So I have been in Belgium for exactly two weeks and I am finally all settled in. I have finally found the cheapest grocery store, which I go to almost on a daily basis. Here in Belgium, you basically buy the groceries you need for the next day or two, for a week at most. It's not like going to Walmart (which I have to say I miss) and doing your monthly grocery shopping. I also found the mall, which might not be the best place for me to go. 


Belgium has been great, except for the voyage from the airport to Louvain-la-Neuve. The trains were running late, so we had to change trains about 5 times. The worst part was that many train stations don't have elevators, so we had to carry our heavy suitcases up and down several flights of stairs. Needless to say, when we finally arrived to the university, we were all extremely tired.  Other than that, Belgium has been amazing. 


One of the highlights of these past two weeks was our trip to Bruxelles. Bruxelles is one of the most beautiful cities that I have seen. The architecture is breathtaking! 

There is so much to do and see. One of the things we were the most excited to see was the Mannekin Pis. It's a statue of a little boy peeing, but there's a great story behind it. Legend has it that there was a fire and the little boy peed on it to extinguish it. So they made a statue in his honor. We thought it was going to be a grand statue. Everywhere we went in Bruselles, we would see the Mannekin Pis. In chocolates, in key chains, in very interesting bottle and wine openers, and in postcards. Once we actually found it, we were a little disappointed in its size. It was much more little than we had expected it to be. But it was dressed in a cute a little outfit. 

We had to do an intensive French course these past two weeks to get our French up to par. Today was the last day of class and we now have 4 days off to travel. Guess where I'm going.... 


PARIS BABY!!!