3 months!

I have gotten so carried away with the life here! I have a good daily routine, so things are a little bit slower and not as crazy. I have made several new friends and rarely feel alone. I have an amazing host family that I absolutely love. They are really helpful with my French and want to show me the best life possible I can have in Belgium. Speaking of my French, like all others I have good days and bad days! But just yesterday I had a very small snippet of a dream in French! I am not thinking in French, however I am finding it much more easy to form sentences. School is still hard, but I enjoy going because I get to spend time with my friends. I think I am very lucky in that regard, because I have heard that there are a lot of exchange students who hate their school because most of them have already graduated and find no point in being there. Just like me in English people speak very fast and sometimes in slang, so it can be hard to follow conversations. Never the less I try or just zone out! Depending on how much energy I have. I know a lot of my friends and family are concerned about me right now because of all the terrorist threats and what has happened in Paris. But I am doing just fine in my little town! Of course the Belgian people are taking precautions but they are not stopping their lives at all. People are continuing their lives because they know that Isis wants them to be afraid and stop. On that note, all of the large exchange student gathering have been cancelled because it has been the places that have less security that have been targeted. Although, we are still able to get together but maybe at someones house where its more secure. I do not live in the Brussels area so I’m not hugely affected by that. It’s definitely a scary and confusing topic to talk about and I honestly don’t know all of the details because when I watch the news with my parents I don’t always understand what they are saying. Moving on, I met the host sister of my second family and am really excited to get to know her! She seems very nice and accepting. I’ve always wondered what it would be like to have a sister! I’m sick right now, so I’m missing Canadian medicine but I think I’m through the worst part! It’s hard to believe I have been here 3 months!! The time just keeps slipping through my fingers! On to my new adventure! Bisous! xxx Mac.