Yes-- life here is so close to a fairy tale it's scary...
In this past week I have had a lot of time with the Rotary exchange students which has been fun and productive because now my blazer is SO full with pin that I could probably really hurt someone! Wednesday after school we went to a World War II Fort which was somewhat astonishing that people can live for years in essentially a cave. I was feeling antsy to get back out into the sunshine just after two hours- I can't imagine what life was like for the soldiers... afterward was great because we got to play with the cutest donkeys ever, we went on a beautiful hike among all the trees that are already changing colors, and then we got pie! That night I made me specialty, quiche from scratch, for the family- another huge success : )
It's really fun here when a teacher is sick or has a meeting because you just don't have class!! It's great for us too because we have two teachers that are pregnant so we are getting a lot of free time at school where I answer a multitude of questions about America for all my Belgian friends!
Friday, I went over to a friend of mine, Celine's, house for dinner with our group of friends and then we all dressed up into tacky outfits and went to the soiree Kitch which is just a big tacky dance party! It was so packed with people that we had to go outside just to breathe about every 10 minutes but it was still a blast!
Saturday I woke up at 5am to catch the train to Namur where I met up with the Rotary kids again and we saw the Parliament of Namur and then took a 2 hour boat ride in the 70 degree, cloudless, sunny day! It was blissful and afterwards we got waffles so you really can't complain!
Sunday morning I ran a 7K race that was only open to women. There were 205 participants and I came in 2nd place!!! Not too shabby : ) In the afternoon I was cleaning my room and Nicole tock tocked on my door and told me to come downstairs-- so I walk downstairs and there in a horse-drawn carriage standing in the lush green grass with blue skies all around waiting to take me on an hour long ride! My counselor here has horses and thought that I would enjoy a little Sunday afternoon ride!! What a dream!
Today I started working at the pre-school that is a block away from my school. I get to go over there every Monday from 9-11 instead of taking English classes at school. The kids are 18mo-3yrs and I am enjoying learning the words for bib, pacifier and other baby vocabulary!
Time is flying by so I am trying to soak up every minute, but I really do feel like I am just in a fairy tale because everything here is so beautiful and quaint. And really, who would complain about living in a fairy tale for a year : )
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