Woo hoo! Yesterday, I got my Belgian Driver’s License. It was very easy – but kind of anti-climatic. There’s nothing new that I can do with it…we still don’t have a car. And in fact, I’d guess that the majority of my American expat friends just drive on their US license here without any problems. [...]
One of our goals this year is to get to know Brussels better. We’re so busy traveling everywhere else, we forget to check out our own city. This last weekend, Thomas and I woke up to find more fluffy, white stuff outside, and thought it would be a great day to head downtown to take [...]
Happy New Year! Thomas and I completed our first year in Belgium – Belgium style, by eating mussels, frites, and waffles. We headed downtown to Place de l’Albertine for more celebrations. They were showing videos of the Berlin Wall on the side of the Royal Library in honor of the The Fall, 20 years ago. [...]
Between our US and Sweden trips, we had a few days to wash clothes and repack in Belgium, and to our surprise, it snowed! Despite the stories I’ve been told that it never snows in Brussels, we got a few inches. Thanks to public transportation, Thomas and I ventured around town. We headed downtown for [...]
Today, I was interviewed by some Belgian college students for an assignment where they asked me about being an American living in Belgium. One of the questions I really liked was how is Belgium different from the US. Here’s some of my thoughts… Grocery stores do not give you bags. You are expected to bring [...]
