Marcus and I arrived safely in Brussels Thursday night. The trip getting there made me question if we ever would... I had to improvise my commuting plans and alleviate some baggage weight, just making it to the gate in time to board the plane. It was stressful to say the least.
But I'm here, finally. The plans have been non-stop since. I don't know what sort of energy I'm running on because it's not coming from sleep. Our professor, Overby, treated us to dinner after arriving Thursday. Everything people say about the food and drinks here is true. Quality, quality, quality. I've eaten and drank well, so I've been a happy girl. The fries I enjoyed yesterday were top notch.
I went to orientation at the college where I'm taking classes- Vesalius. It is the flemish speaking FREE university. Yes, (some) higher education is free here! Well, not for me though. There are a couple of programs from other schools and national student travel agencies that together make up the 50 or so students taking summer classes at Vesalius. I've gotten to know a number of them during the long day of orientation and today while touring the city of Brussels.
Today's been a long day too- starting around 9:30 a.m. and ending around 7:30 p.m. The day consisted of sightseeing, eating, going to the chocolate museum and getting lost commuting. There might be a concert in the works for tonight too... needless to say, there's an infinite amount of things to do here. Finding the hours to sleep is the hard part.
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