As of today I have been in Belgium for 19 days, which seems crazy! Last week I started school, which is very difficult because of the language barrier, but it's getting a little better. I'm starting to be able to express myself (slightly) in French and I understand a lot of what is said. But it's been a lot more difficult that I thought it would be.
Right now it is currently raining (typical Belgian weather) but last week it was extremely hot, which I was definitely not prepared for. I went to great Rotary dinner in a nearby town, started reading Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban en Français, enjoyed the rare Belgian sunshine, went swimming, watched my host brother play water polo, watched Belgium beat Scotland in a world cup qualifier and went to a Rotary District Orientation.
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| View from my room #1 |
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View from my room #2 |
The symbol of Ciney is their tower...it's on all the beer and official city things, but a couple years ago there was a freak storm and the tower was destroyed!
This week was my first full week at school and I had French class for the first time, which I understood absolutely nothing of. My other classes are a little bit easier to understand, but I can't really do any of the work. Homesickness hit me for the first time this week; I did lots of writing in my journal and am feeling better about everything now. Last night I went with my host family to the launch of the new Range Rover sport; there was lots of wine, food and a grand entrance with a smoke machine.
To end this post, here's a quote I found that completely sums up how I've been feeling:
"It was very tough at first. Moving to a new country is like being born all over again. You are just like a baby. You can't speak, you can't move around, and you don't know the culture."
Bisous everyone xxxx
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