Quick update!!
2008-03-23, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Hmm I believe the last time I updated this was the on the same date of last month, something I did not mean at all to happen buuut there it is ha. I'm sorry all these summaries are so mismanaged...but...

Through Hell and Back (Continued)
2008-02-23, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

So I've been given a small bit of encouragement to "keep it coming" so here goes (now I will actually try to be brief haha)... Vienna: So, after an hour and a half of sleep, I woke up to leave for ...

Through Hell and Back...
2008-02-21, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Ok so exams were pretty terrible, but I survived, and doing 5 cities in 14 days was an insane adventure, but I survived, so the dramatic title for this entry is more for effect than anything. Where to...

So the last in a while....
2007-12-19, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

So just a small update on life in Leuven and the countdown until Americaland. Since I last wrote, I don't think I've done very much haha. Partially because I have had actual work to do (i.e. papers), ...

A little Christmas update...
2007-12-09, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Hey everyone! I know it's been a while, but things have been a little crazy around here, as it always is when the holidays come around. My five weeks of travel was amazing and exhausting and I'm sorry...

Leuven/Gent/Maastricht
2007-10-23, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Hey everyone! So just a little update to talk about what's been going on in the past week... Well all the usual stuff, reading, hanging out, grocery shopping, belly dancing classes at Pangaea star...

Fall in Leuven
2007-10-16, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

So while I think this "settling in" process takes more than a month, maybe even two, something like sublime comfort has moved in as well. I've been doing more exploring-cafes, fach bars (cheap beer, ...

Classes/Birthdays/Brussels!
2007-10-01, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Sooo I have officially completed my first week of classes, and it feels like it took forever! Monday was the opening of the academic year, which basically means the professors of the university parade...

So it's been a while...
2007-09-23, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

Hello hello! Well I haven't typed out an entry in about 2 weeks, mostly because my computer was in the KU Leuven PC shop for 6 days. Yep, it crashed, which I sort of expected but was still upset about...

Back from France!
2007-09-10, Leuven, Belgium. By: stephz1826

So I'm really not mentally prepared to write about our trip to France last week, but I guess I should just throw myself in and whatever comes out will have to do. If you wanna hear the whole story, yo...

Fries with Mayo really isn't THAT bad....
2007-08-30, LEUVEN, Belgium. By: stephz1826

So it's my third day in Leuven and I'm having a wonderful, wonderful time! I don't think I can convincingly describe how incredible even the past few days have been, and all the things I'm excited for...

One more entry...then it's time to go home.
2007-04-12, Leuven, Belgium. By: bbmk0001

Well, seeing as I haven’t written anything on here since spring break and since I’m coming home in roughly 48 hours, I thought I’d update this. Not much has happened in terms of traveling since my br...

The Imperial Legislature Lives!!!
2007-01-31, Leuven, Belgium. By: bbmk0001

I wasn’t going to write today, but after the show put on by the EP this afternoon, I felt obliged to vent a little. Work went well again today. I still don’t have a computer, but at least I can use ...

Interview Today
2007-01-11, Leuven, Belgium. By: bbmk0001

I think I am almost fully recovered from being violently ill the other night. Throwing up 8 times in one night is quite a lot. I’ve been able to eat some food and it hasn’t come up. Hopefully I don...

The Institute Food
2007-01-09, Leuven, Belgium. By: bbmk0001

Classes started today; it was OK, but they are 2 and a half hours long…that could end up being a big problem. At least there’s not a clock in the room, so I won’t be staring at it the entire time. Y...

Landed in Leuven
2007-01-06, Leuven, Belgium. By: bbmk0001

I finally made it to Leuven. After going through a lot of hassle in the airport and on the plane, I am sitting in my bed at the Institute (funny story, they prefer it when you call it the Institute)....

Finally...my typical day
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

Here, finally, is a typical week for me in Leuven. On Mondays I get up around 8:30 and I am at breakfast downstairs by 8:40, if not 8:35. I love breakfast. It is my favorite meal at the institute...

Classes
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

Well, in response to a request from Buberdine, I am writing about classes here in Leuven. There isn't much to say so far...My law teacher announced to us on the first day that he would not be standin...

Amsterdam and Ghent
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

I went to Amsterdam on Friday with Kristin, Deirdre, and Tom. We left Leuven at 6:12 AM! The train ride was about 3 hours long. Once we made it into Amsterdam, we had breakfast and then headed towa...

Ghost story
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

Ok, here's the explanation for the ghost picture. I was uploading Kristin's pictures on to my computer, and I was sitting at my desk with Thomas, looking through her pictures from Stockholm. All o...

Stockholm
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

Hello from cold and freezing Stockholm! I don't know who's idea it was to come to Stockholm in January, but I was the fool who agreed to come along. But seriously, it is blizzarding here in this b...

Bad luck room
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

Well, I'm just waiting for something terrible to happen to me. All of my roommates have something goin on. One girl sprained her ankle and also fell in the shower and bumped her head pretty bad. On...

Naked statues and beer tours
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: sarahlew

We took a walk to see the sports facilities on Wednesday. Next to the track were three or four statues of women, completely naked, and running. I guess that's just how they do it in Belgium. We...

First days Part II
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: SarahLew

Hello again, I'm sitting in the computer lab at KULeuven. Classes start today! Some people are interviewing for their internship in Brussels this morning, so the rest of us have lots of free time...

First days
2006-01-08, Leuven, Belgium. By: SarahLew

Well, everyone, I am here! I am currently in an internet cafe, where it is taking me forever to type because not only do I not know the keyboard ( typing W has turned out to be especially difficult ...

Dedication to Love Generation
2005-10-21, Leuven, Belgium. By: meinleuven

last night, we decided we had to celebrate the end of midterms. so emme and I met liz, magda, mark and ann at bar code on Muntstraat (aka, the “restaurant street”). paulina joined us a bit later. t...

Paris and the Infamous Bday Weekend
2005-09-29, Leuven, Belgium. By: Meinleuven

Yes, it took me awhile, and I thank you all for holding your horses. I guess I’ll just start with like two weeks ago, and maybe I’ll eventually get around to filling in the time before that. Okay ...