09/27/12 - Honesty

Okay, I know I've been neglecting this blog. But honestly, I knew I should've been doing this since Day 1 but that's all and good when you're not constantly bombarded with new things and just trying to keep your head above water as you learn EVERYTHING new.

So yes, I'm still going to post on this blog, but for me to explain everything that's already happened, it'd be one hell of a monumental task. The good news is, I've at least been journaling on a daily basis so if you don't read it here, I'm hoping to get that thing published so - fingers crossed!

What I CAN do in the meantime is by setting some foundations for myself, such as:
      - Blogging everyday might be a little ambitious
      - Instead, I'm gonna give weekly updates on Sunday to condense the week in a nutshell
      - And if I'm feeling particularly frisky one day, I'll post some more
      - But for now, if I do find some free-time (very difficult - hell, this is my first actually day of  me having nothing planned to do at all!), I'll try to blog about first three weeks here.

Well, what I can tell you about today is that from the time I got up (9 am) I've been on my laptop doing all the research I've been aching to do. Just a day for me to sit in my pjs, wear my new tiger hat, and just get lost in Internet.

I've lost my appetite recently too so I'm not sure what's been the cause of that. Stress? Carb-overload? Don't know, but I've been eating like a bird all day and that's been known to worry my host mom. Speaking of her, I felt bad this morning when she commented about me wearing pjs all day and that I should change into something more, "nicer".

I mean, I am a guest in her house, though I will admit I was temporarily annoyed at this inconvenience - mumbling to myself how this would be fine in back in the US, but then I remembered, I'm NOT in the US - I'm in Belgium.

Yeah, that whole 'exchange student' thing you still have 10 more months of? Oh yeah. Regardless of how sore my butt's gonna be or how lovely the sun is shining outside my bedroom window, I need a mental health day more than anything.

Jogging for 40 minutes yesterday, lack of an appetite, and intensive french classes coupled with having to sit through a French film last night with Dutch subtitles ("Camille Redouble" - it wasn't bad, I just wished I understood what was happening), my brain was burned out.

So now I sit here wrapped in scarves spoiling myself with English music, YouTube videos, and vegan baking recipes all the while trying to organize the chaos I call my room.

Gosh this went on longer than expected. Anyways, I plan to at least post a video entailing a 'fashion haul' I got from this uber inexpensive but nightmarish store in Liege called 'Primark'...sooner or later.

Allez, I have relaxing to do to prepare for a hour long family swim-along at the local sports center later tonight T_T  At least there's no school today thanks to the celebration of the French speaking Community here in Belgium. Go Francophones! But now, back to English. Sweet, sweet, wonderful Anglais.

Yours Truly