First Full Day!

So my wonderful adventure began yesterday! I flew out of LAX at 5:30 yesterday, then connected to another flight at London Heathrow to Brussels! I definitely did not sleep on either flight, but I did get a few movies in! (Clash of the Titans, How to Train Your Dragon, Valentines Day, She's Out of Your League, & Toy Story) Needless to say, I was EXHAUSTED when We finally crammed 4 people & 7 suitcases into a station wagon taxi that took us to our SWEET apartment. My parents & brother ventured out to grab something to eat, but I was pretty dang tired so I hit the sack, hard. Hahah

After a much needed, fabulous night of sleep, I woke up this morning ready to explore the amazing city that is Brussels. We walked across the city to where Vesalius College is, and explored a little! Then after some wandering, getting lost, and having a very nice little Belgian man save us with directions, we ventured to the city center and the Grand Place. Did a little shopping, got my cell phone all squared away (pretty sweet if I do say so myself!) and had an awesome lunch at a precious cafe that my mother compared to "The Belgian version of a Dennys" Wow mom, needless to say it was nothing like a Dennys. As soon as we had ducked into the cafe for lunch, it started to rain, pretty hard, and continued pretty much every time we attempted to walk anywhere. So we bought a few umbrellas and stopped into another cafe for a beer when the rains became torrential. Then we started to make our way back to our apartment once the rain let up a bit. Then stopped by a mini market of sorts and my brother and I scoped out some of the rather, interesting foods. (pickle, Ketchup, and barbecue ham flavored potato chips, & other various european things)

So needless to say, I'm a huge fan of this city, and CANNOT WAIT to start school in a few weeks! Not speaking the language had been a little frustrating, yet has motivated me further to learn, and immerse myself further into this incredible culture.

Every day is a new adventure, take full advantage.