“The American”

I’ve been getting used to the pointing and the staring now. Everyday I usually come across this: “Look.. The American”… “Look she’s from the ‘states’” And I’ve also been the center of numerous McDonald's jokes. Someone asked me if my hobbies included eating McDonald’s. I’ve also been asked if I eat hamburgers and hotdogs everyday. The second statement wasn’t a joke. They were serious. It is pretty funny to listen to what they envision America to be. They were amazed that my school in America has lockers, and that we have a football team. “It’s just like the movies” according to the girls in my class. ha ha. And a lot of people want to go to America and have a “graduation” and go to prom. Here the school is much more difficult. And the handwriting! Oh, the handwriting. To me ..scribble..scribble..scribble.. doesn’t mean anything, but to everyone else it is biology notes, or math notes, or economic notes. So my notes are doodles.

These pictures are from my day trip to Bruges with my family. Bruges is famous for making lace, and it’s Belgium, so of course the chocolate! The chocolate swans were my favorite!