thoughts

Bonjour!
So, I have been thinking that my last post was rather weak. I didn't do a very good job.. maybe it was nerves. Here I am again. I promise to do better with my updates when I am over in Belgium... but my life is rather uninteresting at the moment. I am here in Kansas City and it is grossly hot... that is probably the most interesting thing going on today.
For those of you that do not know me very well... it is nice to meet you =)
My name is Mallory and my friends in America (that sounds weird) call me Mal. This is not a very good nickname to take with you into a French speaking country (Mal means 'bad' in French). Can you see my host mom calling upstairs yelling, "Bad! Bad! Come down for dinner, Bad." It just won't do. My full name is hard for people sometimes to say even here so I decided to cut all the problems out and go by Lory. It is almost like an alter ego! I like it way too much. Although it will take some getting used to... everything in my year in Belgium will take some getting used to. It will just be one more thing - that I don't mind. More about me... hmm... well I have just graduated from high school. That is very cool... right? I love love love history. Anything historical I can not get enough of (especially European history). Is it weird that one of things I am most looking forward to doing is going to the battlegrounds in Belgium? Ya... that is kind of weird. I also enjoy anything international (United Nations, European Union, Olympics, FIFA World Cup, etc. ). I am a dork but I also like being with my friends and making new ones! I hope that didn't jinx me for making friends in Belgium... !
I have been in contact with all 3 of my families. They are all so nice and I can not wait to meet them! I am beyond happy =)
I have yet to get my Visa... which is somewhat of a problem since I leave next Friday. But I will keep my fingers crossed. I have harassed the traveling agency multiple times in the past few weeks (note: it has take over 8 weeks)... hopefully they will get the message that I kind of need it very soon! It is stressing me out... breathe Lory.
Enough about me... for now =)
Stay loyal my five, fabulous followers!
-Mal & Lory