My first days in Belgium

I remember my first days here in Belgium...it took me some time to get used to living here. First of all, the weather was killing me..I came from Romania where it was nice weather,I was wearing a short dress and flip flops and when I got here it felt like winter!!!I was so cold that on my first day I had to wear a cap...and I was looking at other girls,they were wearing skirts and t-shirts and I was like "Oh,my God!It's winter and it looks like they don't feel the cold" :))...But after a week I was already used to the weather here and now I am as comfortable as the Belgian girls.

Secondly, it was weird for me to notice that here people go clubbing in the street :))...in Romania you dress nicely, you go into a club and stay there...usually you sit at a table with your friends or dance, but you never leave the club until you decide to go home...maybe just during the summer if we go to a club by the pool, we sometimes hang out near the water and have a cocktail. But here, people are partying on the street and they don't care if it rains or if it's freezing cold, nobody stays inside; but that's fine by me cause that way there's plenty of room for me to dance :)

Another thing I noticed here is that students eat a lot of unhealthy food. And I mean A LOT!My first week I ate only fries and burgers and pasta and pizza and I thought I will explode!Thank God I discovered the cafeteria at my University and I can eat normal food there.

And there are a lot of other different things but I don't remember all of them now!Anyway, after the shock is over,it's really nice to live in a different way for a change!:-)

Living in a student home

The Erasmus experience gave me the opportunity to live in a student home and I must say...I looove it!:-) 

In my country I study in my own town so I didn't have to live in a student home...also,in my country student homes have rooms with 4 people so sometimes it can be kind of annoying...your roommate wants to sleep,you want to listen to music, or in the morning when you have to get ready for classes everyone wants to use the mirror ...:)))...but here I enjoy it pretty much.

There's a connection between the students living in the same residence that makes you feel as part of a family!Besides, you never get bored cause there is always something fun to do, we cook together,we organise movie nights or we just stay and chat till late at night.

Also,what I like is that there is always someone who can listen to you when you want to talk,or whenerver you feel bad,there's always someone who you can enjoy the happy moments with...

We celebrate birthdays together organising some parties and everybody has a lot of fun,we take pictures,we dance, we laugh at the way someone from another country dances...it's funny!

Next weekend we'll have both a Halloween party and a birthday party!I can't wait to have fun with other students,dress up and just have a good time!!

So, next week I'll post some pictures on my blog from the party!

Why Erasmus?

Wow, this is my first post and I must say, I am kinda excited :-)

So, I see myself everyday living this wonderful international experience, new for me in so may ways and I know I definetely did the right thing when I decided to be part of this experience. Why?

Well, I am a single child, I never had a brother or a sister but what I do have is a lot of friends...a lot!So I thought, if I make friends so easily why not make friends from all over the world?

Secondly, this was a great opportunity for me to develop myself in a new environment, all by my own, without my parents watching out for me...and I must say, I think I'm doing a great job! So, this helps me now with my self confidence and enables me to be more mature and independent.

Also,professional development is important for me and I think living and learning in another country will definetely improve my knowledge in the professional field. It's exciting to learn thing everyday from different people, hear different opinions and build one of my own.

Therefore, I try to make the most of this experience!