Some Pictures

Here are some pictures of where I am staying.  The outside shot is of Rue de Saint Pierre, the street where our hosts Holly (US), Cait (Canada) and Nana (Ghana) live.  It's a classic Brussels street, windy and narrow with row houses and dog crap on the sidewalk.  The apartment itself has no windows to the outside of the street, it's just a door in a faceless bank of buildings that form a wall against the road.

The inside shot is of the 'war room' where the other couch surfer Rob Zaman from the US (shown doing his thang) and I stay.  My couch is on the right hand side.  It's also classically European with tall ceilings and nothing on the walls.  Rob and I are looking for a place together.  Actually, we've found a place and are signing a lease on Tuesday or Wednesday, but nothing is for sure until we get the keys.  I'm on day 11 or so of living out of a suitcase, so the new apartment can't come fast enough.

Classes are going well so far.  They are interesting and I am learning a lot of things.  Yesterday we had a seminar on how to get an internship, and I feel positive that I will be able to find one for the summer, although chances are good that I won't be paid for my work.  I've met a lot of people so far, we've had a lot of parties at our house and at the homes of other people, and it's a pleasantly strange thing for me to be around people like me that were also restless in their home country.  It's a society of vagabonds doing a semester here and a summer there, and 5 year plans are somewhat laughable.  It's not an easy lifestyle, so it's relieving to be around people who understand.  It's possibly not a bad metaphor for life, to enjoy the company of the people around you while you have your time with them.