Hello all! I can't believe I've already been in Belgium for 4 weeks! On the contrary, I can't believe I've only been in Belgium for 4 weeks; I feel like I've already done and seen so much! I apologize, I've been having some serious photo issues, but I think they have thankfully been resolved for now. So here's the rest of that whole "I'm going to post a lot of things all at once" post that I never followed up on. This was our first organized Rotary Event! Every Rotary exchange student in all of Belgium was there!! This is just an estimate, but I think we reached the hundreds in numbers! We all met in the morning, both "newies" (people who had just arrived in August) and "oldies" (people who had arrived back in January), and the entire day was basically a giant pin trading fest! We all have Rotary Jackets and it's the custom to trade pins (which are generally designed to represent one's home country) with each other to meet new people. It's really neat because, in the end, the jacket will be bursting with pins acquired from various exchange students! The day, besides the fact that it was cold and raining, was quite lovely! I had the opportunity to meet so many new people from all over the world and I got to see some beautiful bits of Brussels as well! Definitely an A+ day in my book!
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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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