It's been a while since I last posted; today is my 36th day in Belgium! Things are starting to settle down here, I'm getting used to my schedule at school a bit, I know where all my classes are (usually), and I can understand quite a bit...speaking is a bit more difficult though, but as one Rotarian said at my last meeting: "Understanding is the first step, and speaking is the second!"
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| Frites in Namur at the Fêtes de Wallonie |
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First thunderstorm in Belgium reminded me of home A LOT.
 
Being a tourist in Namur
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| A beautiful park near my house |
The other day I was walking and a man asked me (in French) where the train station was and I managed to give him the correct directions (I think). Also, I understood the announcement at the gare yesterday that the train to Namur-Bruxelles-Midi was running 10 minutes late.
In some classes at school I'm starting to understand more, but in others I understand less each day (Math and Chemistry are completely different here than in Canada).
Yesterday I went kayaking with the other exchange students which was a lot of fun, but really long. We went either 13 kms or 20 kms (definitely felt like 20). It took about three hours I think, and I was so happy to see the finish! Today with my host father, brother and grandpa we biked around 20 kms...so needless to say I'm slightly sore. But it's good to get some exercise, because the food in Belgium is very delicious and I've been eating lots of frites!
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