It's impossible for me to explain exactly how amazing my trip to Paris was! We went for three days, one full day and two nights. There were around 70 other students on the trip and we completely filled a double decker bus! The overall dynamic of the trip was so amazing. Despite being tired from walking Paris all day, everyone was always so pumped and we basically danced everywhere we went. Waiting in a long line for the Louvre? No problem! Just whip out the portable speaker and voila! I love exchange students! All in all it was an absolutely amazing trip and I met a lot of amazing people!
The past few months have been crazy and spectacular! I'm now almost three months into my exchange and I honestly can't believe it! There's always something to do or to see here in Brussels, and if not in Brussels, then in Liege, Namur, Bruges, or any number of cities here in Belgium. I am in love with Europe's transportation system because it's so easy to hop on a train and visit another city for the day! So here's a quick update of some of the things I've done these past few months! A Weekend á la mer!My first weekend in Belgium, I went to the North Sea with my host family and Kiara, an exchange student from Australia. Though it was a little too cold to swim, we had a lovely time trying to kayak and we even got to go sailing for a bit on a family member's sailboat! We took a small bike ride to the neighboring town of Veurne. Kiara and I ventured the journey on a tandem bike which was quite interesting, yet fun, to say the least! Before leaving we casually hiked across the French-Belgian border. It was a really great way for me to meet my first host family and I had an amazing time! Pairi DaizaThe easiest way to describe Pairi Daiza would be to say it's like a zoo. However, that's far too simple of an explanation for the sheer magnitude of what is, in fact, Pairi Daiza. It's more like a mini world. It has large recreations of temples and buildings and, though most of my pictures are of the architecture, houses many animals. It was interesting because many of the animals aren't even contained. There was a small squirrel monkey that climbed around freely, landing once on a visitor and there were huge pelicans that blocked one of the paths later on. It was really neat to see! An Assortment of Other PicturesEt voila! Let the journey continue!
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AuthorBonjour! I will be traveling to Brussels, Belgium as a Rotary Youth Exchange Student for the 2015/2016 year. Here is my story......Enjoy! Archives
December 2015
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