Salut!
My Visa arrived! Finally! When I saw the package I was so excited... "this is actually happening" I thought. If anybody is wondering... a visa allows me to live in Belgium for a year. I have 364 days to enjoy the beautiful Belgium then I have to get out! It is like a stick-on piece of paper in the back of my passport that has all these dates and explanations for why I will be there for a year. It is so legit! I had to take another picture for it and wore my skull and crossbones shirt (woot woot senior shirt) which thank goodness didn't show up on my visa. I'm sure the people at the embassy were like... uh? But as long as I got it in the end!
I have finalized my flight plans also! That was making me nervous but it is all worked out, now. I leave KC on Friday morning and fly to Washington DC... where I have a 7 hour layover! Suggestions on what to do for 7 hours in an international airport?! I have family in DC but don't think I can leave the airport. Oh well... I will be meeting up with 25 other Rotarian exchange students from across the US going to Belgium. I can make friends and practice my French. My flight to Brussels is 8 hours and I arrive in the morning of Saturday. I will let you know how that goes! When I flew to France last summer, we flew through the night too and got there in the morning and I was a mess (for a good 3 days). Hopefully I will be able to sleep this time... but I think I will be too excited!
I started packing! I have two 28 inch suitcases that are huge and very cute. They are brown and have pink and baby blue flowers all over them. I have already packed one suitcase and think it is overweight! This is going to be a challenge. I have so many things I want to bring but I need to narrow it down... a lot!
I am very excited to meet my families =) I will let you know more about this another time. Must go to have dinner with a friend - for the last time! That is the weird thing but with the technology these days I know I can stay in touch with people!
Must run!
a + (this is "talk to you soon" in French slang)
Mal & Lory
I cant believe you are leaving tomorrow :(! im sad but i know it will be a blast. I will always be on your blog, you know commenting and quizzing you on your french...because i can speak it so well! love you!
ReplyDeleteHey! i made it in your blog!!! I feel so loved!! p.s. remember that one boy i showed you who was my back-up husband? not the gay one but the one with the bitchy looking gf? well.. he's single!!!! haha thought you'd like to know!!! I LOVE YOU!! i know you are having a great time in Belgium!!! bake our cookies well, and eat your ranch!!!
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