There has been so much going on since I arrived last Saturday! We toured Vesalius College yesterday where we will be taking classes. Let me tell you, scenery wise, it is no Furman! I will most certainly appreciate Furman a lot more once I get back there. Especially the free access to the PAC workout facilities! To get a gym pass to the on-campus gym, you have to pay about 200 euros. Insane. Let's hope that the weather allows for walking around!
We officially move into the apartments tomorrow, so it will be good to get settled and shift out of tourist mode. I have included a picture of a cute little traveling book van that I saw on our street. There's even a piggy on it!
On Saturday, we will be doing a three hour tour of Brussels by bus with our Vesalius group, so it should be informative and fun. Shopping is always a temptation here because the clothes/shoes are so distinctive and cute, but it is pretty expensive so i have held back. Even small dinners are expensive! Soda costs about 1,50 euro a can (but the beer, of course, is much cheaper). It will be nice to finally settle in and make our own meals from home. Our landlord is sweet and accommodating. We even have our own washing machines in the apartment! We have a limit on energy/water consumption so we'll have to monitor that!
Speaking of which, I have noticed that the people here are very "green." You have to purchase a plastic bag at the grocery store, escalators start automatically with motion detectors, and the cars are super tiny (no SUV's!).
Well I'm off to dinner, but I will update again soon!
We officially move into the apartments tomorrow, so it will be good to get settled and shift out of tourist mode. I have included a picture of a cute little traveling book van that I saw on our street. There's even a piggy on it!
On Saturday, we will be doing a three hour tour of Brussels by bus with our Vesalius group, so it should be informative and fun. Shopping is always a temptation here because the clothes/shoes are so distinctive and cute, but it is pretty expensive so i have held back. Even small dinners are expensive! Soda costs about 1,50 euro a can (but the beer, of course, is much cheaper). It will be nice to finally settle in and make our own meals from home. Our landlord is sweet and accommodating. We even have our own washing machines in the apartment! We have a limit on energy/water consumption so we'll have to monitor that!
Speaking of which, I have noticed that the people here are very "green." You have to purchase a plastic bag at the grocery store, escalators start automatically with motion detectors, and the cars are super tiny (no SUV's!).
Well I'm off to dinner, but I will update again soon!
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