Thursday, February 09, 2006

Di's Antwerpen Life ... a sampling

It felt a little like starring in one of those 'Did you hear the joke about the Irish man, the English man and the Scot' jokes ... however we were 'the Greek, the Pole, the Romanian and the Kiwi.

I had Nederlands class this morning and we were given instructions to 'talk' in groups of four. So we did, although when the subject got too interesting we'd quietly slip back into English ... It's not that we're bad but there are many many things that can't be discussed in Nederlands when you are only halfway through 1.2.

Last night was running class ... I'm still loving it and found myself running in the middle of the pack (which means very little in terms of real runners, as we're all beginners) however it was an improvement for me.

The weather of the last 24 hours is worth mentioning ... we've had a revolving menu of wind, rain, snow, sunshine, wind, grey clouds, blue skies, rain ... oh, and did I mention the wind?

Yesterday I spent the day emailing people for information and typing up the NZIB Newsletter for Kiwi Expats. I met some really interesting people along the way and found this rather superb career service over in Brussels. It's called Focus and they offer a variety of services to the international community in Belgium. They describe themselves as being a not-for-profit membership-based career resource centre in Belgium open to all nationalities. The Focus mission is to promote individual success by providing resources and support for personal and professional development. It's well worth exploring.

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