also kinda romancy. i was so pleased i could follow along and laugh in some of the right places! it was good :) and the food was yuuuuum :) :)
Sunday we had a visitor from spain. she flew here for one night to see my host parents because she has a dental problem. ahhh europe. We decided to have a special belgian lunch - the adults had two MASSIVE platters of seafood, and everyone else had mussels and frites (your traditional belgian meal!) it was good :)
so yes.. back to school again this week!
have fun everyone! :)
Sunday, 3 October 2010
woohoo
sooo.. what's been happening this past week?
well, monday was the celebration of the french belgians, so we had a day off school. my family took me to Namur for a bit of a look around, and a little shopping. it was really nice, i like it there :) it's like old and whatnot, but has a really nice atmosphere.
Tuesday was back to school, woohoo!! nothing really to report there..
Wednesday I biked to the nearby village to get my belgian ID card - i have to wait another 2 weeks... Then i went to the post office to buy stamps. the guy at the counter decided to mock me and my accent and pretend he didn't know what i was talking about. it was amusing, after i realised he was joking!
Ha, on friday we had a maths test. yeah.. not expecting much there. and apparently next thursday we have a religion test. i just read a little on what its about. and didn't understand. philosophy and theology in french? Oh, the joys of life.
Yesterday we had our post arrival orientation day. It was cool to see the other AFS kids again - we've decided we really should do more things together. We did lots of activities then tried to relate them to our lives here. it was kinda cool to see how everyone was going through the same kinda stuff. And i bought a cool AFS brabant (my comitee) pull - it's yummy and fleecy inside :) :)
Today was like an amazing day! crazy belgium. haha. i was outside bathing in the sun by the pool, watching the frogs in the pool try to get out but fail.. ahh it was lovely. Then i saw this HUGE dragonfly. it was definitely more dragon than fly. So, i'm thinking that's probably the one lovely day for this month haha. at least i didn't waste it being inside at school!
Ok. BYE BYE :)
well, monday was the celebration of the french belgians, so we had a day off school. my family took me to Namur for a bit of a look around, and a little shopping. it was really nice, i like it there :) it's like old and whatnot, but has a really nice atmosphere.
Tuesday was back to school, woohoo!! nothing really to report there..
Wednesday I biked to the nearby village to get my belgian ID card - i have to wait another 2 weeks... Then i went to the post office to buy stamps. the guy at the counter decided to mock me and my accent and pretend he didn't know what i was talking about. it was amusing, after i realised he was joking!
Ha, on friday we had a maths test. yeah.. not expecting much there. and apparently next thursday we have a religion test. i just read a little on what its about. and didn't understand. philosophy and theology in french? Oh, the joys of life.
Yesterday we had our post arrival orientation day. It was cool to see the other AFS kids again - we've decided we really should do more things together. We did lots of activities then tried to relate them to our lives here. it was kinda cool to see how everyone was going through the same kinda stuff. And i bought a cool AFS brabant (my comitee) pull - it's yummy and fleecy inside :) :)
Today was like an amazing day! crazy belgium. haha. i was outside bathing in the sun by the pool, watching the frogs in the pool try to get out but fail.. ahh it was lovely. Then i saw this HUGE dragonfly. it was definitely more dragon than fly. So, i'm thinking that's probably the one lovely day for this month haha. at least i didn't waste it being inside at school!
Ok. BYE BYE :)
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