well, well, well.. here we are yet another week later. i must say, when i first got here i was thinking "wow! i have a whole flipping year here, that's so much!" I had heard people say that time flies, but i must admit that i didn't completely believe them! However, now that i think that i am already halfway through, it kinda shocks me! like, 'oh dear, how'd that happen??'
During the week it was school as usual, but i did have one fairly exciting thing happen! So I have a fair amount of free time at school, and often go to the coffee shop 5mins away. the owners are really nice and we have a few chats. I was talking with one on Tuesday and she kinda asked me if i'd ever be interested in a job! i was kinda shocked, but unfortunately had to go catch my bus so couldn't discuss it with her. obviously i'd have to see what it involved, cause i'm not allowed to sign up to do any work or anything, just odd jobs. so i guess i'll see if that goes anywhere..
I am now a little stressed about what to do for my community service thing. i totally can't think, but.. i'm hoping something will come to me.. haha.
We got given some information about morocco at school, and its making me fairly excited!!
On Friday we went, as a family, to Brussels to this big outlet store thing which was super cheap anyway and outrageously cheap now because of the sales. I found an awesome pair of converse which turned out to be only 25€, compared to 80 odd normally - and then in the end my host parents bought them for me as a gift :) it was super nice :)
On saturday i went to Liège with Lila and Nicky (USA) and we did a little shopping, then had pizza hut for dinner (yum) then went to the carré - its like a block of bars and restaurants. Usually it's the place to be and is packed with exchange students, however this week there just happened to be a big festival thing on so it was a little empty. not to worry though - we ended up in maccas eating DELICIOUS McFlurry's =) When i was taking the train, i had a hot chocolate with me. this creepy old black man sat down opposite me and started making movements towards it (it was empty by now, anyway). i gave him my best WTF are you up to? face, and he was like 'can i have some?' 'ummm... no. it's empty anyway.' 'please?' 'no! it's empty!'..... 'where are you going' 'i'm getting off at the next stop.' 'really?' 'yes' 'really?' 'yes' 4really?' 'yes! (i really was!)'..... 'can i have some?' 'no, it's empty! (come on you slow poke...)' 'well... how much was it?' 'i dunno, like 2€, ' 'OK, just give me that.' 'what?!' 'just give me the 2€' 'wtf, no.' 'c'mon i'm hungry' 'no. (stared out the window, pumps up the music and ignores his moving mouth.' - it was both very frightening and very annoying!!! luckily my stop came soon. also i was like wtf, cause he was playing with these two cellphones the whole time..
This week and for two days next week, i have NO school! i am fairly excited about that :) so i may get a chance to have a wee look around at various places in Belgium! i dunno yet, for the moment i'm just enjoying a sleep in :)
Ok then, i'll keep you updated on any travels i make this week :) see ya!! xo
Monday, 31 January 2011
Sunday, 23 January 2011
lets get a government..
well hello there, it seems like quite a while since i've last written anything, but that'll just make this one extra good :)
school's been continuing as usual, possibly even getting a little boring. I feel like i want to do something different, interesting. like i dunno talk to people i wouldn't normally or anything like that. That sounds a little lame but i feel like even just a little change like that would shake me up a bit!
Last weekend i stayed at a girl from my class' house and some other girls came over. we made crepes, a galette du roi and had a few drinks. it was pretty fun! on saturday i went home and hung out with the fam :) on sunday it was a really nice day and we all went for a bikeride outside which was really fun!
On wednesday this week i went with AFS to the European Parlement. Instead of taking the train like normal, Eliza (Latvia), Liam (USA) and I decided to take the bus. That way it was a little adventure! i googled mapped it a bit but really we had no idea where we'd be when we got there and how to get where we wanted to go! Luckily we had a very enthusiastic bus driver who gave us all the directions we needed, and with only some slight illegality we snuck onto a train and BAM! were there in one stop! We unfortunately had about 3 hours to spare, so went in search of a pub (we are in belgium after all). We ended up in an irish pub, and in search of something interesting i wanted to try a stella and coke, but the coke machine was broken so i settled for a stella and cider (called a snakebite!). So yeah, the actual parliament was pretty fancy! we got airport securite checked as we came in. the room was so clean! and nice looking. it was cool! That evening i took a ride with a stranger. haha. i got off my bus and a guy who occasionally gets off with me had a car waiting for him so offered me a lift home. i figured i could always army dive out of the car so i accepted. but it all turned out fine :) except that his maniac son drove through the village at about 75km/h!!
on friday i decided to finally take a little advantage of the sales. i bought an AWESOME hoodie and a cool book about india. so that excited me a bit :)
Yesterday we went to the new Clint Eastwood film, the Hereafter (Au-Delà), in english. it was REALLY good! my host mum talked to me in english for the first time there and i got such a shock because she had such an american accent! almost not french at all! haha i wasn't prepared for that!
