Alas, I do not.
Yesterday was Sunday. I woke up way early than I would have liked, went on facebook for awhile, ate a delicious chocolate croissant, and eventually went with my host mother to pick up Geraldine at a Scout's thing.
She was gone Saturday night and camped out someplace not too far from my host family's house. I have learned that scouts here is VERY different than it was for me in the States. First of all, they wear their "uniforms" at all of their events. Which is entertaining, to say the least. They are also divided up very differently. Boys and girls are not separated like they are in America, they're all together. And all of the ages go to many of the same activities. And they're all Catholic. I went to a "mass" with them, and everyone took communion. I asked Geraldine if they were all Catholic and she basically gave me a response to the likeness of "Well of course". I have a lot of friends from school who are in Scouts, and I am most likely joining Geraldine's group, so that should be fun.
After that we went home, ate a lovely lunch, and I took a short nap. The rest of the night I just hung out at home, spending time with my host family and watching a movie. I wanted to go out and do something last night, considering all of the schools in the Wallonie region (aka the French part) of Belgium were closed today, but alas, nothing panned out.
Today I was able to sleep in for about the first time ever since I've been here. I didn't get up until around 10:40, which is good, considering I stayed up until 2:00 last night texting a couple of friends (with my handy pocket dictionary strategically placed beside me in bed). After waking up I ate breakfast, spent some time on my computer, showered, and then ate lunch. After lunch I took the bus out to Hannut, which is where I go to school. I went over to a friend from school's house and overall had a lovely time.
At one point in the day I was in the middle of a conversation and it hit me how odd my life is. It just seems so normal to me now, and I don't usually stop and appreciate it, but I'm in Belgium. Today I spent all afternoon with Belgians, speaking French. And, don't get me wrong, I make mistakes a lot, and the most common phrase out of my mouth is easily "Sorry, I don't understand". But STILL. I am able to make small talk and participate in conversations fairly easily. And it's just amazing to me.
Tomorrow I have to go to school, which I'm not exactly looking forward to, but that's life. My schedule tomorrow is fairly easy, so I can't exactly complain.
I hope that everyone is doing well, and I will post again soon!!
today I appreciate: affection
Talia--it is good to hear you are getting a bit of sleep, even if it is in short spurts. I can't believe your English teacher just told you to read a bunch of novels and that's it...and you sleep through that time! Shame on you! :) But if you are having fun and learning through this experience then so be it. You are very lucky to have this opportunity. Keep up the posts! It is my Sunday reading! (I'm a little late this week but will get back on schedule!)
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