Today we're going to brussels to take part in a protest telling belgium to finally get a government, after 6months without one. so that should be pretty interesting too!!
I'm also very excited because i'm planning a trip to holland to go see My Chemical Romance and stay with a girl from NZ who's there on AFS. And then i could even meet my other host brother in real life!! :) :)
ok then. that's about it. byeeeee xoxo
school's been continuing as usual, possibly even getting a little boring. I feel like i want to do something different, interesting. like i dunno talk to people i wouldn't normally or anything like that. That sounds a little lame but i feel like even just a little change like that would shake me up a bit!
Last weekend i stayed at a girl from my class' house and some other girls came over. we made crepes, a galette du roi and had a few drinks. it was pretty fun! on saturday i went home and hung out with the fam :) on sunday it was a really nice day and we all went for a bikeride outside which was really fun!
On wednesday this week i went with AFS to the European Parlement. Instead of taking the train like normal, Eliza (Latvia), Liam (USA) and I decided to take the bus. That way it was a little adventure! i googled mapped it a bit but really we had no idea where we'd be when we got there and how to get where we wanted to go! Luckily we had a very enthusiastic bus driver who gave us all the directions we needed, and with only some slight illegality we snuck onto a train and BAM! were there in one stop! We unfortunately had about 3 hours to spare, so went in search of a pub (we are in belgium after all). We ended up in an irish pub, and in search of something interesting i wanted to try a stella and coke, but the coke machine was broken so i settled for a stella and cider (called a snakebite!). So yeah, the actual parliament was pretty fancy! we got airport securite checked as we came in. the room was so clean! and nice looking. it was cool! That evening i took a ride with a stranger. haha. i got off my bus and a guy who occasionally gets off with me had a car waiting for him so offered me a lift home. i figured i could always army dive out of the car so i accepted. but it all turned out fine :) except that his maniac son drove through the village at about 75km/h!!
on friday i decided to finally take a little advantage of the sales. i bought an AWESOME hoodie and a cool book about india. so that excited me a bit :)
Yesterday we went to the new Clint Eastwood film, the Hereafter (Au-Delà), in english. it was REALLY good! my host mum talked to me in english for the first time there and i got such a shock because she had such an american accent! almost not french at all! haha i wasn't prepared for that!
Today we're going to brussels to take part in a protest telling belgium to finally get a government, after 6months without one. so that should be pretty interesting too!!
I'm also very excited because i'm planning a trip to holland to go see My Chemical Romance and stay with a girl from NZ who's there on AFS. And then i could even meet my other host brother in real life!! :) :)
ok then. that's about it. byeeeee xoxo
Tuesday, 11 January 2011
latest updates
so now i'm back to school, it's been two days so far, and i guess its not too bad.. It's a little difficult forcing my eyes to open in the morning and forcing my tired body out of the most comfortable cloud of a bed, but somehow i manage...
The last week of the holidays i spent sleeping in late, watching movies and prisonbreak, and enjoying the holiday. it was great :)
On Sunday i moved into my new home! my room is super cool :) and my bed is awesome! We also fed the donkeys, there are two.
school was school, not too much to report there. i now take the bus, meaning i leave the house at 7:30 and get to school around 8:07 :) i haven't yet taken it home yet, but hopefully when i do tomorrow i get off at the right spot!!
i really like my new family, they're so happy and helpful and warm hearted :) so i'm excited to be spending time with them.
yeah, there's not too much to report just now, all is going fabulously boring :) but i'll try to remember to be regular again with postings and report anything exciting.
biisous xx
The last week of the holidays i spent sleeping in late, watching movies and prisonbreak, and enjoying the holiday. it was great :)
On Sunday i moved into my new home! my room is super cool :) and my bed is awesome! We also fed the donkeys, there are two.
school was school, not too much to report there. i now take the bus, meaning i leave the house at 7:30 and get to school around 8:07 :) i haven't yet taken it home yet, but hopefully when i do tomorrow i get off at the right spot!!
i really like my new family, they're so happy and helpful and warm hearted :) so i'm excited to be spending time with them.
yeah, there's not too much to report just now, all is going fabulously boring :) but i'll try to remember to be regular again with postings and report anything exciting.
biisous xx
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